From East to West, it is the only planet in our solar system to do so.
All the others rotate West to East.
Comments: That's not quite true. Uranus is another one.
Here's a bit of pedantry: It depends how you define the North pole of a planet.
There are two ways to do that, unfortunately.
On one definition, Venus actually rotates from West to East. However, nearly everyone ignores that and says Venus rotates from East to West.
Venus is the only planet in the solar system that has a retrograde rotation.
Venus
The Earth rotates from west to east. Thus the sun rises in the east on Earth. However, Venus has a rotation direction opposite to that of the Earth. Which means, Venus rotates from east to west on Venus. As a result, the sun sets in the east on Venus.
from west to eats
NO, it doesn't. it spins from east to west.It spins in the opposite direction. Most planets (and other bodies) in this galaxy spin clockwise. Venus spins counter-clockwise.
Venus and Uranus are the two planets in our solar system that rotate from east to west, which is known as retrograde rotation. Most planets, including Earth, rotate from west to east.
Venus & Uranus rotate in what is called retrograde motion. Retrograde motion is from east to west. All of the other planets including earth rotate from west to east.
east to west (clockwise)
Venus is the only planet in the solar system that has a retrograde rotation.
Venus
Venus rotates east to west, which is known as retrograde rotation. This means that it rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets in our solar system.
Venus rotates on its axis in the opposite direction to most other planets in our solar system, a phenomenon known as retrograde rotation. This means that Venus rotates from east to west, whereas Earth and most other planets rotate from west to east.
A large asteroid collided a very long time ago, reversing its rotation on its axis.
Both Uranus and Venus spin from east to west. If you want to know more facts you could go to this site below http://www.universetoday.com/19279/10-interesting-facts-about-uranus/
Actually, 3 planets rotate in a retrograde motion, which, by the way, means that they rotate East to West, or in a counterclockwise motion. Most planets rotate in a clockwise direction, or West to East. The three planets that rotate in a retrograde motion are Venus, Uranus and Pluto.venus
The hypothesis that is most accepted now is that Venus was struck by a very large object that made it's rotation slow and in a retrograde fashion.
Because Venus spins west to east unlike Earth which spins east to west.