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Mercury. An observer on the planet Mercury would see only one day every two Mercurian years. Venus is often cited as having a day longer than its year; but because of its retrograde motion (rotation opposite the direction of its orbital revolution) an observer on Venus (if they were able to see the Sun) would notice just under two days for each solar orbit or year - in this case the sun rising in the west and setting in the east.

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