Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-61

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 5:30 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 5:38 AM–5:38 AM, SE about 4° up

Look
S
Heading your way
When
5:30 AM
Highest around 5:39 AM
Distance
961 mi
Climbs to
4°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:15 AM

7:15 AM

6:47 AM Blue hour
7:15 AM Sunrise
7:52 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:36 PM

7:36 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

6:59 PM Golden hour
7:36 PM Sunset
8:04 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

10% lit

3:39 AM – 6:22 PM

ENE WNW
3:39 AM Moonrise
4:04 AM 4°
11:05 AM Highest, 65°
6:00 PM 4°
6:22 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:40 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:47 AM–7:15 AM
  • Sunrise 7:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:15 AM–7:52 AM
  • Morning best color 7:35 AM
  • Moonset 6:23 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:59 PM–7:36 PM
  • Evening best color 7:35 PM
  • Sunset 7:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:36 PM–8:04 PM
  • Fully dark 9:11 PM–5:42 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:11 PM–4:51 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Detroit - sunset at 5:24 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:24 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:54 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:54 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:51 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Veterans Day Veterans Day in Detroit - sunset at 5:14 PM Wed 11 Nov 2026 5:14 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