Which planet orbits the sun clockwise?

Answer 1

Venus and Uranus rotate "clockwise" as seen from above the ecliptic plane. However, Venus's rotation was actually stopped and reversed, probably by an impact, while Uranus was merely knocked over onto its side, and it continues to spin in the same direction it did when it was formed.

Answer 2

Venus and Uranus.

If viewed from above the Sun's north pole, all of the planets are orbiting in a counter-clockwise direction; but while most planets also rotate counter-clockwise, Venus and Uranus rotate clockwise in "retrograde" rotation.

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Pluto (Dwarf Planet) also rotates in a retrograde (clockwise) direction.
Only Venus and Uranus rotate clockwise.

All the others rotate counterclockwise.

Remember that the definition of "clockwise" here means "as seen from high above the Earth's North pole".

(The Earth rotates clockwise when viewed from above its South pole!

Check it out it with a globe or a ball or something.)

Answer 3

All the planets orbit the Sun in the same direction and if you go to a point above the Sun (where above means the side to which the Earth's North Pole points) and look down on the solar system all the planets orbit counter clockwise.

Answer 4

Venus is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise on its axis, which is also known as a retrograde rotation. However, when referring to a planet's orbit around the sun, all planets move counterclockwise in their orbits.

Answer 5

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