The aim behind observing this day is to reach the general public, specially our young generations and teach them about astrology and astronomy.
The Moon Village Association and a Group within its organization proposed the celebration of International Moon Day. The first spacecraft to reach the Moon was Luna 1 in 1959 which passed within 5995 km of the surface of the Moon.This was around 30–50 million years after the formation of the solar system. The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth which was formed 4.6 billion years ago.During the 1950s, the USA considered detonating a nuclear bomb on the moon.The moon is moving approximately 3.8 cm away from the Earth every year and is expected to do so for around 50 billion years.We always see the same face of the moon from Earth because the moon is always in synchronous rotation with Earth.Weight of the human body decreases by 16.5% on the moon.Till now, 12 men have walked on the moon- Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, Charles “Pete” Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan B.Moon orbits the Earth with the speed of 2300 miles per hour.The Moon is the second densest natural satellite after Jupiter’s moon Io.Here are some interesting facts about our beloved moon that you probably didn’t know. United Nations & Moon Village AssociationĬommemorates the first human landing on earth’s moon International Moon Day 2022 Upcoming Eventsīelow mentioned are the upcoming dates for International Moon Day for the next 5 years. The day will bring back the memories of glorious moon landing and also motivate people to learn more about topics such as sustainable Moon Exploration and Utilization of the Moon. 53 years later the world will observe its first International Moon Day on July 20, 2022. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Those were the first words when Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon on July 20, 1969.
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