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What is the rotation period of the Earth?

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What is the rotation period of the Earth?

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The rotation period of the Earth is about 4 minutes (or about 1/365th of the day) short of 24 hours. A full year contains about 365.25 days, but 366.25 rotations of the Earth.

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