Detroit, Michigan, USA

Wednesday, October 10, 2029

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:39 AM

7:39 AM

7:11 AM Blue hour
7:39 AM Sunrise
8:17 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:58 PM

6:58 PM

Behind the hills at 6:55 PM, 3 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

6:20 PM Golden hour
6:58 PM Sunset
7:26 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:13 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:28 PM Dark enough
5:13 AM Best
6:11 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
60°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

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

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

12% lit

11:21 AM – 8:45 PM

SE SW
11:21 AM Moonrise
11:47 AM 4°
4:03 PM Highest, 25°
8:18 PM 4°
8:45 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:11 AM–7:39 AM
  • Sunrise 7:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:39 AM–8:17 AM
  • Morning best color 7:59 AM
  • Moonrise 11:21 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:20 PM–6:58 PM
  • Evening best color 6:57 PM
  • Sunset 6:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:58 PM–7:26 PM
  • Fully dark 8:31 PM–6:07 AM
  • Moonset 8:45 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:51 PM–6:07 AM

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