Detroit, Michigan, USA

Wednesday, April 24, 2030

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:36 AM

6:36 AM

6:06 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Sunrise
7:15 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:23 PM

8:23 PM

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

7:45 PM Golden hour
8:23 PM Sunset
8:53 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Best around 4:08 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:53 PM Dark enough
3:00 AM Moonrise
4:08 AM Best
5:05 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
71°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
10% lost
Speed
49 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Thatcher (C/1861 G1)

Dust from Comet Thatcher, which comes round about every 415 years and was last near the Sun in 1861. Chinese astronomers recorded the Lyrids in 687 BC, the oldest shower on record.

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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 4:53 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:53 PM Dark enough
3:00 AM Moonrise
5:05 AM Best 4:53 AM, then too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
15°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
16% 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.

Moon

Last quarter

51% lit

2:26 AM – 12:40 PM

ESE WSW
2:26 AM Moonrise
2:49 AM 4°
7:33 AM Highest, 31°
12:16 PM 4°
12:40 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:26 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:06 AM–6:36 AM
  • Sunrise 6:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:36 AM–7:15 AM
  • Morning best color 6:56 AM
  • Moonset 12:41 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:45 PM–8:23 PM
  • Evening best color 8:23 PM
  • Sunset 8:23 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:23 PM–8:53 PM
  • Fully dark 10:09 PM–4:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:09 PM–3:09 AM

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