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Geophysics & Environmental Physics

Precession of the Equinoxes

The slow continuous conical rotation of Earth's rotational axis in space, taking ~25,800 years to complete one full cycle.

Precession Period T ≈ 25,772 years (Axial Wobble Rate ~ 50.3″/year) Years per Cycle (~25,800 years)