Detroit, Michigan, USA

Thursday, December 28, 2023

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

That morning

Sunrise

8:00 AM

8:00 AM

7:28 AM Blue hour
8:00 AM Sunrise
8:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:06 PM

5:06 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

4:21 PM Golden hour
5:06 PM Sunset
5:38 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon Heavy | OTV-7 (X-37B)

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 8:07 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Heading your way
When
8:07 PM
Highest around 8:16 PM
Distance
958 mi
Climbs to
6°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Landing
Land - Landing Zone 1

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

6:35 PM – 10:16 AM

ENE WNW
6:35 PM Moonrise
7:01 PM 4°
2:30 AM Highest, 72°
9:51 AM 4°
10:16 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:28 AM–8:00 AM
  • Sunrise 8:00 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:00 AM–8:45 AM
  • Morning best color 8:20 AM
  • Moonset 9:41 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:21 PM–5:06 PM
  • Evening best color 5:06 PM
  • Sunset 5:06 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:06 PM–5:38 PM
  • Moonrise 6:35 PM
  • Fully dark 6:48 PM–6:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to WNW, 19 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 7:34 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:41 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:41 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:39 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:39 PM 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 Partial solar eclipse 61.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:11 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it