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The rotation period (time taken for the planet to rotate once on its axis relative to background stars) for each of the planets is
as follows (in units of Earth "solar days"):
Mercury = 58.646
Venus = -243.019
Earth = 0.997
Mars = 1.026
Jupiter = 0.410
Saturn = 0.426
Uranus = -0.718
Neptune = 0.671
These periods are called "sidereal days".
They are different from "solar days".
A "solar day" factors in the movement of the planet around the Sun during the planet's rotation.
The difference between the two day lengths is not significant for the planets beyond Mars.
Negative numbers for Venus and Uranus show that these planets spin in the opposite direction (retrograde) to the other planets.
What else can I help you with?
Do all the planets have days that are 24 hours long?
No, not all planets in our solar system have days that are 24 hours long. For example, Venus has a rotation period longer than its orbital period, resulting in a day that is longer than 24 Earth hours. In contrast, Jupiter has a fast rotation speed, leading to a day that is about 10 hours long.
What planets rotation takes ten hours?
The planet Jupiter takes just under 10 hours to rotate once (9.925 Earth hours). The planet Saturn takes just over 10 hours. (10 hours 14 minutes at its equator).
Of all the gaseous planets which has the fastest rotation?
Jupiter has the fastest rotation of all the gaseous planets. It completes a full rotation on its axis in less than 10 hours, making it the fastest spinning planet in our solar system.
What planets have a more rapid rotation?
Earth, It take's earth only 1 year to fully rotate around the sun faster then all the other planets in our solar system
Which planet has the shortest nights?
Jupiter would have the shortest nights, at about 5 hours each. Jupiter's rotational period is just under 10 hours.
How long is Jupiters rotation period?
Of all the planets in the solar system, Jupiter has the fastest rotation. The planet Jupiter makes a complete rotation every 9.9 hours.
Do all the planets have days that are 24 hours long?
No, not all planets in our solar system have days that are 24 hours long. For example, Venus has a rotation period longer than its orbital period, resulting in a day that is longer than 24 Earth hours. In contrast, Jupiter has a fast rotation speed, leading to a day that is about 10 hours long.
Does Jupiter rotate on an axis?
All planets do. The difference is that for gas giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune), the speed of the "surface spin" is often quite different from the rotation of the atmosphere, which will vary by latitude.
What planets rotation takes ten hours?
The planet Jupiter takes just under 10 hours to rotate once (9.925 Earth hours). The planet Saturn takes just over 10 hours. (10 hours 14 minutes at its equator).
What force keeps the planets in rotation?
The force that keeps all of our planets in rotation is gravity.
Of all the gaseous planets which has the fastest rotation?
Jupiter has the fastest rotation of all the gaseous planets. It completes a full rotation on its axis in less than 10 hours, making it the fastest spinning planet in our solar system.
What planets have a more rapid rotation?
Earth, It take's earth only 1 year to fully rotate around the sun faster then all the other planets in our solar system
Which planet has the shortest nights?
Jupiter would have the shortest nights, at about 5 hours each. Jupiter's rotational period is just under 10 hours.
What is the rotation(length of days )for all planets?
Each planets has a different length of time it takes to make a full rotation. The approximate lengths are: Mercury: 58 days, Venus: 243 days, Earth: 24 hours, Mars: 24 hours, Jupiter: 10 hours, Saturn: 11 hours, Uranus: 17 hours and Neptune: 16 hours.
What unusual about Venus rotation?
its rotation is opposite of all the other planets.
Do all planets turn?
All planets turn on their axis. This is called the planet's rotation; one complete rotation is equal to one day on that planet.
Which planet rotate in retrograde motion?
Uranus and Venus are the two planets in our solar system that have a retrograde rotation. All of the planets orbit the Sun.
