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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}}
An hour on Dayside is ninety minutes long and each day is separated into fifteen hours. On Darkside, an hour is sixty minutes long, and a day is separated into twenty-four hours.{{book ref|ws|prologue}}{{book ref|ws|part=ars}} Due to this, ninety Dayside minutes are equal to ninety-six Darkside minutes.{{book ref|ws|part=ars}}
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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