TIL 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. On Earth the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/venus-spins-backwards
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