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Which way does the moon and earth rotate around the sun?

Answer 1

Earth rotates itself in anti clock wise direction if you look from north pole. For us it is from west to Ea.st.

Rotation is the word used to indicate self rotation. Going around another object is called a revolution. Earth's revolution around the Sun and moon also occurs in an anticlockwise direction if you look from the celestial north pole. The moon also rotates itself in the same anticlockwise direction if you look from its north pole.

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Answer 2

Hazel Asher

Seen from above the Earth's north pole, the Earth and the Moon both orbit the Sun counterclockwise.

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