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The Moon orbits the Earth from west to east. Its apparent motion is from east to west because of the rapid rotation of Earth compared to the monthly orbit of the Moon. Since the Moon orbits from west to east, its once monthly rotation is also from west to east, because it keeps the same face (mostly) toward the Earth throughout the month.
In plain English: counter clockwise, as viewed from above the north pole.
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What does the moon do on its axis?
Rotate
What direction does Callisto rotate on its axis?
same as earth
How often does the Moon rotate in its axis?
27.32 days
Why does the moon get bigger and smaller during the month?
Because of how the moon and the Earth rotate on their respective axis.
Does moon revolves or rotate around earth?
It revolves around the earth, it rotates on its axis.
What does the moon do on its axis?
Rotate
Does the moon lo rotate on its axis?
No
How does it take for the to rotate on its axis?
The moon has an axis, and as the moon orbits the Earth, it keeps the same face toward the earth. So the moon rotates on its axis the same length of time it takes to rotate the earth -28 days.
What direction does Callisto rotate on its axis?
same as earth
How long for moon to rotate on axis?
27.32 days
How often does the Moon rotate in its axis?
27.32 days
Which direction does the moon rotate?
Counter clockwise
What would happen if the moon did not rotate about its axis?
Dude hello, the moon doesn't rotate on its axis. It rotates around the Earth but stays facing the same way, the first time man ever saw the dark side of the moon was when Apollo 11 delivered the first people onto the moon. But the Earth on the other hand does rotate on its axis.
Does the moon and the sun rotate around the sun?
Neither. The Sun and the Moon both rotate around their own axis. See related questions.
Time required by moon to rotate on its own axis?
27.32 days
How long does it take for the moon to rotate around on its axis?
27.32 days
How long does it take for the moon to rotate on its axis approxamatley?
About 28 days.
