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how long does the earth take to complete one round of rotation
Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the Sun, but once every 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds with respect to other, distant, stars.
what direction does the rotation of the earth occur
Earth rotates eastward, in prograde motion.

Question: is the rotation clockwise
Self-contained rewrite: is the rotation of the earth clockwise