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In which direction would the Sun rise on Venus?
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Venus photographed in ultraviolet light by the Pioneer Venus Orbiter (Pioneer 12) spacecraft, February 26, 1979. Although Venus's cloud cover is nearly featureless in visible light, ultraviolet imaging reveals distinctive structure and pattern, including global-scale V-shaped bands that open toward the west (left). Added color in the image emulates Venus's yellow-white appearance to the eye.
On Venus, the Sun would rise in the west and set in the east.
This occurs because Venus exhibits retrograde rotation, meaning it rotates on its axis in the opposite direction of most other planets in the solar system. While most planets rotate in a counterclockwise (prograde) direction when viewed from above their north poles, Venus rotates in a clockwise direction. Because of this unique rotation, an observer on the surface of Venus would see the Sun rise in the west and set in the east.12