Since it didn’t get answered, in case anyone is wondering, yes, the moon is ever so gradually slowing the Earth’s rotation due to the tidal forces of the two interacting with each other’s gravity, but in such small amounts (about 15 microseconds a year) that it’s not really noticeable.
Since it didn’t get answered, in case anyone is wondering, yes, the moon is ever so gradually slowing the Earth’s rotation due to the tidal forces of the two interacting with each other’s gravity, but in such small amounts (about 15 microseconds a year) that it’s not really noticeable.