Venus and Uranus rotate in what is called retrograde motion.
Venus and Uranus rotate in what is called retrograde motion.
Venus is the planet that rotates in the opposite direction to all the other planets.
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Venus (and also Uranus) rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets.
It has retrograde rotation which means it rotates in the opposite direction of all the other planets.
You probably mean Venus, but Uranus is the other one.
Venus
Venus
Most moons orbit their planet the same way the planet rotates. One of Neptune's moons is very different. That moon goes in the opposite direction of Neptune's rotation.
Venus is the obviousexample, butUranus does this too. (Also some moons rotate in unusual directions.)
The reverse of the standard rotation, i.e. in the opposite direction of the orbital motion, is called retrograde. This term is most aptly applied to Venus, which rotates east-to-west (clockwise) while retaining its perpendicular orientation to its orbital plane.
The planet Venus no longer rotates in its original direction, but turns very slowly clockwise (east to west). This is believed to have been caused by a huge collision sometime after the formation of the planets.
"Prograde" means "in the normal direction". Everything in THIS solar system rotates counter-clockwise, or CCW. Well, ALMOST everything; there are two planets whose rotation is "retrograde", which means "in the opposite direction". The planet Venus rotates - VERY SLOWLY! - in a "retrograde" or clockwise direction.