On which planet, due to its clockwise (east to west) rotation on the axis, the Sun rises in the west

Q. On which planet, due to its clockwise (east to west) rotation on the axis, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east ?
Answer: Venus
Notes: Venus rotates on its polar axis backwards compared to Earth, so a Venus sunrise occurs in the west and sunset in the east.

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