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The 29 pages that link to Orbit of the Moon, each with the reason it gives.

• EclipticCompared with: Its plane is inclined to the ecliptic, so the Moon does not remain exactly on the Sun’s apparent path.

• Earth's orbitCompared with: It is a satellite orbit nested within Earth's orbit around the Sun.

• Lunar phaseRelated: The Moon’s changing orbital position changes the angle between its sunlit and visible halves.

• Solar eclipseRelated: Its inclination usually carries the new Moon above or below the Sun in the sky.

• Lunar laser rangingNarrower topic: Ranging records the orbit’s changing size, shape, and orientation.

• Artemis programNarrower topic: Crew and lander operations are coordinated in lunar orbit before surface descent.

• Lunar monthRelated: The Moon’s orbital motion produces the changing positions that define the phase cycle.

• MoonBroader topic: Its tilted, changing orbit governs eclipse seasons and the Moon’s apparent motion.

• Lunar librationRelated: Its changing speed along an elliptical path produces longitudinal optical libration.

• Full moonRelated: The Moon’s orbital motion carries it into opposition with the Sun.

• LibrationBroader topic: Its eccentricity and inclination generate the Moon’s principal optical librations.

• Earth's MoonRelated: Its elliptical, slowly evolving path determines the Moon's distance, motion, and eclipses.

• Sidereal monthBroader topic: One complete circuit of this orbit against the star background defines the sidereal month.

• Draconic monthNarrower topic: Its inclination creates the two nodes whose repeated crossings define this month.

• New moonBroader topic: Its inclination explains why most new moons do not produce solar eclipses.

• Harvest MoonRelated: Its eastward motion determines how much later the Moon usually rises each night.

• Michael CollinsRelated: Collins circled the Moon here while the lunar module was separated.

• Luna 3Compared with: Unlike a lunar orbiter, Luna 3 photographed the far side during a flyby.

• SupermoonNarrower topic: Its changing Earth–Moon distance creates perigee, where a supermoon can occur.

• Thomas P. StaffordRelated: Apollo 10 tested the command and lunar modules’ operations in this orbit.

• Far side of the MoonRelated: The Moon's orbital period matches its rotation period.

• Ken MattinglyRelated: Mattingly mapped and observed the Moon from orbit during Apollo 16.

• Stuart RoosaRelated: Roosa maintained the command module in lunar orbit during the surface expedition.

• Alfred WordenRelated: Worden maintained the command module in lunar orbit while Scott and Irwin landed.

• Eclipse cycleNarrower topic: Its tilt explains why most new moons and full moons do not produce eclipses.

• Artemis IIRelated: Artemis II does not enter lunar orbit, making its flyby distinct from orbital missions.

• Astronomical nutationRelated: Its moving nodes and inclination generate major lunar components of nutation.

• Frozen orbitBroader topic: Some lunar mission designs seek frozen orbits to reduce orbit-maintenance demands.

• Origin of the MoonRelated: Its present geometry preserves clues about the system’s initial rotation and subsequent evolution.