Why are moon phases never inverted?

Just rotate your top diagram 180°, so that the sunlight comes from the left instead of the right. Notice that the moon still rotates around the Earth in the same direction, and the phases occur in the same order. read more

Phases of the moon refer to how much of the moon appears illuminated (by the sun) as seen by someone on the earth. If you could sit far above the earth and look down on the moon, it would always show the same phase (the half of the moon facing the sun). read more

The Moon would be directly overhead. First face north and look straight up at the Moon. It should look like it does in Australia. Now turn and face south and look at the Moon. You are now looking at the Moon flipped from how it looked when facing north. This is how the moon looks in the northern hemisphere to your American friends. read more