About this date
Apollo 11 Launch
Apollo 11 launched from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969, at 13:32 UTC. This large clock shows how much time has passed since launch.
How this countdown is calculated
- Date certainty: exact.
- Date maintenance: Fixed date.
- Time policy: utc.
Quick facts
- Apollo 11 launched on a Saturn V rocket.
- The launch occurred four days before the lunar landing.
- The mission carried Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins.