Detroit, Michigan, USA

Sunday, October 12, 2025

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:42 AM

7:42 AM

7:13 AM Blue hour
7:42 AM Sunrise
8:20 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:54 PM

6:54 PM

Behind the hills at 6:51 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

6:17 PM Golden hour
6:54 PM Sunset
7:23 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:24 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:24 PM Dark enough
11:05 PM Moonrise
5:24 AM Best
6:13 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
61°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
43% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

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

Moon

Last quarter

62% lit

9:58 PM – 2:33 PM

NE NW
9:58 PM Moonrise
10:25 PM 4°
6:17 AM Highest, 76°
2:06 PM 4°
2:33 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 7:13 AM–7:42 AM
  • Sunrise 7:42 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:42 AM–8:20 AM
  • Morning best color 8:01 AM
  • Moonset 2:33 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:17 PM–6:54 PM
  • Evening best color 6:54 PM
  • Sunset 6:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:54 PM–7:23 PM
  • Fully dark 8:28 PM–6:10 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:28 PM–11:08 PM
  • Moonrise 11:06 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, WSW to SSE, 28 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:57 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Detroit - sunset at 5:24 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:24 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, W to SSW, 28 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:10 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 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