The earth rotates on its axis in about 24 hours, give or take a few minutes

The Earth rotates on its axis each day

The Earth goes through a number of different positions which astronomers have measured
 
 
The Earth is constantly in motion relative to everything around it and rotates on its axis once every day and orbits Sol once per year. The Earth's axis is defined as an imaginary line connecting the North and South poles and passing through the center of the planet. The Ea...