Orbit of the Moon
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The Moon orbits Earth in the prograde direction and completes one revolution relative to the Vernal Equinox and the stars in about 27.32 days and one revolution relative to the Sun in about 29.53 days. Wikipedia
Duration: 27.3 days
Apogee: 405,400 km (251,900 mi), avg. (404000–406700 km)
Mean eccentricity: 0.0549006; (0.026–0.077)
Mean obliquity: 6.687°
of lunar equator to ecliptic: 1.543°
precession of line of apsides: 8.8504 years
Semi-major axis: 384,748 km (239,071 mi)
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