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Yes. In fact, Venus has a longer day than its year.

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Can a day be longer than its year?

yes when its on other planets ,it can be.


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 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.


How does a year on earth differ with other planets?

A year on Earth is longer than it is on two other planets, and shorter than it is on the remaining five. The farther a planet is from the sun, the longer its year is.


Which planets have a year longer than the Earth?

All the planets further away from the sun than Earth is


Why is each planets year different?

The farther the planet the longer it takes to complete 1 orbit, therefore it's year is longer.


Which planets have years longer than one earth year?

All planets with a greater orbit than the Earth.MarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune


Why does Pluto have a longer year than other planets?

Because it is the furthest from the sun.


Does the earth have a longer year than other planets?

No the earth has the shortest axis.


What planets day is half as long as its year?

murcury