I'd call it "normal." Have you ever seen the other side of the Moon?
Some more technical words that describe the situation are "tidally locked" and "synchronously rotating."
The daylight side of the moon
The daylight side of the moon
The daylight side of the moon
The daylight side of the moon
The daylight side of the moon
One man is only capable of seeing one side of the moon at a time, and only astronauts have seen the side that faces away from Earth.
We are only seeing a portion of the illuminated area when the phase is not a Full Moon phase.
The same side of the moon always faces us, regardless of the phase. When the moon is full that side is fully illuminated by the sun as the moon is approximately on the opposite side of Earth relative to the sun.
Dark side of the moon.
The near side.
A half moon appears when only half of the moon's illuminated side is visible from Earth. This occurs when the moon is at a 90-degree angle relative to the Earth and the sun, known as the first quarter or third quarter moon.
Well, technically the phrase "dark side" of the Moon is only half-correct. The Moon's hemispheres are divided into the near side and the far side, and both of these sides receive the same amount of sunlight. We, however, from the point of view of the Earth, only ever see one side of the moon. This is due to the influence of the Earth's gravitational forces on the Moon's irregular shape; this tug gradually reduced the rotational period of the moon until it was the same as its orbit. Because the Moon's gravitational influence is not enough to change the Earth's rotational frequency (only cause the tides), it does not have the same effect. Thus, we only see one side of the Moon, leaving the other side a mysterious "dark side."