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That would depend on what you mean by a "day" on the sun. On earth it is nomally defined in terms of a cycle of light and dark but, since the sun is the source of day and night on earth, that definition would not work for the sun.
Another way of looking at it might be to consider how long the sun takes to rotate about its axis. Unlike the earth, though, the sun is not solid and does not rotate at the same rate all over. At its equator the sun rotates once every 24.5 days (approx) and that is probably the nearest to a straight answer that I can give.
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∙ 14y agoThat depends on what you'd call a 'day' on the sun.
If a day is one cycle of light and dark ... like it is for everything else in the solar system ... then
there's no such thing on the sun. The sun is the source of light in the solar system, so nowhere
on the sun ever gets dark.
On every planet including the earth, a 'day' is roughly the time it takes to spin on its axis. Even
that definition is hard to pin on the sun ... the sun isn't a solid body, so different parts of it spin
at different rates.
Depending on exactly where you look on the sun, the part you're looking at takes somewhere
between 25 and 36 earth days to make one complete revolution.
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How many hours of daylight on the shortest day wick?
That completely depends on where on Earth you are, specifically your latitude. For example, at the north and south poles, there are one day and one night in a year, and they're both six months long.
Why is a day 24 hours and a year 365 days?
The time from when a point on the earth's surface is facing the sun until the next time that point is again facing the sun (due to the earth's rotation) averages 24 hours.The time from when one of the earth's poles is as close as possible to pointing at the sun until the next time that pole is again as close as possible to pointing at the sun (due to the earth's orbit of the sun) is about 365.2422 days.
How much degree is rotating the earth?
earth is approximately rotating at 66 and a half degrees
If a man and a half can do a job and a half in a day and a half how long does it take for one man to do one job?
Answer: one day
Why isn't the solar day always exactly 24 hours long?
It is a bit complicated; read the Wikipedia article "equation of time" for a detailed explanation. There are two effects; the one that is easier to understand is that Earth moves around the Sun in an ellipse, so the apparent angular speed of the Sun is not always the same.
How long is one day on make make in earth hours?
one day on earth is 24 hours.
How long is one earth day on Saturn?
One earth day is 24 hours no matter where you are.
What regulates the time in the day?
1 day i.e 24 hours is how long it takes the Earth to do one complete rotation on it's own axis.
How long is a revolution for Mercury in kilometers?
one whole day of the earth day
How many earth days does it take for a day on Venus?
one day on venus is 59 earth-days long
How long is one day on mercury how long is one year mercury?
88 Earth Days
Why can the whole Earth not experience day at one time?
Because the sun can only shine on one half of the Earth at a time.
How long does it take the earth to move round the sun in one day?
Are you sure this question is correct? It takes the Earth one day "to move round the sun in one day"
How long does it take for the earth to revolve on its axis?
One day.
How long does one day last on the earth?
24 hours
How long does it take for mars to rotation its axis?
The "day" on Mars, the time it takes for one complete rotation, is about 24.62 Earth hours.
How long is day and how long is night on earth?
One full day is 24 hours long. How long a day or night is will depend on what part of the world you are located in.
