> Then I realized that in the southern hemisphere the sun is in the north
That's not exactly true.
South of the tropic of capricorn, the sun is in the north at noon.
Between the equator and the tropic of capricorn the sun could be slightly towards the north or south or directly overhead at noon depending on the season.
As for sunrise and sunset the sun could be just about anywhere if you go south enough and the season is right.
At the south pole in summer, the sun just runs 360 degrees around, floating slightly above the horizon, and daylight is 24 hours long. If you are standing 1km from the south pole, you will see the sun in the south direction at midnight and in the north direction at noon.
And if you go just further from the south pole, e.g. to Patagonia in summer (i.e. now) the sun rises and sets close to the south and goes around to the north at mid-day. Daylight is close to 20 hours long. It's similar to the south pole situation except when the sun gets close to exact south it dips below the horizon for a few hours and you have a short-lived few hours of darkness. But you do see the sun in the southeast at sunrise and southwest at sunset.
Yep, my bedroom has windows to the south and east, which means here in New Zealand I should not expect any afternoon & evening sun that room. However, currently in summer when the sun is close to setting I get a few minutes of evening sun through the southern window, due to sun setting slightly southwest.
That's not exactly true.
South of the tropic of capricorn, the sun is in the north at noon.
Between the equator and the tropic of capricorn the sun could be slightly towards the north or south or directly overhead at noon depending on the season.
As for sunrise and sunset the sun could be just about anywhere if you go south enough and the season is right.
At the south pole in summer, the sun just runs 360 degrees around, floating slightly above the horizon, and daylight is 24 hours long. If you are standing 1km from the south pole, you will see the sun in the south direction at midnight and in the north direction at noon.
And if you go just further from the south pole, e.g. to Patagonia in summer (i.e. now) the sun rises and sets close to the south and goes around to the north at mid-day. Daylight is close to 20 hours long. It's similar to the south pole situation except when the sun gets close to exact south it dips below the horizon for a few hours and you have a short-lived few hours of darkness. But you do see the sun in the southeast at sunrise and southwest at sunset.