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It depends on your veiwpoint. The normal solar system model shows earth with its north pole pointing up and the south pole pointing down, with the celestrial poles in the same direction. If it is considered like this, then the planets orbit the sun in an anti-clockwise (or counter-clockwise as some would have it) direction when looking down from overhead.
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∙ 13y agoYes, all of the planets in our solar system orbit the sun in a counter clockwise (anti-clockwise) direction as viewed from above the north pole. They orbit at different rates depending on their distance from the sun. They dont all rotate on their axis counter clockwise however, Venus and Uranus are exceptions and spin in a clockwise fashion when viewed from above their north poles.
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∙ 14y agoIf north pole is supposed to be up and we are at parallel to the equator then planets around the sun move clock wise but if we see the planets from north pole then it rotates counterclockwise it is a relative term but all the planets around the sun have the same rotation either clockwise or counter clockwise.
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∙ 15y agoIt depends where your looking from.Looking from above if its clockwise so from below it would appear anti-clockwise.
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∙ 12y agoHalf of the amount of planets in the universe revolve counter-clockwise more frequently. Scientist have discovered planets revolving around a star in a "clockwise" direction.
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∙ 8y agoThe Earth revolves around the Sun in a counterclockwise direction.
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Which planets in your solar system rotate on their axis?
All of them. A few satellites are tidally locked to their primary (luna for example), but all the planets rotate.
Which planet rotate on in axis?
All the planets rotate on their axes and it would be a very unusual thing to find a planet that did not rotate.
Does only the earth rotate on its axis?
No, all the planets, moons, asteroids and the sun do.
Do all 8 planets orbit the sun counter-clockwise?
Yes, all of the planets in out solar system orbit the sun counterclockwise (anticlockwise) when viewed from above the north pole looking 'down'. Not all of them rotate counterclockwise on their axis though, the two exceptions are Venus and Uranus.
All the planets in your solar system rotate counterclockwise except for which planet?
Every planet except Venus and Uranus in our solar system rotates counterclockwise as viewed from above the North Pole of the planet. Venus has a slow clockwise rotation and Uranus rotates on its side.
Which planets rotate on an axis?
All of the planets in the Universe rotate on an axis. They all do.
Does Saturn rotate on its axis?
Yes. All planets rotate about an axis.
Do all comets rotate on their axis counterclockwise?
No. Not even all planets rotate in the same direction (Venus is retrograde; Uranus is sideways); the rotation of (much smaller) comets is essentially random.
Is all planets rotate around its axis?
no
Which planets in your solar system rotate on their axis?
All of them. A few satellites are tidally locked to their primary (luna for example), but all the planets rotate.
Why do all the planets and most of the moons revolve counterclockwise?
That's how it's tilted on the axis .
Which planet rotate on in axis?
All the planets rotate on their axes and it would be a very unusual thing to find a planet that did not rotate.
Does only the earth rotate on its axis?
No, all the planets, moons, asteroids and the sun do.
Do all 8 planets orbit the sun counter-clockwise?
Yes, all of the planets in out solar system orbit the sun counterclockwise (anticlockwise) when viewed from above the north pole looking 'down'. Not all of them rotate counterclockwise on their axis though, the two exceptions are Venus and Uranus.
What are all of the planets doing as they orbit the sun?
well they rotate on their axis as they orbit the sun
Do the planets rotate around the sun?
Yes, all of the planets rotate around the sun, in the same direction but at different speeds and time periods. well planets rotate on their own axis, the correct term would be revolve. The planets revolve around the sun
Which direction does the Earth rotate around the Sun?
The Earth rotates counterclockwise when you look down its axis of rotation from the North Pole. As the Earth revolves around the Sun, it turns counterclockwise when you look down the its axis of rotation from the north. The Sun rotates with its equator inclined only 7.25 degrees to the Earth's orbit, and most of the other planets' equators are tipped less than 30 degrees. Apparently, the preferred direction of motion in the Solar System is counterclockwise as seen from the north. All the planets revolve counterclockwise around the Sun, and, with the exception of Venus and Uranus, they rotate counterclockwise on their axes.
