Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

70% of it above your horizon

Best around 5:42 PM

Moon in shadow
111%
Totality
53 min
Moon's height
7°
Above horizon
70%
2:44 PM Penumbral begins Moon down
3:56 PM Partial begins Moon down
5:15 PM Totality begins 3° up
5:42 PM Greatest eclipse 7° up
6:08 PM Totality ends 11° up
7:27 PM Partial ends 25° up
8:39 PM Penumbral ends 38° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

7:57 AM

7:57 AM

7:25 AM Blue hour
7:57 AM Sunrise
8:43 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:02 PM

5:02 PM

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

4:16 PM Golden hour
5:02 PM Sunset
5:34 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 4:57 PM in the ENE

4:57 PM – 8:26 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

ENE WNW
4:57 PM Moonrise
5:22 PM 4°
12:43 AM Highest, 70°
8:02 AM 4°
8:26 AM Moonset

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

Rises
4:57 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
5:46 PM
Distance
247,212 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:25 AM–7:57 AM
  • Moonset 7:41 AM
  • Sunrise 7:57 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:57 AM–8:43 AM
  • Morning best color 8:17 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:16 PM–5:02 PM
  • Moonrise 4:58 PM
  • Evening best color 5:01 PM
  • Sunset 5:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:02 PM–5:34 PM
  • Fully dark 6:43 PM–6:16 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

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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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