The French Revolutionaires tried to standardize the wobblevv
Does the shortest day coincide with the earliest sunset? That seems a silly question, but I recall checking on that, and the day of the earliest sunset does correspond to the day of the latest sunrise. -Mike Hammer
The French Revolutionaires tried to standardize the wobbles and variations in earth's spinning rotation and solar orbit as part of their metric calendar. That was their 404care defeat.