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How many hours does it take for the Earth to orbit the Sun?

8,760

Background

Earth takes about 8,760 hours to orbit the Sun. That equals 365 days times 24 hours. Every four years we add a leap day. Then a leap year has 8,784 hours in total. Along its path, Earth races at around 107,000 kilometers per hour.

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