At what UTC time did Apollo 11 land on the Moon?

Apollo 11 landed on the Moon at 20:17 UTC on July 20, 1969. The lunar module Eagle touched down in the Sea of Tranquility with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin aboard, while Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit in the command module Columbia.

The exact touchdown time was 20:17:40 UTC, so the stored answer is the standard minute-rounded version accepted in timelines and quiz references. Armstrong’s famous radio call, “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed,” followed immediately after touchdown.

This time is often confused with Armstrong’s first step onto the lunar surface, which occurred at 02:56 UTC on July 21. The landing and the moonwalk were separate events: the crew spent several hours completing checks before opening Eagle’s hatch and beginning the first human EVA on another world.