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by pulkitanand 2055 days ago
Tidal forces from Earth have slowed the Moon's rotation to the point where the same side is always facing the Earth—a phenomenon called tidal locking.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_side_of_the_Moon

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But every side faces the sun at some point. The first paragraph of that article even says so.