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∙ 12y agoMercury has a solar day longer than its year.
Venus has a sidereal day longer than its year.
Mercury takes 88 Earth days to go around the Sun. But it spins very slowly on its axis, once every 58.6 days relative to background stars. Because it is turning as it orbits, the solar day (sunrise to sunrise) on Mercury takes 176 days, which is twice the length of its year.
Venus takes 243 Earth days to spin on its axis relative to the background stars, while it takes 224.7 Earth days to orbit the Sun. Its rotation, moreover, is clockwise, unlike the Earth and other planets. Because of this reverse rotation, and its slowness compared to the orbital period, a solar day (sunrise to sunrise) only appears to be 116.75 Earth days.
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∙ 12y agoAll of the planets (except Mercury and Venus) have a year that is longer than their day. (This is a transposition of the related question below.)
*See the related question for Mercury and Venus
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∙ 9y agoVenus has a rotation period (which is one definition of a "day") that's longer than its year (the time to orbit the Sun).
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Can a planets day be longer than a planets year?
Yes - a prime example is the planet Venus... Its 'day' is 243 Earth days, and it's 'year' is 225 Earth days, meaning a day on Venus is longer than it's year !
This planets year is shorter than its day?
Venus
Why are some planets days longer then a earth day?
They spin at a different rate on their axis than the Earth does on its axis.
What is the difference between a day a month and a year in terms of astronomy?
a day is shorter than month and a year is longer than both day and month
Why is a day on Venus so long?
The length of one day on Venus is the same as 243 Earth days. This is because Venus rotates backwards compared to the other planets in the solar system. A day on Venus is actually longer than a year on Venus.
Can a planets day be longer then its year?
Yes. In fact, Venus has a longer day than its year.
What planets days are longer than your year?
Venus "sidereal day" is longer than its year. Mercury's "solar day" is longer than its year. However, there is no planet in our solar system with a day longer than our year on Earth.
Can a day be longer than its year?
yes when its on other planets ,it can be.
Can a planets day be longer than a planets year?
Yes - a prime example is the planet Venus... Its 'day' is 243 Earth days, and it's 'year' is 225 Earth days, meaning a day on Venus is longer than it's year !
Do any planets have longer days or years?
No two planets in our solar system have the same length of day or length of year. Compared with Earth, these planets have longer years: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. These have much longer days than Earth: Mercury and Venus. Mars has a day that's slightly longer than Earth's day. Depending on the particular definition of "day" that is used, two planets have a day that's longer than than that planet's year. They are Mercury (solar day) and Venus (sidereal day).
Why do planets have different numbers of days in their years?
Well, basically different planets take longer to orbit the Sun. For example, Jupiter takes longer to orbit than earth, so Jupiter has a longer year. On Venus, a day lasts longer than a year as it takes longer to spin on its axis that to orbit the sun.
This planets year is shorter than its day?
Venus
What is longer days or a year?
1 year is longer than 1 day
What is the difference between planets that rotations time are shorter than earth to planets rotation time that are longer than earth?
The outer planets all rotate faster than the inner planets. Each of them has a rotational period shorter than an Earth day. All of the inner planets have rotational periods longer than one Earth day. The outer planets are mostly made up of hydrogen, helim, and ice, and they are much larger than the inner planets which are mostly iron and various types of rock.
How can a planets year could be shorter than its day?
hmmm i dont know
A day is longer than a year on this planet?
Venus!
A day on is longer than the planet's year?
On the planet Venus - it takes longer for Venus to make one rotation than it does for it to go around the sun once, so Venus' day is LONGER than it's year. Imagine that?
