In which direction does the earth orbit the Sun?

Answer 1

From above the north pole of earth (also, by convention, parallel, more or less, to the north pole of the sun) the direction of the orbit is counterclockwise (or, anticlockwise if you happen to be British). All the major planets, and Pluto, revolve in that direction.

Answer 2

When viewed from above the north pole, the earth rotates on its axis counter-clockwise. This causes the sun to appear to rise in east and set in the west.

The sun appears to reach its zenith every 24 hours, but the stars appear to reach their zeniths every 23 hours and 56 minutes. This difference is due to the earth's orbit around the sun. The earth has to spin just a little farther each day to make up for its shift in position relative to the sun. Therefore, we can deduce that the earth is travelling in its orbit around the sun in a counter-clockwise direction as viewed from above the north pole.

Answer 3

I remember it this way. Imagine Earth is rolling along the road of its orbit. So it orbits to the East. You are carried east by the Earth's rotation to make the Sun appear to set in the west.

Answer 4

All planets in our solar system orbit the sun in a counterclockwise motion as seen from above the sun's north pole. If you are looking down from above the sun's south pole the planets are moving in a clockwise direction.

Answer 5

If you were to fly above the solar system, over the sun's north pole, all the planets orbit in a counter-clockwise direction.

Answer 6

if looking from the top (north) the Earth orbits clockwise around the sun, and the Earth rotates anti-clockwise.

Answer 7

in clockwise direction that the earth turns round the sun.

Answer 8

Clockwise

Answer 9

space is three dimensional

depends on where your point of view is

if a giant 1,000 mile translucent clock was placed in St Louis, MO, pointing toward New York City - woud be sees as working clockwise

but from Los Angeles - would be seen as counter clockwise

Answer 10

Clockwise.