In what direction do stars the moon and the sun seem to move across the sky why

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Jacey Petersen

Geography

26 January, 04:13

In what direction do stars the moon and the sun seem to move across the sky why

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Janelle Randall · Answer 1

This motion is due to the Earth's rotation. As the spin of the Earth carries us eastward at almost one thousand miles per hour, we see stars rising in the East, passing overhead, and setting in the West. The Sun, Moon, and planets appear to move across the sky much like the stars.