Detroit, Michigan, USA

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Detroit, Michigan, USA
High 70°F, low 48°F.

Meteor shower

Draconids

A few an hour

Best around 8:32 PM

The night8:32 PM – 6:08 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
61°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
20 km/s

The rate at the top 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.

Best in the early evening, unlike most showers, which are best before dawn. Usually quiet, but it has produced storms of thousands an hour, in 1933 and 1946. Comes from comet Giacobini-Zinner.

That night

Aurora chance

Very Low

7:49 PM – 6:50 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:49 PM Dark enough
6:50 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:37 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
2%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
75%
Wind
6 mph
7:08 AM Blue hour
7:18 AM Best color
7:37 AM Sunrise
8:14 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.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, SE to E

Rose 5:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SE
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:54 AM
until 5:57 AM
Visible for
2m 50s
Highest
67° SE
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Good

7:01 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
36%
Wind
5 mph
6:23 PM Golden hour
7:01 PM Sunset
7:02 PM Best color
7:29 PM Blue hour ends

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

Moon

Waning crescent

4% lit

5:22 AM – 5:57 PM

E W
5:22 AM Moonrise
5:44 AM 4°
11:42 AM Highest, 50°
5:36 PM 4°
5:57 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 54°F Clear sky
2% dry 75% 6 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 70°F Mainly clear
29% dry 34% 15 mph
Evening 7 PM 63°F Clear sky
0% dry 36% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 53°F Clear sky
0% dry 54% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:22 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:08 AM–7:37 AM
  • Morning best color 7:18 AM
  • Sunrise 7:37 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:37 AM–8:14 AM
  • Moonset 5:58 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:23 PM–7:01 PM
  • Sunset 7:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:01 PM–7:29 PM
  • Evening best color 7:02 PM
  • Fully dark 8:35 PM–6:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:35 PM–6:05 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Sun 18 Oct 2026 5:54 AM Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 8:17 PM 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 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
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