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Does the moon rotate clockwise or counterclockwise.

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The moon rotates the Earth counter-clockwise.
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Answer:

The moon actually rotates counterclockwise around the Earth.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Moon and all the other regular non-asteroid size moons in our solar system Orbit their host planet in the counterclockwise direction when viewed from the Northpole or the North star Polaris.

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