Detroit, Michigan, USA

Friday, May 4, 2029

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 4:50 AM

Very LowExcellent
10:05 PM Dark enough
2:30 AM Moonrise
4:51 AM Best 4:50 AM, then too light
Estimate
~11/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
18°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
22% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet on its earlier passes. Earth meets Halley's stream twice a year: in May as the Eta Aquariids and in October as the Orionids.

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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:22 AM

6:22 AM

5:51 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Sunrise
7:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:35 PM

8:35 PM

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

7:55 PM Golden hour
8:35 PM Sunset
9:06 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

58% lit

2:00 AM – 12:08 PM

ESE WSW
2:00 AM Moonrise
2:24 AM 4°
7:04 AM Highest, 31°
11:44 AM 4°
12:08 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:01 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:51 AM–6:22 AM
  • Sunrise 6:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:22 AM–7:02 AM
  • Morning best color 6:42 AM
  • Moonset 12:08 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:55 PM–8:35 PM
  • Evening best color 8:34 PM
  • Sunset 8:35 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:35 PM–9:06 PM
  • Fully dark 10:26 PM–4:29 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:26 PM–2:36 AM

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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
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