Detroit, Michigan, USA

Monday, April 8, 2024

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:01 AM

7:01 AM

6:32 AM Blue hour
7:01 AM Sunrise
7:38 AM Golden hour ends

Solar eclipse

Partial solar eclipse

99.4% of the Sun covered

Maximum at 3:14 PM

Sun covered
99.4%
Lasts
2h 29m 14.0s
1:58 PM Eclipse Begins 55° up
3:14 PM Maximum Eclipse 49° up
4:27 PM Eclipse Ends 38° up

See the path on the map

Never look at a partly eclipsed Sun without a proper solar filter. Sunglasses, exposed film and a camera viewfinder are all unsafe.

Sunset

8:06 PM

8:06 PM

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

7:28 PM Golden hour
8:06 PM Sunset
8:34 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 3:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
3:05 AM to 5:20 AM
Where to look
South-southeastern horizon, up to 18° above it
Highest at
5:15 AM
Sky fully dark
9:45 PM to 5:20 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

New moon

0% lit

New moon today at 2:20 PM

Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 5:20 AM

6:57 AM – 8:20 PM

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6:57 AM Moonrise
7:18 AM 4°
1:35 PM Highest, 55°
7:58 PM 4°
8:20 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 6:32 AM–7:01 AM
  • Moonrise 6:57 AM
  • Sunrise 7:01 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:01 AM–7:38 AM
  • Morning best color 7:21 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:28 PM–8:06 PM
  • Evening best color 8:05 PM
  • Sunset 8:06 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:06 PM–8:34 PM
  • Moonset 8:21 PM
  • Fully dark 9:45 PM–5:20 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:45 PM–5:20 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

International Space Station Brilliant pass, WSW to NE, 76 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:44 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:42 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:42 PM International Space Station Brilliant pass, SW to ENE, 63 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 5:56 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