Is the earth orbiting the sun in an anticlockwise direction?

Subject: Is the earth orbiting the sun in an anticlockwise direction?

Date: Wed Oct 28 08:30:02 1998
Posted by B Castieau
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Looking at a "top" view of our solar system, would the earth (with the North Pole visible) be orbiting the sun in an anticlockwise direction, given the earth's spin?

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