Kauh inggih punika arah sane malawanan teken rotasi bumi saking porosne, miwah mawinan punika marupa arah lumrah ka arah dija matahari tampak sasai ngalimbak ka pamuputne kabenam.
West is the direction opposite that of the Earth's rotation on its axis, and is therefore the general direction towards which the Sun appears to constantly progress and eventually set.