Detroit, Michigan, USA

Monday, December 16, 2024

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:55 AM

7:55 AM

7:23 AM Blue hour
7:55 AM Sunrise
8:40 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:00 PM

5:00 PM

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

4:15 PM Golden hour
5:00 PM Sunset
5:32 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV07

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 7:52 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Heading your way
When
7:52 PM
Highest around 8:01 PM
Distance
961 mi
Climbs to
5°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
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.

Moon

Waning gibbous

98% lit

6:09 PM – 10:20 AM

NE WNW
6:09 PM Moonrise
6:36 PM 4°
2:18 AM Highest, 74°
9:55 AM 4°
10:20 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:23 AM–7:55 AM
  • Morning best color 7:35 AM
  • Sunrise 7:55 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:55 AM–8:40 AM
  • Moonset 9:34 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:15 PM–5:00 PM
  • Sunset 5:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:00 PM–5:32 PM
  • Evening best color 5:01 PM
  • Moonrise 6:10 PM
  • Fully dark 6:42 PM–6:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NNE to E, 30 deg up
Fri 30 Oct 2026 6:07 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, W to SE, 69 deg up
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:55 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:58 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:58 PM Halloween Halloween night in Detroit - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Detroit - sunset at 5:25 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:25 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