Detroit, Michigan, USA

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Detroit, Michigan, USA
High 62°F, low 37°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
69%
Wind
11 mph
7:20 AM Blue hour
7:48 AM Sunrise
7:52 AM Best color
8:26 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 10 an hour

Best around 6:00 AM

From 8:15 PM to 6:19 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, ESE to ENE

Rises 5:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ESE
Rising, then up to ESE
When
5:54 AM
until 5:57 AM
Visible for
3m 0s
Highest
62° ESE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Excellent

6:45 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
30%
Wind
6 mph
6:06 PM Golden hour
6:38 PM Best color
6:45 PM Sunset
7:13 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

50% lit

3:14 PM – 12:30 AM

SE SW
3:14 PM Moonrise
3:40 PM 4°
7:52 PM Highest, 25°
12:04 AM 4°
12:30 AM 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 41°F Clear sky
0% 0% 69% 11 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 59°F Clear sky
1% 0% 27% 11 mph
Evening 7 PM 59°F Clear sky
0% 0% 30% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 54°F Clear sky
0% 0% 39% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:20 AM–7:48 AM
  • Morning best color 7:29 AM
  • Sunrise 7:48 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:48 AM–8:26 AM
  • Moonrise 3:14 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:06 PM–6:45 PM
  • Sunset 6:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:45 PM–7:13 PM
  • Evening best color 6:45 PM
  • Fully dark 8:19 PM–6:16 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:39 AM–6:16 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