Clockwise Before Clocks

[nq:1]In the years before clocks were invented, I'm sure there were times when people needed to indicate a clockwise or ... an anchor. I've heard the term "widdershins" was used to indicate counterclockwise. What did they say to indicate clockwise, "counterwiddershins"?[/nq]
Under the sun?
But you are asking about the days befor the mass production of nuts and bolts and the need for the de

[nq:2]In the years before clocks were invented, I'm sure there ... indicate counterclockwise. What did they say to indicate clockwise, "counterwiddershins"?[/nq]
[nq:1]Under the sun? But you are asking about the days befor the mass production of nuts and bolts and the need for the description of rotation. What manuals would require the terms?[/nq]
Well, the Druids who were using Stonehenge

[nq:2]Under the sun? But you are asking about the days ... the description of rotation. What manuals would require the terms?[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, the Druids who were using Stonehenge 3.0 or Stonehenge 4.1 or later would have needed manuals. And drawing your pentagram the wrong way round would have dire consequences.[/nq]
AHA! Provided you are in the northern hemisphere above the declination o

[nq:1]In the years before clocks were invented, I'm sure there were times when people needed to indicate a clockwise or ... an anchor. I've heard the term "widdershins" was used to indicate counterclockwise. What did they say to indicate clockwise, "counterwiddershins"?[/nq]
The opposite of "widdershins" is "deasil", as someone else has already mentioned. "Sunwise" would also be available, and

[nq:2]In the years before clocks were invented, I'm sure there ... to indicatecounterclockwise. What did they say to indicate clockwise, "counterwiddershins"?[/nq]
[nq:1]The opposite of "widdershins" is "deasil", as someone else has already mentioned. "Sunwise" would also be available, and would be much more easily understood by anyone who hadn't encountered theword before.[/nq]
"Left foot

[nq:1]The opposite of "widdershins" is "deasil", as someone else has already mentioned. "Sunwise" would also be available, and would be much more easily understood by anyone who hadn't encountered the word before.[/nq]
What would "sunwise" mean to the average person?
Gary Eickmeier

[nq:2]The opposite of "widdershins" is "deasil", as someone else has ... easily understood by anyone who hadn't encountered the word before.[/nq]
[nq:1]What would "sunwise" mean to the average person?[/nq]
In the Northern Hemisphere, looking South to watch the sun, it seems to go clockwise through the sky. Although the Moon goes clockwise through the sky in a given night, its progress agai

[nq:1]In the Northern Hemisphere, looking South to watch the sun, it seems to go clockwise through the sky. Although the Moon goes clockwise through the sky in a given night, its progress against the fixed stars (and the Sun's position) through the month is counterclockwise.[/nq]
Thanks. Seems like a stretch to me - not a circular motion that you can really grab onto. Also, if you aren't much