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Anticlockwise (counterclockwise) in the usual model of the solar system, when above the north pole of the earth, but it depends on your viewpoint.
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All comets orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets?
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.
Do planets orbit the sun in a circular direction?
No. Planets orbit the Sun (or some other star) in ellipses.
What planets are retrograde?
All of the planets in our solar system orbit the sun in the same direction.
Which direction is Mercury?
It can be any direction. All the planets orbit the sun, so it movies.
What three planets orbit the sun in a different way than all the other planets?
In fact, Venus, Uranus, and the "dwarf planet" Pluto orbit the Sun in the same direction as all the other planets. So all the planets orbit in the same way.However they rotate in the opposite direction to the other planets.
Do All planets in your solar system orbit the sun in the same direction?
no
Does the sun orbit the planets or do the planets orbit the sun?
The planets orbit the Sun. The Sun is at the center of our solar system and does not move.
How many moons do the suns have?
The Sun has no moons. Moons orbit Planets > Planets orbit the Sun.
Do most asteroids orbit in the same direction as planets?
Yes asteroids orbit the sun counter-clockwise, just like all the planets
Why do all planets orbit around the Sun in the same major direction?
Gravity
Does the sun orbit the planets?
No. The planets orbit the Sun and the Sun orbits itself.
Do planets always move east against the stars?
All the planets do orbit the sun in the same direction. However, as we orbit the sun quicker than the planets further out from us, and slower than the ones inside us they do at times appear to be moving the other direction.
