Recall the moon's orbit

• The plane of the moon's orbit is close to the plane of the earth's orbit about the sun.
  • So the moon is always close to the ecliptic.
• The moon orbits the earth in a counterclockwise direction as seen from the north.
  • How does the moon on the celestial sphere move around the ecliptic?
• The moon orbits the earth in about a month.
  • So the moon moves around the elciptic in about a month.