Rotation Period

In astronomy, a rotation period is the time an astronomical object takes to complete one revolution around its rotation axis.

Rotation period of selected objects

a href="/encyclopedia/Mercury-(planet)" title="Mercury (planet)">Mercury |58.6462 d (58 d 15.5088 h)
Venus |−243.0185 d
Earth |0.997 268 d (23.9344 h) (86 164 s)
Moon |27.321 661 d (synchronous)
Mars |1.025 957 d (24.622 962 h)
Jupiter |0.413 538 021 d (9 h 55 min 29.685 s)
Saturn |0.444 009 259 2 d (10 h 39 min 22.400 00 s)
Uranus |−0.718 333 333 d (17 h 14 min 24.000 00 s)
Neptune |0.671 250 00 d (16 h 6 min 36.000 00 s)
Pluto |−6.387 d (6 d 9 h 17.6 min)

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