It’s the world spinning around the Sun or shift workers shifting between nights and days our daytime is determined by a variety of spinning events. Some of these events occur every day while others are more unpredictable and more unpredictable.

For instance, most people are aware that Earth revolves around the Sun every 24 hours. The thing that is less well-known is the speed at which Earth rotates may vary and make days appear shorter or longer than you would expect. This variation is why the atomic clocks that keep a standard time must be regularly adjusted by adding or subtracting seconds. This is referred to as a leap second.

One of the most frequent occurring events in the world of rotation is precession which is the cyclical movement of the Earth’s axis of rotation similar to a slightly off-center spinning top. This axial shift relative to fixed stars (inertial space) has a period of 25,771.5 years and is the cause of a variety of weather conditions patterns, including the shifting direction of cyclones across the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

Scientists have also discovered that the speed at which the Earth rotates slows down over long periods of time, which causes solar days to become gradually longer. On June 29th the world added a leap second to the atomic clocks in order to better align them with the axis of the Earth. Although the addition of one second may seem insignificant however, it has significant implications for businesses that depend on changing schedules. For multinational companies do you organize international events with a global staff managing shifty call schedules by fumbling with spreadsheets or static wiki pages can be costly in terms of revenue and reputation. This is the reason why more organizations are turning to software for on-call rotation to minimize interruptions in service and ensure that transfer coverage is covered and provide transparency for employees.