Caption: Tilt of the Moon's orbit from the ecliptic.
To further explicate: The Moon's orbital inclination to the ecliptic is 5.145°: i.e., the tilt of the Moon's orbit from the ecliptic plane defined by the Earth's orbit around the Sun. The orbital inclination is illustrated in the image.
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