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The sun "sets" in the east on Venus because Venus rotates east to west (retrograde rotation), unlike most planets. Some people think some think a large object collided with Venus and caused it to switch the way it rotated.

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Where does the sun would rise in venus?

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What is a planet that has a rotation in the opposite direction of the earth?

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Does the sun rises from the east or the south?

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Sun sets in east or west?

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What side does the sun rise on?

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Which is the only planet that rises in the west and sets in the east?

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