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Astronomy and Space

Planets and Moons

Is a day the same on all the planets?

No. A day, the period of time it takes for a planet to make one complete turn on its axis, varies from planet to planet. Venus and Uranus display retrograde motion; that is to say, they rotate in the opposite direction from the other planets. The table below lists the length of the day for each planet.



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