A spin longer than a year
Venus takes about 243 Earth days to rotate once, but only about 225 days to orbit the Sun. This is its rotation period, not its sunrise-to-sunrise day.
← Solar SystemBehind the clouds.
SOLAR SYSTEM / VENUS
Behind the clouds.
A world of extremes.
Wrapped in thick clouds, Venus traps heat beneath its dense atmosphere. It is the hottest planet in our solar system.
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DRAG TO ROTATE
ARTISTIC MODEL · TEXTURE & ROTATION NOT TO SCALEMEAN DIAMETER12,104 km
DISTANCE FROM SUN108.2 million km
ORBITAL PERIOD225 days
TERRESTRIAL PLANET / PLANET 02
Small facts. Big discoveries.
The Sun rises in the west
Venus rotates in the opposite direction to most planets, reversing the direction of sunrise and sunset.
A planetary pressure cooker
Surface air pressure is roughly 90 times Earth’s, comparable to the pressure deep beneath an ocean.