From: Rob Naylor - PM
Date: 18 Jun 14 - 08:16 PM
Nigel Parsons:But musicians also misquote science. How about:

"The Dark side of the Moon"?

....Ah, but at the end of "Eclipse" you do get the phrase: "there is no dark side of the moon, really. As a matter of fact it's all dark".
So they compound their error. "It's all dark"?
Surely, being roughly the same distance from the Sun as the Earth is, it should get the same (or more) sunlight per square meter as the Earth. (I say more because it doesn't have much atmosphere to reflect the sunlight).
Also, being smaller that the earth, the amount of reflected "Earthlight" it receives should be greater than the equivalent amount of Moonlight received by the Earth.
Of course, the 'side' of the Moon farthest from the Sun will appear dark as it is illuminated only by starlight (and occasionally Earthlight). But as the Moon also revolves (except relative to the Earth) the side facing the Sun changes.