Venus has "retrograde" rotation. That means it spins clockwise, as viewed from above the Earth's north pole. That's opposite the Earth's rotation direction.
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Venus has a retrograde rotation, meaning it rotates on its axis in the opposite direction of most planets in our solar system. It rotates very slowly, taking about 243 Earth days to complete one day on Venus.
Both Venus and Uranus have a retrograde axial spin, they rotate clockwise when viewed from above their north pole. All of the other planets rotate anticlockwise (counter clockwise).
Venus takes approximately 243 Earth days to rotate just once!
243 days
its rotation takes about 243 Earth days to rotate on its axis
Venus takes 243.0185 Earth days (5832.444 hours) to rotate once.
Venus is the planet that does not rotate from west to east like most other planets in our solar system. Instead, Venus rotates from east to west, a phenomenon known as retrograde rotation.