International Moon Day

 On July 21th, 2025 from 18:00 to 22:00 a Symposium of lunar construction by intelligent robot swarm  will be held at the Harbin Institute of Technology, China Harbin. JUL21 July 21th to July 22nd from 18:30 to 00:30 FARI E SFARI DI LUNA. PANTELLERIA CORSO UMBERTO I, PANTELLERIA. JUL22 All Day Grand Opening of Lunar Exploration Theme Zone at Heilongjiang Science and Technology Museum Harbin Institute of Technology, China Harbin JUL22 08:00 - 17:00 Multi-level Quiz on Moon (TEAM CONTEST) Regional Science Centre and Planetarium, Calicut, Kerala, India Jafferkhan Colony, Calicut. JUL22 12:00 - 17:00 4th PromoMoon Initiative Closing CeremonyUkraine - Online. JUL22 18:00 - 21:3? Mezinárodní den Měsíce 2025 – Měsíc jako symbol poznání a velkých výzev. Brno Observatory and Planetarium, Czech Republic Brno. JUL23 10:00 - 12:00 Make a Moon Village Texas, USA TX. JUL23 10:30 - 13:00 Student Workshop: Moon colonizing through AI, Robotics and Metaverse.Regional Science Centre and Planetar...

JUL 21th From 14:00 to 17:00;  will be held the International Moon Day Space Exploration workshop in Nanjing ILEWG NUAANUAA Nanjing Aerospace University, China Nanjing.

On July 21, 2025. from 10:30 to 13:00  an exhibit entitled ''Understanding Moon through Demonstrations'' at the Regional Science Centre and Planetarium, Calicut, Kerala, India Jafferkhan Colony, Calicut. Learn more about the Exhibit!

On July 21th from 10:00 to 10:30, a online event will be held to mark the International MoonDay Connection from ExoSpaceHab Express Moon Base in France.   Get  Event Details  and  Get Directions !

The IMD-25 Moon Day and Moon Workshop will be held from July 20 @ 17:00 to July 24 @ 18:30; the workshop is hosted by the Al-Qebliya School Cultural Center and Kuwait National Planetarium at the Kuwait Al Ma'arri St, in Kuwait City. Learn more .

A Full Moon is witnessed when Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, making the entire Moon’s face visible. Conversely, during a New Moon, the Moon lies between Earth and the Sun, shrouding its Earth-facing side in darkness.

On July 20th, 2025; We commemorate the Apollo 11 mission and humanity's first steps on the Moon. Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching its surface from the lunar module. 

Join us for the global celebration of International Moon Day 2025 , taking place at the University of Dubai on July 20. This flagship event, organized by the Moon Village Association in partnership with the University of Dubai, will bring together international space leaders, astronauts, students, and innovators to inspire dialogue and collaboration around lunar exploration. Agenda Programme Master of Ceremonies: Ms. Sara Alessa 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Opening  - Dr. Eesa Bastaki, President of the University of Dubai - Dr. Giuseppe Reibaldi, President of the Moon Village Association Greetings by - Mr. Driss El Hadani, Deputy Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) - Prof. Wu Weiren, Director General, Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) - Dr. Hiroshi Yamakawa, President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) - Prof. Teodoro Valente, President, Italian Space Agency (ASI) 9:30 AM- 10:20 AM | Key Notes - Dr. Nasr Alsahaf, Chairman, International Moon D...

  The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under sunlight. Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth , the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being reflected back to our planet changes . That creates different lunar phases. The next Full Moon will be the Sturgeon Moon , which occurs at 3:55 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Here’s the complete list of Full Moons this year and their traditional names. 2025 Full Moon schedule and names of each (All times Eastern; * denotes a Super Moon.) Monday, Jan. 13 — 5:27 p.m. — Wolf Moon Wednesday, Feb. 12 — 8:53 a.m. — Snow Moon Friday, March 14 — 2:55 a.m. — Worm Moon Saturday, April 12 — 8:22 p.m. — Pink Moon Monday, May 12 — 12:56 p.m. — Flower Moon Wednesday, June 11 — 3:44 a.m. — Strawberry Moon Thursday, July 10 — 4:37 p.m. — Buck Moon Saturday, Aug. 9 — 3:55 a.m. — Sturgeon Moon Sun...

The images below show the day-by-day phases of the Moon in July. The Full Moon this month was on Thursday, July 10. Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to the distance from Earth and are shown at 0h Universal Time.  The moonrise and moonset schedule this week The following is adapted from Alison Klesman’s The Sky This Week column. Times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset are given in local time from 40° N 90° W. The Moon’s illumination is given at 12 P.M. local time from the same location. Friday, July 18 Early this morning the Last Quarter Moon straddles the border of Pisces and Aries. Sunrise: 5:47 A.M. Sunset: 8:25 P.M. Moonrise: 12:08 A.M. Moonset: 2:25 P.M. Moon Phase: Waning crescent (42%) Saturday, July 19 Sunrise: 5:48 A.M. Sunset: 8:25 P.M. Moonrise: 12:38 A.M. Moonset: 3:42 P.M. Moon Phase: Waning crescent (31%) Sunday, July 20 The Moon passes in front of several stars in the Pleiades cluster in an occultation, best seen from North and Central A...

  The Committee on the Peaceful uses of outer space (COPUOS) continued its consideration of this item with statements by the representatives of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Spain, Türkiye, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States. *** The Committee endorsed the decisions and recommendations of the Working Group on Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities. 845th meeting Report of the Committee to the General Assembly [17] The Committee concluded its consideration of this item with statements by the representatives of Argentina, Australia, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Morocco, Pakistan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United States and Venezuela (Bolivarian republic of). The Committee adopted its report on i...