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Which way does the moon rotate and revolve?

Updated: 8/18/2019
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As seen from a location high above the north pole, nearly everything in our solar system rotates counter-clockwise. All the planets orbit counter-clockwise (sometimes in ancient texts called "widdershins") and 6 of the 8 planets spin that way.

The Moon orbits CCW, and rotates that way as well.

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