Apollo 11 Timeline Event PDT (UTC-7) EDT (UTC-4) UTC (GMT) SAST (UTC+2) No DST ----------- --------------- --------------- --------------- -------------- Liftoff 6:32 am 9:32 am 1:32 pm 3:32 pm Wed 16 July Landing 1:17 pm 4:17 pm 8:17 pm 10:17 pm Sun 20 July First 8:56 pm 11:56 pm | 2:56 am 4:56 am Step Sun 20 July | Mon 21 July My 10th 10:35 pm Birthday Mon 21 July Lunar 10:54 am 1:54 pm 5:54 pm 7:54 pm Ascent Mon 21 July Splashdown 9:21 am 12:51 pm 4:51 pm 6:51 pm Thu 24 JulyI have a recollection of watching the landing on (black and white) TV, then looking out the window at the sky, thinking, "Wow, they are up there right now!". I don't recall if the Moon was visible during the day at that time.
Well, sadly, as I was living in Petaluma, California at the time, Neil's boot hit the moondust at 8:56 pm PDT on Sunday, July 20th, the day before my 10th birthday.
For a certain someone in Cape Town, however, it happened very early on her 10th birthday!