Can the flaming sphere spell be cast to have it initially appear 60 feet from you, then be moved 30 feet farther away on the following turn? In other words, can it be moved on subsequent turns outside its 60-foot range?

I was wondering whether the 60-foot range on flaming sphere is the max range it can ever be from you or only the max range you can cast it at (i.e. whether on subsequent turns you can move it even farther away).

The same question goes for moonbeam and other similar spells. I could not find a clear answer googling it, and asking my friends groups returned a split decision.