Произвольную точку вращения можно установить при помощи CSS-свойства transform-origin.
<style>
.box-border {
margin: 15px 50px;
}
.box-border, .box {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
border: 1px dotted #808080;
top: 0;
left: 0;
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.box {
position: absolute;
background-color: #ff8888;
-webkit-transition: 0.5s all ease-in-out 0s;
}
.top_left_origin {
-webkit-transform-origin: 0 0;
}
.top_left_origin:hover {
-webkit-transform: rotate(360deg);
-webkit-transition: 1s all ease-in-out 0s;
}
.center_origin:hover {
-webkit-transform: rotate(360deg);
-webkit-transform-origin: 50% 50%;
-webkit-transition: 1s all ease-in-out 0s;
}
</style>
<div class="box-border">
<div class="box"></div>
</div>
<div class="box-border">
<div class="box top_left_origin">transform-origin: 0px 0px;</div>
</div>
<div class="box-border">
<div class="box center_origin">transform-origin: 50% 50%;</div>
</div>