The reason that the solar day lasts longer than the sidereal day is that:
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| The orbital track of the earth around the sun is an ellipse. |
| Both the direction of rotation of the Earth around its axis and its orbital rotation around the sun are the same. |
| The orbital speed of the earth around its axis diminishes slowly. |
| The sun has an own movement through the universe opposite to the movement of the earth due to the gravitational forces of celestial bodies. |
