Moon phases-Sothern hemisphere

New Moon: The moon is not visible from Earth as it is positioned between the Earth and the Sun.

Waxing Crescent: A small sliver of the moon becomes visible as it moves away from the Sun.

First Quarter: Half of the moon is visible, resembling a half-circle.

Waxing Gibbous: More than half of the moon is visible, but it's not yet fully illuminated.

Full Moon: The entire face of the moon is visible, illuminated by the Sun's light.

Waning Gibbous: More than half of the moon is visible, but it's starting to decrease in illumination.

Last Quarter: Half of the moon is visible, resembling a half-circle, but on the opposite side as the First Quarter.

Waning Crescent: A small sliver of the moon is visible as it moves closer to the Sun.

These moon phases occur as a result of the moon's orbit around the Earth and the changing angles between the Earth, the moon, and the Sun. Remember that the moon phases in the Southern Hemisphere will have the opposite orientation compared to those in the Northern Hemisphere.