which way does the earth spin

The Earth spins from west to east, which is why the Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.

Direction of Earth’s spin

• If you look at Earth from above the North Pole, it rotates counterclockwise on its axis.

• From the ground, this rotation makes the sky appear to move from east to west, giving us eastward sunrises and westward sunsets.

Extra quick facts

• Earth completes one full spin in about 24 hours, giving us day and night.

• The rotation speed at the equator is about 1,670 km/h, slowing to zero at the poles.

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