US Trends

when did neil armstrong land on the moon

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon on 20 July 1969, with the lunar module Eagle touching down at 20:17 UTC in the Sea of Tranquility. Armstrong took his first step onto the lunar surface a few hours later, at 02:56 UTC on 21 July 1969 (which was 10:56 p.m. on 20 July in U.S. Eastern Daylight Time).