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Revolution of the planet Mercury


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Mercury

The planet closest to the Sun. Small and rocky, it experiences extreme temperature differences between day and night.

Revolution

The planet Mercury has a revolution period of 87.969 days, its orbit is inclined by 7° with respect to the ecliptic.

Click on the arrows in the dashboard to increase or decrease the time speed. You can thus see the distance between Mercury and the Sun in real time.

Comparison with the other planets

In order of period of increasing revolution.

PlanetRevolution periodOrbit inclination
1. Mercury87.969 days
2. Venus224.667 days3.39471°
3. Earth365.256 days
4. Mars686.885 days1.85°
5. Jupiter4,332.01 days1.304°
6. Saturn10,754 days2.486°
7. Uranus30,698 days0.77323°
8. Neptune60,216.8 days1.77°