Aldrin, who along with Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the surface of the Moon, was married on Friday, which would have been his 93rd birthday.
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He said “I am pleased to announce that my longtime love and partner, Dr. Anka V Faure, and I have tied the knot.
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We were joined in holy matrimony in a small, private ceremony in Los Angeles, and we are as excited as runaway teenagers," he said.
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His post has received 53,000 Facebook "likes" and "loves" as of Saturday.
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On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin made their historic walk on the lunar surface.
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Buzz Aldrin and Anca Faur arrive at the Kennedy Space Center in recognition of the Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary on July 20, 2019, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.