new moon
new moon
the lighted half is facing towards the sun not the earth
crescent moon
If the hemisphere that is 'lit' is facing away from the earth then it is a new moon
During the entire two weeks from First Quarter to Third Quarter, more of the moon's lighted surface faces toward Earth than faces away from it.
It's still called the Earth
One half of the moon, the side that faces the Sun, is always lighted. But we usually see only part of the lighted side (phases) as the Moon orbits the Earth. When the Moon is directly between the Earth and the Sun (a new moon) none of the lighted side, facing the Sun, is visible from Earth.
The Moon has no faces. It has one side facing Earth called the near side, and one side that is always facing away called the far side.
The earth is never really facing away from the sun- the erath doesn't really have a 'front'. If you are talking about your side of the planet, then when it is away from the sun it is night time.
Day and night. One half of the Earth is always illuminated by the Sun, while the other half faces away. The spinning of the Earth is called its rotation.
Day and night. One half of the Earth is always illuminated by the Sun, while the other half faces away. The spinning of the Earth is called its rotation.
Night