The far side of the moon Usually, the far side of the moon is incorrectly called “the dark side” and it’s not properly because of the absence of light in that side, it’s a misconception. In fact, the near and far side of the moon receive almost equal amounts of light directly from the sun. Nevertheless, the effected known as ‘Tidal locking’, it also is the cause of tides, produces that from the earth we always see approximately 60% of moon surface (the near side) caused by a synchronic movement explaining by the effect in question. Some people say the name ‘dark side’ was given like a reference of the radio signals lock of the farthest side, what happens. Indeed, the last Chinese spacecraft Chang’e 4, that was landed on the far side 3 months ago, use the Queqiado satellite to relay the signals to the earth. I appreciate any comment or correction :)