Does the moon orbit in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction around the earth?

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Does the moon orbit in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction around the earth?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-28T09:04:10

The Moon orbits the Earth in the counter-clockwise direction.

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The Moon and all the other regular non-asteroid size moons in our solar system ( with the exception of Triton ) Orbit their host planet in the counter-clockwise direction when viewed from the Northpole or the North star Polaris.

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Does the moon orbit in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction around the earth?

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