Wonder Facts: A Day Longer Than a Year — on Venus

The Wonder Facts shelf returns — one astonishing true thing at a time, checked against a trusted source before a single frame is made, and narrated by The Wizard.

🔎 A Day Longer Than a Year — Can a single day last longer than a whole year? On Venus, it does. The planet turns just once on its axis in 243 Earth days — that is its day. But its trip around the Sun takes only 225 Earth days — that is its year, and it is shorter than its day. Venus spins backwards, too, so its Sun would rise in the west and set in the east, and sunrise to sunset alone would take 117 Earth days. Source: NASA Science, "Venus: Facts."

Which world should The Wizard check next — the deep sea, the human body, or another corner of the night sky?

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