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.
The Moon takes approximately 27.3 days to complete one rotation on its axis, which is the same amount of time it takes to orbit the Earth. This synchronous rotation is why we always see the same side of the Moon from Earth. This period is known as a sidereal day.
Puck, one of the moons of Neptune, takes about 0.5 Earth days, or approximately 12 hours, to complete one rotation on its axis. This rapid rotation contributes to its relatively strong gravitational field and unique surface features.
Venus takes about 225 Earth days to complete one orbit around the Sun. However, it has a very slow rotation on its axis, taking about 243 Earth days to complete one rotation, which means a day on Venus (one full rotation) is longer than its year (one full orbit around the Sun). Additionally, Venus rotates in the opposite direction to most planets, resulting in the Sun rising in the west and setting in the east.
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.