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WS@2012 Was 11:11 Now At 11:12!

The USNO has "adjusted" the timeline of the solstice on 21-12-2012 from 11:11 to 11:12. See for yourself;

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/EarthSeasons.php

2012 2012
Perihelion Jan 5 01 Equinoxes Mar 20 05 14 Sept 22 14 49
Aphelion July 5 04 Solstices June 20 23 09 Dec 21 11 12

For many years it was 11:11. See here;

http://www.archaeoastronomy.com/2012.shtml

The only other timeline changed as far as I know is 2018. And when was it to happen and when does it happen now?

Originally;

http://www.archaeoastronomy.com/2018.html

And now according to the USNO?

2018 2018
Perihelion Jan 3 06 Equinoxes Mar 20 16 15 Sept 23 01 54
Aphelion July 6 17 Solstices June 21 10 07 Dec 21 22 23

It was changed from 22:22 to 22:23.

The numbers 11:11 & 22:22 need no explanation.

Here's the responses I've received from the USNO concerning the changes;

Concerning the changes;

We sometimes update the data tables on our website based on new
timescale data. You may have noticed that several other years besides
2012 were affected.

Several?

What's the timescale data based on?

The predictions for the future value of Delta T (TT-UT1, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_T) are constantly being refined. It had been a long time since we had originally estimated the values on the
Earth's Seasons page. The change in the predicted value for Delta T caused in several cases for the times to shift by a minute. In reality the actual change was only a few seconds but in a lot of instances (including Winter Solstice 2012) this caused it to be rounded up to the next minute.

Does a change in the wobble/rotation of the Earth have anything to do with the timeline change?

Yes, the wobble of the Earth has changed. It is constantly changing. Timescale adjustments are required because the Earth's spin rate is also constantly changing. Please check out the information provided at http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/earth-orientation/eo-info/faq to learn
more about the Earth's variable rotation.

Astronomical Applications Dept.
US Naval Observatory

So why are there only changes in 2012 & 2018?

No response.

Seems the USNO has a problem with the numbers 11:11, 22:22...

Imagine my (complete lack of utter) surprise...

More to come...

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