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The rising and setting of the sun is called an "apparent" motion, not a proper or true motion of the sun. The sun isn't doing anything special as far as rising or setting from a planet's point of view. The apparent motion comes entirely from the rotation of the planets on their axes (poles). The earth rotates (spins) on its axis (the line through the earth containing the north and south poles-- they are really part of one single line. As the earth turns from west to east, the sun and stars appear to move across the sky. Because the earth is moving toward the east, when the sun does come into view (sunrise) it comes into view at the eastern horizon.
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Where the Earth's Moon rises from?
Te west... It, as do the Sun and planets, rises in the East and sets in the West because of the rotation of the Earth.
Which planets rotate from east to west?
Venus and Uranus are the planets which rotate from East to West.
What planet does the sun rises in the west and sets in the east?
Venus. Venus spins in reverse direction than that of Earth and the other planets.
Sun sets in east or west?
The west
What side does the sun rise on?
the east it comes up in the east and sets in the west, happy now?
Where the Earth's Moon rises from?
Te west... It, as do the Sun and planets, rises in the East and sets in the West because of the rotation of the Earth.
What rises in the east sets in the west but is not the sun or moon?
Every celestial object in the sky; all the planets, stars, and galaxies.
Does the sun sets in the east or the west?
in the west not the east
Which planets rotate from east to west?
Venus and Uranus are the planets which rotate from East to West.
What planet does the sun rises in the west and sets in the east?
Venus. Venus spins in reverse direction than that of Earth and the other planets.
Sun sets in east or west?
The west
Does the sun set east or west?
rises in the east and sets in the west
What side does the sun rise on?
the east it comes up in the east and sets in the west, happy now?
The sun sets in the west?
The sun sets in the west and rises in the east. The Sun rises in the east because the Earth spins on its axis towards the east.
In neptune sun rises in west or east?
it rises in the west and sets in the east.
Why does the sun sets in the east in Venus?
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.
What is it called when planets move east to west?
Apparent motion of the planets.
