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Elliptical Orbit. The Moon's orbit around Earth is elliptical, with one side closer to Earth than the other. As a result, the distance between the Moon and Earth varies throughout the month and the year. On average, the distance is about 382,900 kilometers (238,000 miles) from the Moon's center to the center of Earth.
The Moon orbits Earth in the prograde direction and completes one revolution relative to the stars in approximately 27.322 days (a sidereal month). Earth and the Moon orbit about their barycentre (common center of mass), which lies about 7006460000000000000â 4600 km from Earth's center (about 34 of the radius of Earth). On average, the Moon is at a distance of about 7008385000000000000â 385000 km from Earth's center, which corresponds to about 60 Earth radii.