International Moon Day 2022

Tags: Important Days

International Moon Day is observed annually on 20 July.

Important facts

• On December 9, 2021, the United Nations General Assembly recognized a resolution submitted by the Moon Village Association and other groups.

• The application was submitted to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) to celebrate International Moon Day.

• This day is celebrated to commemorate the anniversary of the first human landing on the surface of the Moon.

• Neil Armstrong was the first man to step on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission.

• The moon day of 2022 was the first lunar day celebrated by the global community.

Theme of 2022

• ‘Lunar Exploration Coordination & Sustainability’

• It aims to educate people about the importance of sustainable moon exploration.