Space & the Universe
How many Earth days does Venus take to rotate once on its axis?
Answer
243 days
Venus spins so slowly that its day is longer than its year — it orbits the Sun in just 225 Earth days. It also rotates backwards, so the Sun rises in the west there.
Source: NASA Planetary Fact Sheet
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