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).