International Moon Day observed on 20 July

International Moon Day is being celebrated for the very first time on July 20, 2022. On December 9, 2021, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the proposal submitted by the Moon Village Association and several other groups within the organization. The application to observe International Moon Day was submitted to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). The International Moon Day 2022 will be observed as an annual event and general public celebrations will be held all over the world.

International Moon Day 2022 Theme

The theme of the International Moon Day is ‘Lunar Exploration Coordination & Sustainability’. The aim of the inaugural celebration theme is to educate people about the importance of sustainable lunar exploration.

International Moon Day: History

An application by submitted by the Moon Village Association at the 64th UN-COPUOS Session stating to observe July 20 as International Moon Day. The day was selected to commemorate the first human landing on the moon done on July 20, 1969, with the United States’ Apollo 11 mission. On December 9 2021, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution stating that July 20 will be observed every year as International Moon Day.