Explanation

Venus spins backwards compared to most of the other planets. It spins or rotates in the opposite direction that Earth rotates. This means that on Venus the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east. Venus spins backwards compared to most of the other planets. It spins or rotates in the opposite direction that Earth rotates. This means that on Venus the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east. Uranus is the planet which moves in the opposite direction than other planets in the Solar System. Not only Uranus but Venus too has a retrograde rotation, i.e. they spin counter to the rotation of the Sun. The rotation in the same direction as the Sun rotates is termed as prograde rotation.