Does earths moon rotate opposite of earth?

Answer 1

No it orbits counter clockwise from above. The earth spins counter clockwise also when viewed from above (looking down on the north pole). The earth also orbits the sun counter clockwise also.

Answer 2

Viewed from either the earth or the moon, both bodies revolve around their mutual center of mass.

But the earth is almost 82 times as massive as the moon, so their mutual center of mass is located

inside the earth.

So if you didn't make precise measurements or watch too closely, then from the point of view of

either the earth or the moon, it would look as if the earth is relatively stationary, and the moon

revolves around it.

Answer 3

No, the Moon rotates on its axis in about the same amount of time it takes to orbit Earth, causing it to always present the same face to us. This is known as synchronous rotation, not opposite rotation.

Answer 4

No it doesn't spin as it orbits the Earth, which is why we have the phrase 'on the dark side of the moon.'

Answer 5

Yes. Every time the Moon goes once around the Earth, it also spins once around its axis. Therefore, more or less, it shows the Earth the same side all the time.