They occur between the summer and winter solstices marking the point the Sun crosses the equator's path and becomes positioned exactly above the equator between the Northern and Southern ...

A solstice — derived from the Latin sol ("sun") and sistere ("to stand still"), because the seasonal movement of the Sun's daily path (as seen ... arc relative to the equator.

However, in the southern hemisphere, people see the moon upside-down.

What varies, is the path the moon takes ... appears in the sky. Near the equator, the moon moves from east to west across the top of the sky, much like the sun does in those regions.