July 5, 2024, currently holds the record for the shortest day, clocking in 1.66 milliseconds short of the average. One theory is that Earth's distance from the moon will impact the length of a rotation, according to Popular Mechanics.

Scientists anticipate that Earth's rotation will quicken enough to create three shorter days between July and August, starting Wednesday, July 9.

The shortest day of the year could fall Wednesday or July 22 or August 5, days when the moon is farthest from the equator. Now the idea that days could become shorter or longer sounds like the plot of science fiction book,

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Philadelphia Phillies vs. San Francisco Giants MLB game to be played on July 9, 2025 on ESPN.

It's Wednesday, July 9 and the Phillies (53-39) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (51-42). Jesús Luzardo is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against Justin Verlander for San Francisco.