OK, let's go back to that wrong (but common) diagram showing the path of the moon as it orbits the sun. Notice that at some points the moon is curving toward the sun and sometimes it's curving away.

During summer, at our latitude, the sun actually rises in the northeast and crosses due east on its way to a noon peak in the southern sky.

The Spring equinox (March 19, 2024) signals the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, and a rare moment of "equal night" across the world.