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Once, plus just a little bit more.

The Earth actually rotates once in 23 hours 56 minutes. However, during that time the Earth continues to move in its orbit around the Sun, and it takes the Earth another 4 minutes worth of rotation to point back at the Sun again.

The 23h 56m "sidereal" day is with reference to the stars, while the 24-hour "solar" day is with reference to the Sun.

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