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Q: Why does the moon move counter clockwise?
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Does the moon move clockwise or counter-clockwise around earth?

The moon moves counter-clockwise around the earh


Does the moon move counter clockwise?

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Which way does the moon rotate on its axis clockwise or counter-clockwise?

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Does earth move counter or clockwise?

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What is retograde motion?

Retrograde motion, as opposed to prograde motion, is moving clockwise while almost all the other planets and moon move counter-clockwise.


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Which direction does the moon rotate?

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Which way does the does the moon rotate?

Apparently, the moon rotates the opposite direction the Earth does, which is counter-clockwise, so it rotates clockwise. I don't know how or why, though.


Does the moon orbit counterclockwise or clockwise?

Counter-clockwise. All the planets are in counter-clockwise orbits around the Sun, and all but Venus and Uranus have counter-clockwise rotation (as seen from above the ecliptic plane). The moon is tidally-locked with the Earth so that its rotational and orbital periods are the same.