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Synodic day

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A synodic day is the period of time it takes for a planet to rotate once in releation to the body it is orbiting (as opposed to a sidereal day which is one complete rotation in relation to the stars).


For Earth, this is known as a Solar Day, and is 24hrs long.


see also: solar time, synodic month, synodic period

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