[From: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0859764.html]

The Lunar Orbit
As seen from above the earth's north pole, the moon moves in a counterclockwise direction with an average orbital speed of about 1 km/sec. Because the lunar orbit is elliptical, the distance between the earth and the moon varies periodically as the moon revolves in its orbit. At perigee, when the moon is nearest the earth, the distance is about 365,000 km; at apogee, when the moon is farthest from the earth, the distance is about 409,000 km. The average distance is about 385,000 km.
The plane of the moon's orbit is tilted, or inclined, at an angle of about 5° with respect to the ecliptic.