Detroit, Michigan, USA

Friday, September 4, 2026

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

That night

Aurora chance

Very Low

8:49 PM – 6:13 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:49 PM Dark enough
6:13 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Very Low

7:00 AM

Very LowExcellent

As the webcam at Detroit, Michigan, USA saw it · Predicted Fair

Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain
0.4 mmaround 9 AM
Humidity
100%
Wind
1 mph
6:32 AM Blue hour
6:42 AM Best color
7:00 AM Sunrise
7:38 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 10 past sunrises here that were rated excellent.

Sunset

Good

8:01 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated by one person who watched it · Predicted Low

Cloud
99%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
84%
Wind
2 mph
7:24 PM Golden hour
8:01 PM Sunset
8:01 PM Best color
8:29 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 3 well-rated past sunsets here.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 9:39 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
9:39 PM to 11:19 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 16° above it
Highest at
9:39 PM
Sky fully dark
9:39 PM to 5:23 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

Last quarter

46% lit

11:15 PM – 3:40 PM

ENE NW
11:15 PM Moonrise
11:42 PM 4°
7:25 AM Highest, 75°
3:13 PM 4°
3:40 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 70°F Light drizzle
100% 0.4 mm 100% 1 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 74°F Overcast
99% dry 88% 4 mph
Evening 7 PM 76°F Overcast
99% dry 84% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:32 AM–7:00 AM
  • Morning best color 6:42 AM
  • Sunrise 7:00 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:00 AM–7:38 AM
  • Moonset 3:40 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:24 PM–8:01 PM
  • Sunset 8:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:01 PM–8:29 PM
  • Evening best color 8:01 PM
  • Fully dark 9:39 PM–5:23 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:39 PM–12:19 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

Orionids Active, around 10 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 8:15 PM International Space Station Bright pass, WNW to NE, 33 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:42 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 8:12 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:59 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:59 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 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