The earth spins anticlockwise, looking down from the north.
== == When viewed from the 'top' or the 'north pole' of the Sun, the Earth revolves COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. Also, when viewed from above it's own North Pole, the Earth rotates counter-clockwise, as well.
No, all planets in our solar system orbit counterclockwise, by the usual definition.
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Do _ANY_ planets orbit clockwise? Not in THIS solar system, but the direction of orbit is probably determined by the direction of rotation of the original nebula that forms the solar system. We cannot yet tell which direction the planets in OTHER solar systems orbit, but 1) it's probable that all the planets in a solar system orbit the same way, and 2) there are probably nearly equal numbers of systems with clockwise and counterclockwise rotations.
(Ans. 1) anticlockwise
(Ans. 2) Yes, only if you're in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere the movement appears to be clockwise. Since there is no true UP or DOWN in space, you may pick whatever answer pleases you.
Incidentally, the Sun does not spin or rotate the Earth. Our spin results from the angular momentum of all the pieces of matter that were assembled by mutual gravity to form the Earth.
the Earth rotates counter clockwise if you are looking down on it from the north pole. There is a problem with your question: the earth does rotate but, that word is reserved to mean 'spins on its axis'. The earth revolves around, or orbits, the sun in a counterclockwise direction when viewed looking down from the north.
DEPENDS ON WHICH SIDE OF THE EQUATOR YOU ARE ON. Looked at from a million miles or so above the North Pole. The Earth orbits around the Sun counterclockwise. The Earth spins on it axis counterclockwise too.
To any observer in the Northern Hemisphere, the North Celestial Pole appears to never move.
Observers in the Southern Hemisphere can't see the North Celestial Pole, so we can forget about them.
Every planet can be observed to spin clockwise OR anticlockwise, whichever
you prefer, by simply positioning yourself in space above the appropriate pole
of the planet.
Note: The usual convention is to consider the spin from an imaginary point high above the Earth's north pole.
So, with that definition, all except 2 of the planets in our solar system spin counterclockwise, not clockwise.
The 2 exceptions are Venus and Uranus.
In fact, the spin axis of Uranus is almost in its own orbital plane, but it does (just about) spin clockwise on the usual definition.
Most things in THIS solar system that rotate, rotate counter-clockwise. That includes the rotation of the Sun, the rotations of 3/4 of the planets, and the orbital motion of all the planets.
Probably, the original planetary nebula that formed our solar system was spinning CCW.
That all depends on where you're watching it from.
(That's the whole problem with descriptions of motion in space ... there's nothing to refer it to,
and it all depends on how you look at it. That's what Einstein's "Relativity" is all about.)
If you're 'above' the sun, on the same end as the earth's north pole, looking 'down' at the solar system,
you see all the planets, including earth, moving counterclockwise in their orbits.
If you're 'below' the sun, on the same end as the earth's south pole, looking 'up' at the solar system,
you see all the planets, including earth, moving clockwise in their orbits.
But that's really not an answer to the question, because the words 'above', 'below', 'up', and 'down'
in those statements don't really make any sense either. We only described it that way because it's
traditional to put north at the top of our printed maps. But it doesn't have to be that way, and there
are many countries where they print south at the top of their maps.
The normal orbit of planets and moons is in the same direction as the spin of the parent body. The particular norm in our solar system is counter-clockwise. Planets or moons that orbit in the reverse direction (clockwise) are termed retrograde. Confusingly, the same term (retrograde rotation) is used to mean clockwise spin or rotation.
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.
NO. They orbit counterclockwise (anticlockwise) when viewed from above the Earth's north pole, which is the usual convention. (Mercury and Venus are called the "inferior planets" because their orbits are between the Sun and the Earth.)
All planets orbit the sun counter-clockwise, when viewing from above the north pole of the sun.
Planets orbit stars.
Yes asteroids orbit the sun counter-clockwise, just like all the planets
Yes asteroids orbit the sun counter-clockwise, just like all the planets
The normal orbit of planets and moons is in the same direction as the spin of the parent body. The particular norm in our solar system is counter-clockwise. Planets or moons that orbit in the reverse direction (clockwise) are termed retrograde. Confusingly, the same term (retrograde rotation) is used to mean clockwise spin or rotation.
All comets do not orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets. Some comets orbit in a clockwise direction, while others orbit in a counterclockwise direction.
There being no up or down in space, there is no clockwise or anticlockwise either.
Planets orbit the sun in a counter clockwise motion, due to the balance between the Sun's gravity and the gravity of each individual planet.
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.
It depends on your view point. Looking at the solar system from above our north pole, the sun and all of the planets rotate/orbit counter clockwise (or anti clockwise).
NO. They orbit counterclockwise (anticlockwise) when viewed from above the Earth's north pole, which is the usual convention. (Mercury and Venus are called the "inferior planets" because their orbits are between the Sun and the Earth.)
All planets orbit the sun counter-clockwise, when viewing from above the north pole of the sun.
All the planets in the solar system orbit in the same direction, counter-clockwise.
Any moon is held in orbit by gravity, just as the planets are held in orbit around the sun by gravity.