Planet Name | How long for one rotation? |
Mercury |
59 days |
Venus |
243 days |
Earth |
24 hours |
Mars |
24.5 hours |
Jupiter |
9.8 hours |
Saturn |
10.7 hours |
Uranus |
17 hours |
Neptune |
16 hours |
Pluto |
6 days |
Rotation is one complete turn, or the amount of time it takes for a planet to go through an entire day and night. One day is 24 hours long. So if you know how many days it takes for a planet to complete one rotation, you can easily figure out how many hours it takes. Simply multiply the number of days by 24! |