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Moon Landing
Apollo 11's lunar module Eagle landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, at 20:17:40 UTC. This page shows a large time-since clock for that milestone.
How this countdown is calculated
- Date certainty: exact.
- Date maintenance: Fixed date.
- Time policy: utc.
Quick facts
- Apollo 11 was the first crewed Moon landing.
- The landing occurred on July 20, 1969, at 20:17:40 UTC.
- Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the lunar surface while Michael Collins orbited above.