Anyone with more knowledge in this regard care to explain?

Thanks...


First, nothing is "out of position". The exact angle of the crescent is dependent on where you are on the earth (it is "upside down" for those in the southern hemisphere and at various other angles for other locations). Also, the apparent angle will change as the night progresses. So web sites cannot show the correct angle without knowing your location and time, so they always show it as horizontal. Think about the geometry of it from the viewpoint of someone standing on a sphere and it makes perfect sense.