How did Uranus get its tilt?

The tilted planet Uranus was likely knocked onto its side by a series of impacts rather than by a single knockout blow, researchers say. The results shed light on the evolution of Uranus and its moons. read more

Uranus's spin axis lies 98 degrees off of its orbital plane with the Sun. No other planet is tilted more than 30 degrees off its axis, with the Earth rotating at 23 degrees, Jupiter at just 3 degrees, and Saturn and Neptune both at 29 degrees. read more

With this axial tilt, Uranus goes through the gamut of sunlight conditions for any given point on the "surface". At mid Spring, when the planet's position in its orbit has the Sun rising and falling directly over the equator, the rising and setting of the Sun for most of the planet would seem "normal" as compared to what other planets might experience. read more