Earth: Facts
NASA · NASA Science · 2026
Quotation
As Earth orbits the Sun, it completes one rotation every 23.9 hours. It takes 365.25 days to complete one trip around the Sun.
Location: Orbit and Rotation
Reliability
high — Official NASA reference page on Earth's orbit. Quotation checked against the retrieved page.
Source limitations
- A summary page; orbital dynamics are not derived here.
Last checked: 25 Oct 2026 · Identifier: none recorded
Verification record
Exact wording checked against the retrieved page on 2026-10-25; relevance reviewed for the calibration set. Not externally peer reviewed.
Source existence, authenticity, interpretation, and evidential relevance are separate checks. None has been completed for this record.