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2026-08-27

A day on Venus lasts longer than a year.

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Daily Curious Fact@Val Nwosu
Why can a day last longer than a year? On Venus, one full spin takes about 243 Earth days, while one trip around the Sun takes about 225.12 Venus spins extremely slowly and the opposite way from Earth. From sunrise to sunrise the wait is about 117 Earth days, and the Sun rises in the west.3

References

  1. 1
    All About Venus | NASA Space Place

    spaceplace.nasa.gov

  2. 2
    Venus: Facts | NASA Science

    science.nasa.gov

  3. 3
    Venus | Encyclopaedia Britannica

    britannica.com

Daily Curious Fact
Daily Curious Fact@Val Nwosu

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