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Can a day be longer than its year?

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yes when its on other planets ,it can be.

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What has a day that is longer than a year?
Venus takes 224.7 earth days to rotate about the Sun and 253.02 earth days to rotate about its axis (which it does clockwise, opposite of all the other planets.)
What has a day that is longer than it's year?
Mercury. Mercury takes 88 days to go around the sun, so its year is 88 solar days. It spins very slowly on its axis though, once every 58.6 days relative to background stars. A solar (apparent) day...
When is a day longer than a year?
when its on mars (2.135 Julian years)
What planets years are longer than days?
Mercury. Mercury takes 88 days to go around the sun, so its year is 88 solar days. It spins very slowly on its axis though, once every 58.6 days relative to background stars. Although this is...
Can a plant's day be longer than its year?
No, that is impossible. It would break the laws of Physics, Space, and Time.