Does the Moon rotate? Are Moon phases the same everywhere on Earth? Is there a "dark side of the Moon"? Your top questions, answered.| NASA Science
The 8 lunar phases are: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, & waning crescent.| NASA Science
The same side of the Moon always faces Earth, because the Moon rotates exactly once each time it orbits our planet. This is called synchronous rotation.| NASA Science