<P> Earth's rotation is the rotation of Planet Earth around its own axis . Earth rotates eastward, in prograde motion . As viewed from the north pole star Polaris, Earth turns counter clockwise . </P> <P> The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface . This point is distinct from Earth's North Magnetic Pole . The South Pole is the other point where Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface, in Antarctica . </P>

What is the direction of the rotation of the earth