* Orbital Period: It takes the Moon about 27.3 days to complete one orbit around the Earth. This is called a sidereal month.
* Orbital Distance: The Moon's average distance from Earth is about 238,900 miles (384,400 kilometers). However, the distance varies slightly due to the elliptical shape of the orbit.
* Orbital Inclination: The Moon's orbital plane is tilted about 5 degrees relative to the Earth's orbital plane around the Sun. This tilt is why we don't have a solar eclipse every month.
It's important to understand that while the Moon orbits the Earth, both the Earth and Moon together orbit the Sun. Think of the Moon as a satellite circling a larger satellite (the Earth) that's also circling the Sun.
