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The sun appears to move because the Earth is turning around on its axis (the North and South Poles) at a rate of 15 degrees per hour, giving the impression of the SUN 'moving' (as well as the stars, planets, etc...) to everything that is NOT on the Earth.

The Earth (from a Bird's Eye view of our Solar System), moves in a Counter-Clockwise fashion around the Sun, while also ROTATING on its axis in a Counter-Clockwise way (if looking down from above - the same Bird's Eye View mentioned above).

With Respect to the SUN APPEARING TO MOVE, it is ONLY an EFFECT, since we are observers from EARTH, and do not feel the movement of the Earth under our feet; therefore it APPEARS that the SUN and STARS (etc...) are moving and we are staying still (But again this ONLY APPEARS to be the case since we are Observing them from Earth.

This appears to be so not because the Sun is moving but because our Earth is rotating on its axis. The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west because the spinning earth is turning your eyes toward the opposite direction as time goes on.

When viewed from a merry-go-round, the buildings appear to move; but it is actually you and the merry-go-round that is moving. The buildings are standing still.

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