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== Astronomy ==
Taldain is tidally locked around two suns, this makes it unique among other planets in the Cosmere.{{au ref|Taldain}} It is located between the two suns in the system which orbit one another, because of a layer of dust around one of these suns one half of the world is trapped in endless sunlight and the other half in night.{{au ref|Taldain}} This placement was done purposefully by its creator.{{book ref|ws|part=ars}} {{wob ref|3343}} It is the only planet within the system and a single moon, '''Nizh Da''', has a polar orbit around the world. {{au ref|Taldain}} An hour on Taldain is 10090 minutes long.{{book ref|ws|1|review=yesprologue}}
 
It is kept in an unstable orbit around [[AisDa]] by the gravitational pull of [[The Eye of Ridos|Ridos]], and by some other, unknown force, presumably Autonomy. This astronomically unstable orbit is known as "Wombear's Saddle".{{book ref|ws|part=ars}}
 
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