National Day Moon Day 2020: Know Date, History And Significance Of The Day Celebrated in The US

Team Latestly Jul 20, 2020 08:31 AM IST

The National Moon Day is celebrated every year in the United States on July 20. The National Moon Day is celebrated to commemorate the day when the first manned mission landed on the surface of the Moon on this day in 1969. Neil Armstrong, the commander of the mission, became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours and 39 minutes later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC.

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