Detroit, Michigan, USA

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Detroit, Michigan, USA
High 52°F, low 36°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
75%
Wind
9 mph
7:19 AM Blue hour
7:47 AM Sunrise
7:51 AM Best color
8:25 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 6:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
64°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, WSW to NE

Rises 6:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:39 AM
until 6:45 AM
Visible for
5m 10s
Highest
77° NNW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Excellent

6:46 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
54%
Wind
5 mph
6:08 PM Golden hour
6:40 PM Best color
6:46 PM Sunset
7:15 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

First quarter

40% lit

2:39 PM – 11:27 PM

SE SW
2:39 PM Moonrise
3:07 PM 4°
7:02 PM Highest, 22°
10:59 PM 4°
11:27 PM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 39°F Clear sky
0% 0% 75% 9 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 50°F Clear sky
1% 0% 41% 6 mph
Evening 7 PM 46°F Clear sky
0% 0% 54% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 41°F Clear sky
0% 0% 75% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:19 AM–7:47 AM
  • Morning best color 7:28 AM
  • Sunrise 7:47 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:47 AM–8:25 AM
  • Moonrise 2:40 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:08 PM–6:46 PM
  • Sunset 6:46 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:46 PM–7:15 PM
  • Evening best color 6:47 PM
  • Fully dark 8:20 PM–6:15 AM
  • Moonset 11:27 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:30 PM–6:15 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:57 AM 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 1:06 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:59 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:54 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it