# Dark side of the moon facing earth?

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**Created:** [August 6, 2003, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-side-of-the-moon-facing-earth/193288 "2003-08-06T07:03:34Z")\
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There is \*\*always \*\*a dark side of the moon, just as there is always a dark side of the earth. To deny this is to imply that it’s lit all over, at the same time. Of course, during a total lunar eclipse, the moon is (relatively) dark on all sides.

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