International Moon Day
20 July 2026 — I landed softly on the Moon – look at my footprint in the dust!
International Moon Day is observed on 20 July. It was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2021 and has been marked since 2022. The date recalls 20 July 1969, when the lunar module of the Apollo 11 mission touched down on the Moon, and shortly afterwards Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on its surface. The day has two sides: remembering those first steps, and looking ahead to peaceful, shared exploration of space and international cooperation. Schools, museums and observatories hold observing nights and talks. The Moon is our closest celestial neighbour: it drives the ocean tides, and its phases underpin lunar calendars. If the Moon is up this evening, take a look through binoculars or a small telescope. Craters and the dark “seas” show up best along the line between the lit and shadowed parts, when the Moon is not full.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver star figure made of luminous dots and thin lines, like a constellation drifting across the sky: a small four-legged lunar lander that descends gently and leaves a glowing footprint of tiny dots
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