Detroit, Michigan, USA

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:15 AM

7:15 AM

6:46 AM Blue hour
7:15 AM Sunrise
7:52 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L13

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 6:50 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Heading your way
When
6:50 PM
Highest around 6:59 PM
Distance
961 mi
Climbs to
5°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

7:37 PM

7:37 PM

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

7:00 PM Golden hour
7:37 PM Sunset
8:05 PM Blue hour ends

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

8% of the Moon in shadow

Best around 10:44 PM

Moon in shadow
8%
Moon's height
32°
8:42 PM Penumbral begins 12° up
10:14 PM Partial begins 27° up
10:44 PM Greatest eclipse 32° up
11:14 PM Partial ends 36° up
12:46 AM Penumbral ends 45° up

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

Full moon

Full Harvest Moon

Supermoon - rises 7:35 PM in the E

7:35 PM – 7:46 AM

The full moon nearest the September equinox. It rises soon after sunset several evenings running, giving farmers extra light to bring the harvest in.

E W
7:35 PM Moonrise
7:56 PM 4°
1:38 AM Highest, 46°
7:24 AM 4°
7:46 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:35 PM in the E
Exactly full
10:41 PM
Distance
221,747 mi - supermoon

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

  • Moonset 6:26 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:46 AM–7:15 AM
  • Sunrise 7:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:15 AM–7:52 AM
  • Morning best color 7:34 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:00 PM–7:37 PM
  • Moonrise 7:35 PM
  • Evening best color 7:37 PM
  • Sunset 7:37 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:37 PM–8:05 PM
  • Fully dark 9:12 PM–5:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Detroit - sunset at 5:24 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:24 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, W to SSW, 28 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:10 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it