With pleasure, my friend. Here’s a table listing the orbital periods—that is, the time it takes each planet (and Pluto) to complete one full orbit around the Sun.
All times are given in Earth years, unless otherwise noted.
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Orbital Periods Around the Sun
|
Object |
Orbital Period (Earth Years) |
Orbital Period (Earth Days) |
Notes |
|
Mercury |
~0.24 years |
~88 days |
Swiftest orbit around the Sun |
|
Venus |
~0.62 years |
~225 days |
Moves in nearly circular orbit |
|
Earth |
1 year |
~365.25 days |
Our reference baseline |
|
Mars |
~1.88 years |
~687 days |
Also has noticeable seasons |
|
Jupiter |
~11.86 years |
~4,332 days |
Most massive planet, strong gravity |
|
Saturn |
~29.46 years |
~10,759 days |
Second largest, famous for its rings |
|
Uranus |
~84 years |
~30,688 days |
Rotates on its side |
|
Neptune |
~164.8 years |
~60,190 days |
Coldest and most distant major planet |
|
Pluto |
~248 years |
~90,560 days |
Highly elliptical, sometimes closer than Neptune |
🌀 Notes:
- The farther from the Sun, the longer the orbital period—this follows Kepler’s Third Law.
- Pluto’s orbit is highly eccentric and inclined, occasionally bringing it closer to the Sun than Neptune, as it did between 1979 and 1999.
Would you like a visual chart showing these orbits scaled by distance or by orbital period next?
