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The Genesis account of creation starts with planet Earth already created. We have no idea how long the planet was here before God started his creative works on the planet.
I think I see what you are trying to argue, but the text doesn't really support what you're saying.
Both creation stories start with the creation of the planet, they just don't give a lot of details.
Genesis 1
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 2
4 Here is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created. On the day when ADONAI, God, made earth and heaven,
So the account of creation doesn't start with the planet Earth already created, it starts with the creation of the planet Earth. Then the authors describe how God made the planet livable.
I agree that the account doesn't specify how long it took to create the planet before separating the light, but the creation account does mention the creation of the planet.
What makes you feel that these verses don't mention the creation of the planet?
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