TODAY
Detroit, Michigan, USA
High 69°F, low 44°F.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Low

7:46 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
3%around 9 AM
Humidity
88%
Wind
10 mph
7:17 AM Blue hour
7:27 AM Best color
7:46 AM Sunrise
8:24 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 7:18 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 10 past sunrises here that were rated excellent.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 6:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
63°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, SSE to E

Rose 5:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:51 AM
until 5:55 AM
Visible for
3m 30s
Highest
22° SE
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Earlier today

Sunset

Fair

6:48 PM

Very LowExcellent

Little color is likely in any direction.

High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
100%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
5%
Humidity
77%
6:10 PM Golden hour
6:41 PM Best color
6:48 PM Sunset
7:16 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 7:18 PM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon, up now

Waxing crescent

34% lit

1:57 PM – 10:26 PM

SE SW
1:57 PM Moonrise
2:25 PM 4°
6:11 PM Highest, 20°
9:57 PM 4°
10:26 PM Moonset

Current local time: 7:18 PM

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 59°F Overcast
100% 3% 88% 10 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 57°F Overcast
100% 10% 77% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 50°F Mainly clear
83% 5% 77% 10 mph
Late Night 11 PM 45°F Clear sky
14% 2% 78% 11 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:17 AM–7:46 AM
  • Morning best color 7:27 AM
  • Sunrise 7:46 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:46 AM–8:24 AM
  • Moonrise 1:57 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:10 PM–6:48 PM
  • Evening best color 6:41 PM
  • Sunset 6:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:48 PM–7:16 PM
  • Night 7:16 PM–7:19 AM
  • Fully dark 8:22 PM–6:14 AM
  • Moonset 10:26 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:32 PM–6:14 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Detroit, Michigan, USA

Next few days

Pick a date
Sat, Oct 17
Good 7:29 AM–8:05 AM
6:39 AM
Excellent 6:28 PM–7:04 PM
Sun, Oct 18
Good 7:30 AM–8:06 AM
Excellent 6:27 PM–7:03 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Good 7:31 AM–8:07 AM
Excellent 6:25 PM–7:01 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 6:03 AM International Space Station Brilliant pass, WSW to NE, 77 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 6:39 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:57 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:59 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:59 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 1:06 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:59 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:54 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:45 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:45 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 6:00 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 7:50 PM Geminids Around 144 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:29 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 05m of light · sunset 5:02 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 3:50 PM Ursids Around 6 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 6:17 AM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:28 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:28 PM Quadrantids Around 20 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 6:26 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 6:20 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 3:22 PM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:34 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:34 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 6:00 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 10:56 AM Full Snow Moon Rises 6:08 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 6:08 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 4:31 AM Milky Way Visible 4:41 AM to 6:08 AM with no moon, 15° above the south-southeastern horizon - 12 nights 5 Mar to 16 Mar
Mon 15 Mar 2027 4:41 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 7:43 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 4:24 PM Full Worm Moon Rises 7:14 PM in the E Sun 21 Mar 2027 7:14 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 5:20 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 7:56 PM Milky Way Visible 2:57 AM to 5:17 AM with no moon, 18° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 31 Mar to 13 Apr
Sat 10 Apr 2027 2:57 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 8:32 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 8:32 PM Lyrids Around 10 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 5:05 AM Eta Aquariids Around 15 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:50 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:30 PM to 4:20 AM Wed 5 May 2027 7:06 AM Milky Way Visible 1:04 AM to 4:21 AM with no moon, 19° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 28 Apr to 13 May
Sun 9 May 2027 1:04 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 8:36 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 8:36 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 11:20 PM to 3:40 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 3:47 PM Milky Way Visible 11:24 PM to 3:45 AM with no moon, 19° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Fri 4 Jun 2027 11:24 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 9:26 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 9:26 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 15h 17m of light · sunset 9:12 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 10:10 AM Milky Way Visible 11:25 PM to 3:35 AM with no moon, 19° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jun to 11 Jul
Thu 1 Jul 2027 11:25 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 11:30 PM to 3:40 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 11:07 PM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 9:20 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 9:20 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 10 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 3:42 AM Milky Way Visible 10:52 PM to 1:42 AM with no moon, 19° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 26 Jul to 8 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 10:52 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:50 PM to 4:30 AM Sun 1 Aug 2027 6:07 AM Perseids Around 85 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:53 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 8:14 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 8:14 PM Milky Way Visible 10:00 PM to 12:00 AM with no moon, 17° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 24 Aug to 4 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 10:00 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 1:39 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 7:21 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 7:21 PM Milky Way Visible 9:06 PM to 10:16 PM with no moon, 14° above the south-southwestern horizon - 7 nights 21 Sep to 27 Sep
Tue 21 Sep 2027 9:06 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 7:28 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 2:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 5:50 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 10:33 PM Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 8:32 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:31 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 6:31 PM Orionids Around 8 an hour
Wed 20 Oct 2027 5:58 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 6:20 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 9:34 AM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 2:07 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 11 Nov 2027 12:59 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:32 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:32 PM Leonids A few an hour
Tue 16 Nov 2027 5:54 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:50 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 10:24 PM Full Cold Moon Rises 4:52 PM in the NE Mon 13 Dec 2027 4:52 PM Geminids Around 29 an hour
Mon 13 Dec 2027 2:29 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.2% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:43 AM Partial solar eclipse 53.6% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:35 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 70% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.3% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 5:10 PM Partial solar eclipse 7.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 2:32 PM Total lunar eclipse 73% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 6:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 10:46 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 10:51 PM

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