If the history of our planet had turned out differently, the Earth’s day could have lasted as long as 60 hours

The Sun has a similar influence on the Earth. In this case, our luminary tends to accelerate the rotation of the planet. But the strength of its influence is about 10 times weaker than the influence of the Moon. About 2.2 billion years ago, these influences began to offset each other. This continued for 1.6 billion years.

Today, however, global warming can affect the length of the day. An increase in the planet’s temperature also raises its resonant frequency. Because of this, the solar momentum decreases and the duration of the day becomes correspondingly longer.