what is different about the rotation of uranus?
But, Uranus and Venus have retrograde rotation where the axial rotation is opposite to the orbital motion; that is they have a clockwise axial rotation and a counter-clockwise orbital motion. This means that for Venus at least, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east. Uranus is a bit different still. Its axial tilt, which is the angle the rotational axis of a planet makes to its orbital plane, is 97.7 degree. This sideways tilt gives Uranus a unique position in which its axis of rotation is nearly in its orbital plane.