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The moon’s phases are caused by the angle it is in relation to the sun and what our angle is that we look at it. An elementary example: Take a ball and a flashlight, mount the flashlight somewhere and hold the ball out with your hand, then rotate and watch the shadow on the ball and the is how the phases on our moon change.
