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  • Uranus Day Length: Understanding Uranian Rotation & Tilt
    It's not about "hours" on Uranus, but about how long a Uranian day is.

    Here's the breakdown:

    * Uranus rotates very slowly. It takes 17 hours and 14 minutes for Uranus to complete one rotation on its axis. This is its "day".

    * However, Uranus' axis is tilted at an extreme angle (nearly 98 degrees). This means that its poles are facing the sun for a very long time, resulting in a very long "day" at the poles.

    So, while a single rotation takes about 17.5 hours, the actual length of a day on Uranus depends on where you are on the planet.

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