💡 Trivia An Earth Day Is Actually 23 Hours, 56 Minutes And Four Seconds Long

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You are probably aware that it takes 24 hours for the sun to end up in the same spot in the sky as our planet rotates. However, because Earth is rotating as well as orbiting the sun, there is a slight difference in time. This creates a sidereal day which is 23 hours, 56 minutes and four seconds long and is measured by the stars' position in the sky compared to Earth's location.

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