Detroit, Michigan, USA

Thursday, August 12, 2027

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

Meteor shower

Perseids

Best around 4:08 AM

Very LowExcellent
10:08 PM Dark enough
2:47 AM Moonset
4:08 AM Best
5:07 AM Too light
Estimate
~80/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
57°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
59 km/s

The estimate 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, as does rain on the radar now.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

6:36 AM

6:36 AM

6:05 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Sunrise
7:15 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:38 PM

8:38 PM

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

7:59 PM Golden hour
8:38 PM Sunset
9:08 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

82% lit

6:08 PM – 2:47 AM

SE SW
6:08 PM Moonrise
6:36 PM 4°
10:27 PM Highest, 21°
2:19 AM 4°
2:47 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:51 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:05 AM–6:36 AM
  • Morning best color 6:16 AM
  • Sunrise 6:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:36 AM–7:15 AM
  • Moonrise 6:08 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:59 PM–8:38 PM
  • Sunset 8:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:38 PM–9:08 PM
  • Evening best color 8:38 PM
  • Fully dark 10:26 PM–4:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:56 AM–4:48 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 8:14 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 8:14 PM Milky Way Visible 10:00 PM to 12:00 AM with no moon, 17° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 24 Aug to 4 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 10:00 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 1:39 PM Labor Day Labor Day in Detroit - sunset at 7:58 PM Mon 6 Sep 2027 7:58 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 7:21 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 7:21 PM Milky Way Visible 9:06 PM to 10:16 PM with no moon, 14° above the south-southwestern horizon - 7 nights 21 Sep to 27 Sep
Tue 21 Sep 2027 9:06 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 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