Figure 3-6: The Inclination of the Moon’s Orbit This drawing shows the Moon’s orbit around Earth (in yellow) and part of Earth’s orbit around the Sun (in red). The plane of the Moon’s orbit (shown in brown) is tilted by about 5° with respect to the plane of Earth’s orbit, also called the plane of the ecliptic (shown in blue). These two planes intersect along a line called the line of nodes.