Why are Sidereal Days and Solar Days different times and what is the purpose of the Sidereal day?

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I’ve researched it but it’s exact purpose eludes me.

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A Sidereal day is a full rotation of the earth measured by the stars and solar is compared to the Sun. The earth is going around the sun so that orbital rotation means the Earth has to rotate a little bit more for the sun to be at the same point in the sky.

The usage of the Sidereal day it’s tracking where stars will be each night.

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