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On all but two planets, the years are longer than the days. (This is a transposition of the related question below.)

On Mercury, the (rotational) day is 59 Earth days long, but its short year of 88 Earth days produces "solar days" that are 176 Earth days, or twice as long as the year.

On Venus, a (rotational) day is 243 Earth days, but its year is only about 225 Earth days long. However, Venus spins on its axis in the opposite direction that the other planets do. The combination of slow clockwise spin and shorter year gives Venus an apparent "solar day" of about 117 Earth days. (While there is light at the surface, the Sun is never actually visible on Venus.)

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What planets year is 365 earth years?

A planet's year that is equivalent to 365 Earth days is Earth itself. Each planet has its own orbital period around the Sun, and Earth completes one full orbit in approximately 365.25 days, which is why we have leap years. Other planets have significantly longer or shorter orbital periods compared to Earth.


How long is a year on other planets?

A year on other planets varies depending on the planet's orbit around the sun. For example, a year on Mercury is about 88 Earth days, while a year on Mars is about 687 Earth days. The farther a planet is from the sun, the longer its year typically is.


All eight planets and their revolution period?

Orbital Periods of All 8 Planets and Dwarf Planets:Mercury..... 58.65 Earth days (0.2408467 Earth years) Venus........ 224.7 Earth days (0.61519726 Earth years)Mars.......... 686.93 Earth days (1.8808476 Earth years)Jupiter....... 11.862615 Earth yearsSaturn....... 29.447498 Earth yearsUranus...... 84.016846 Earth yearsNeptune.... 164.79132 Earth yearsPluto......... 247.92065 Sidereal yearsCeres........ 4.60 Earth yearsMakemake 305.34 Earth yearsHaumea.... 281.93 Earth yearsEris.......... 561.37 Sidereal yearsSedna...... 12050 Earth years


What planets days last longer than its years?

Venus is the only planet in our solar system where a day (rotation on its axis) is longer than a year (orbit around the sun). A day on Venus lasts around 243 Earth days, while a year (orbital period) is approximately 225 Earth days.


How long does it take for the main planets to orbit the sun?

Pluto--248 earth years Neptune--165 earth years Uranus--84 earth years Saturn--29 earth years Jupiter--12 earth years Mars--687 earth days Earth--365 earth days Venus--225 earth days Mercury--88 earth days

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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).


Which planets have more than 1000 days in a year?

Neptune's year is about 164 Earth years long.


Which planet has 264 days?

No planet (in our solar system) has a year of 264 earth days. The two planets near to the sun than us have short years, all others have longer years.


Do all planets have days and years?

They all have days and years, but they are all of different lengths to days and years on Earth.


What planets year is 365 earth years?

A planet's year that is equivalent to 365 Earth days is Earth itself. Each planet has its own orbital period around the Sun, and Earth completes one full orbit in approximately 365.25 days, which is why we have leap years. Other planets have significantly longer or shorter orbital periods compared to Earth.


Why does it take so long for all eight planets to orbit around the sun?

It depends on the planet and how fast it's going. Also, planets further from the sun have a longer path to travel. for example: Mercury only takes 88 days because it has a shorter path than all the other planets. Earth takes 1 year.Here are all the orbital periods of the planets measured in Earth days and Earth years:Mercury: 87.97 days (0.2 years)Venus : 224.70 days (0.6 years)Earth: 365.26 days (1 year)Mars: 686.98 days (1.9 years)Jupiter: 4,332.82 days (11.9 years)Saturn: 10,755.70 days (29.5 years)Uranus: 30,687.15 days (84 years)Neptune: 60,190.03 days (164.8 years)


How long is a year on other planets?

A year on other planets varies depending on the planet's orbit around the sun. For example, a year on Mercury is about 88 Earth days, while a year on Mars is about 687 Earth days. The farther a planet is from the sun, the longer its year typically is.


What planets years are longer than its days?

Venus and Mercury have longer years than days. Venus takes about 225 Earth days to complete one orbit around the Sun, while a day on Venus (one rotation on its axis) takes about 243 Earth days. Mercury takes about 88 Earth days to complete one orbit but has a much slower rotation period, which means a year on Mercury is longer than a day.


Do planets tend to have more earth days the further they are from the sun?

Yes, planets that are farther from the sun have larger orbits and it takes then longer to revolve around the sun. Therefore, they have more earth days.


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.


Which planets year is one year longer than earths?

Mars, with a orbital period of around 687 days, almost two Earth years (which would be 730 days).


How long is one year on other planets in comparison to earth?

A year on our planet is 365.25 Earth days. Other planets take more or less time depending on their orbital distances from the Sun. Mercury - 88 Earth days Venus - 225 Earth days Mars - 687 Earth days Jupiter - 11.86 Earth years Saturn - 29.46 Earth years Uranus - 84 Earth years Neptune - 164.8 Earth years Pluto (now a dwarf planet) - 247.7 Earth years