Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

That morning

Sunrise

8:01 AM

8:01 AM

7:29 AM Blue hour
8:01 AM Sunrise
8:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:11 PM

5:11 PM

Behind the hills at 5:08 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

4:26 PM Golden hour
5:11 PM Sunset
5:43 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 5:41 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:41 PM Dark enough
12:52 AM Moonrise
5:41 AM Best
6:31 AM Too light
Estimate
~7/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
56°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
36% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Last quarter

54% lit

11:51 PM – 12:03 PM

E W
11:51 PM Moonrise
12:12 AM 4°
5:58 AM Highest, 47°
11:42 AM 4°
12:03 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:29 AM–8:01 AM
  • Sunrise 8:01 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:01 AM–8:46 AM
  • Morning best color 8:21 AM
  • Moonset 12:03 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:26 PM–5:11 PM
  • Evening best color 5:11 PM
  • Sunset 5:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:11 PM–5:43 PM
  • Fully dark 6:52 PM–6:20 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:52 PM–12:52 AM

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