Detroit, Michigan, USA

Saturday, October 20, 2029

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:12 PM Dark enough
5:27 AM Best
6:22 AM Too light
Estimate
~10/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
63°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
38% lost
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.

That morning

Sunrise

7:51 AM

7:51 AM

7:22 AM Blue hour
7:51 AM Sunrise
8:30 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:42 PM

6:42 PM

Behind the hills at 6:39 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

6:03 PM Golden hour
6:42 PM Sunset
7:10 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit

5:35 PM – 7:13 AM

E WNW
5:35 PM Moonrise
5:56 PM 4°
12:22 AM Highest, 58°
6:51 AM 4°
7:13 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:13 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:22 AM–7:51 AM
  • Sunrise 7:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:51 AM–8:30 AM
  • Morning best color 8:11 AM
  • Moonrise 5:35 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:03 PM–6:42 PM
  • Evening best color 6:41 PM
  • Sunset 6:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:42 PM–7:10 PM
  • Fully dark 8:15 PM–6:18 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

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

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