Detroit, Michigan, USA

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:52 AM

7:52 AM

7:23 AM Blue hour
7:52 AM Sunrise
8:31 AM Golden hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 14 an hour

Best around 5:56 AM

From 8:11 PM to 6:23 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
63°
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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NW to NE

Rises 6:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:45 AM
until 6:48 AM
Visible for
3m 50s
Highest
21° NNW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

6:41 PM

6:41 PM

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

6:02 PM Golden hour
6:41 PM Sunset
7:09 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

78% lit

4:30 PM – 3:48 AM

ESE WSW
4:30 PM Moonrise
4:52 PM 4°
10:08 PM Highest, 40°
3:26 AM 4°
3:48 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:42 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:23 AM–7:52 AM
  • Morning best color 7:33 AM
  • Sunrise 7:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:52 AM–8:31 AM
  • Moonrise 4:30 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:02 PM–6:41 PM
  • Sunset 6:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:41 PM–7:09 PM
  • Evening best color 6:41 PM
  • Fully dark 8:14 PM–6:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:54 AM–6:19 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

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 Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:45 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:45 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

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