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In our solar system, most planets rotate counter-clockwise as seen looking down on their north poles (north poles as defined by the International Astronomical Union).

They all orbit the Sun in this same direction.

On Earth this is noticeable in the direction the Sun moves through the daytime sky. As the Earth rotates on its axis, the Sun seems to rise in the east and set in the west.

Venus is a notable exception. It rotates in the opposite, clockwise, direction.

Uranus is titled "sideways", with its axis almost in line with its orbital plane.

However it does rotate in the same direction as Venus, just about.

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