The side that's visible.
new moon
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.
It is called a full moon.Full Moon.Full Moon.
The Moon's surface that faces Earth is called the near side. This side of the Moon is what we see from Earth and is the side that is always facing towards us due to its synchronous rotation with Earth.
That's called "full moon".
That's the "far side".
Correctly . . . the far side. Incorrectly . . . the dark side.
Dark side of the moon.
It is sometimes called the dark side of the moon. It isn't really dark all the time, either. It's just that we never see it from earth. The same side of the moon faces the earth all the time.
The hemisphere of the Moon that always faces the Earth is known as the in close proximity to side of the Moon. Further it is called as far side of the Moon and in the past referred to as the dark side of the Moon.
The Far Side
Because it never faces the Earth.
new moon
It's still called the 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.
It is called a full moon.Full Moon.Full Moon.
new moon