Detroit, Michigan, USA

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Polaris Dawn

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 5:23 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 5:31 AM–5:32 AM, SE about 4° up

Look
S
Heading your way
When
5:23 AM
Highest around 5:32 AM
Distance
958 mi
Climbs to
4°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

7:07 AM

7:07 AM

6:39 AM Blue hour
7:07 AM Sunrise
7:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:50 PM

7:50 PM

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

7:13 PM Golden hour
7:50 PM Sunset
8:18 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

44% lit

2:46 PM – 11:17 PM

SE SW
2:46 PM Moonrise
3:15 PM 4°
7:02 PM Highest, 20°
10:48 PM 4°
11:17 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 6:39 AM–7:07 AM
  • Sunrise 7:07 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:07 AM–7:44 AM
  • Morning best color 7:27 AM
  • Moonrise 2:47 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:13 PM–7:50 PM
  • Evening best color 7:49 PM
  • Sunset 7:50 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:50 PM–8:18 PM
  • Fully dark 9:26 PM–5:32 AM
  • Moonset 11:17 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:26 PM–5:32 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:24 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, W to SSW, 28 deg up
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Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:54 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:54 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:51 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.2% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:43 AM Partial solar eclipse 53.6% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:35 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM 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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