Earth takes 23hr 56min to rotate 360°
— Dr James O'Donoghue (@physicsJ) February 12, 2020
We orbit the Sun ~1° every day, so Earth needs to rotate 1° more to see the Sun in the same place again. Now the main event: 1/360° of 23hr 56min is *4minutes* which means the time to see the Sun again is 24hrs, the Solar Day! 👇 pic.twitter.com/onL9BJAKDG
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February 12, 2020 at 10:16PM
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