Planet Rotation Explorer

Tap a planet to see which way it spins, its axial tilt, and the length of its day. Venus and Uranus are the two retrograde oddballs.

Earth
Counter-clockwise · Prograde
Rotation period
23h 56m (sidereal)
Axial tilt
23.4°
From north pole
Spins counter-clockwise
The reference planet. Spins counter-clockwise when viewed from above the North Pole — the same direction the Sun and most planets rotate.
PlanetDirectionDay length (sidereal)Axial tilt
MercuryCCW · Prograde58.6 Earth days0.034° (near-upright)
VenusCW · Retrograde243 Earth days (longest)177.4° (flipped)
EarthCCW · Prograde23h 56m23.4°
MarsCCW · Prograde24h 37m25.2°
JupiterCCW · Prograde9h 56m (fastest)3.1°
SaturnCCW · Prograde10h 39m26.7°
UranusCW · Retrograde17h 14m97.8° (rolls on its side)
NeptuneCCW · Prograde16h 7m28.3°
Source: NASA Planetary Fact Sheets (nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov).