Detroit, Michigan, USA

Monday, October 28, 2024

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

That morning

Sunrise

8:01 AM

8:01 AM

7:32 AM Blue hour
8:01 AM Sunrise
8:40 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:30 PM

6:30 PM

Behind the hills at 6:27 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

5:50 PM Golden hour
6:30 PM Sunset
6:59 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 2:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:00 PM Dark enough
2:30 AM Best
5:11 AM Moonrise
6:32 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
63°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:00 PM Dark enough
5:11 AM Moonrise
5:15 AM Best
6:32 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
63°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

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.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 2:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:00 PM Dark enough
2:45 AM Best
5:11 AM Moonrise
6:32 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Waning crescent

13% lit

4:10 AM – 4:57 PM

E W
4:10 AM Moonrise
4:32 AM 4°
10:36 AM Highest, 52°
4:35 PM 4°
4:57 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:10 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:32 AM–8:01 AM
  • Morning best color 7:41 AM
  • Sunrise 8:01 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:01 AM–8:40 AM
  • Moonset 4:57 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:50 PM–6:30 PM
  • Sunset 6:30 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:30 PM–6:59 PM
  • Evening best color 6:30 PM
  • Fully dark 8:04 PM–6:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:04 PM–5:14 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

Halloween Halloween night in Detroit - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:56 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:56 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Detroit - sunset at 5:25 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:25 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Detroit - sunset at 5:24 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:24 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:51 PM 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