Rotation is the spinning of an object on its axis, while revolution is the movement of an object around another object or point. The key difference is the axis of rotation: rotation occurs on an internal axis within the object itself, while revolution occurs around an external axis outside the object.
A Mercurian "day" the (time it takes it go spin once on it's axis) is equal to 58.65 earth days. Mercury turns on it's axis very, very slowly.
It takes about 243 Earth days for Venus to complete one full rotation on its axis. This is longer than a Venusian year, which is around 225 Earth days. Venus has a slow and retrograde rotation, meaning it rotates in the opposite direction of its orbit around the Sun.
It takes approximately 27.3 days for the Moon to complete one orbit around the Earth, referred to as its synodic month. The Moon's rotation period is the same as its orbital period, so it also takes about 27.3 days for the Moon to rotate once on its axis. This phenomenon is known as synchronous rotation.
It takes 243 earth days to do one complete rotation.
About .997 days per full earth rotation on its own axis.
27.32 days (rounded)
29 Earth days.
Moon's rotation on its axis, and revolution in its orbitaround the earth, are both 27.32 days.
Moon's rotation on its axis, and revolution in its orbitaround the earth, are both 27.32 days.
it never stops spining. One complete rotation of the earth on its axis is called ONE DAY
a lunar day - lasts around 27.3 days.
For one axial rotation it takes 243 Earth days.
well, if there are about 365 days/year and 1 rotation of the Earth on its axis equals 1 day then it rotates about 365 times? No, that's how many days we see. Try a quarter and dime on the table and ask, if the earth rotates on its own axis one time, how many days would we see? Hint, the earth rotates in the same direction on its own axis as its direction of revolution around the sun.
There are not days on the Sun as we experience on Earth. The Sun does rotate on its axis, but it takes about 27 Earth days for one complete rotation.
Moon's rotation on its axis, and revolution in its orbitaround the earth, are both 27.32 days.
Venus' period of revolution around the Sun is 224.7 days.Its period of rotation about its own axis is 243 days, retrograde.