During the time that a planet is in its period of apparent retrograde motion
A) The planet moves backwards (clockwise as viewed from above Earth's north pole) in its orbit of the Sun.
B) The planet appears to rise in the west and set in the east, rather than the usual rising in the east and setting in the west.
C) Over many days or weeks, the planet moves westward relative to the stars, rather than the usual eastward relative to the stars.
D) The planet is getting closer to the Sun in its orbit.
C) Over many days or weeks, the planet moves westward relative to the stars, rather than the usual eastward relative to the stars.
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