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Q: Does the moon move clockwise or counter-clockwise around earth?
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What direction does the moon travel around earth?

The moon travels around the earth in a counterclockwise direction. The moon moves from west to east. It moves around 12 degrees towards east in Earth's sky every day.


Does the moon go clockwise or counterclockwise?

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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.


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Why does the moon counter-clockwise around the earth and not clockwise?

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Does the moon revolve around the earth clockwise or anti-clockwise?

It revolves anti clock-wise.


Does the moon always revolve around the earth counterclockwise?

Yes, it always orbits the Earth counter-clockwise as viewed from a position high above the north pole. It would require a stupendous amount of force to change its direction, and the force would certainly shatter the Moon into small fragments.


What are the directions of the orbits of the moon and earth?

Viewed from a vantage point above the north poles of both the Sun and the Earth, the Earth orbits in a counterclockwise direction about the Sun. Similarly the Moon orbits the Earth in a counterclockwise direction. From the same vantage point, the Earth, Moon and Sun also rotate on their axes of spin in a counterclockwise direction.


Why does the earth rotation go couterclockwise?

It goes clockwise, or counterclockwise, depending from where you look at it! If it goes counterclockwise if you look from one side, then it will be clockwise if you look from the opposite side! Earth's rotation is traditionally shown from the north pole - and the north pole is DEFINED as the pole from which the rotation looks counterclockwise.


What what is the shape of the moon's orbit around Earth?

The orbit of the Moon around the Earth is elliptical. An ellipse is a flattened circle, much like an oval. The Moon takes just under a month to revolve around the Earth. Looking down on the Earth above the North Pole, the Moon revolves counterclockwise around the Earth, which is the same direction that the Earth rotates on its axis.An ellipse. Very close to a circle though.Unlike many other moons, the Earth's moon follows an elliptical orbit.


Why does it take longer to go from a new moon to new moon than the moon to complete a revolution around the earth?

Because Earth doesn't stay in the same place as the moon orbits it - Earth moves counter clockwise around the sun. So the moon actually takes a TINY BIT longer to get between the Earth sun, than it does to go around the Earth once - from our perspective. Great question...