Detroit, Michigan, USA

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:23 AM

7:23 AM

6:54 AM Blue hour
7:23 AM Sunrise
8:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:08 PM

6:08 PM

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

5:29 PM Golden hour
6:08 PM Sunset
6:37 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-12

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 6:21 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 6:28 PM–6:30 PM, SE about 4° up

Look
S
Heading your way
When
6:21 PM
Highest around 6:30 PM
Distance
961 mi
Climbs to
4°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

Moon

Waning gibbous

69% lit

12:34 AM – 10:10 AM

ESE SW
12:34 AM Moonrise
12:59 AM 4°
5:22 AM Highest, 27°
9:44 AM 4°
10:10 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 6:54 AM–7:23 AM
  • Morning best color 7:03 AM
  • Sunrise 7:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:23 AM–8:02 AM
  • Moonset 9:46 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:29 PM–6:08 PM
  • Sunset 6:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:08 PM–6:37 PM
  • Evening best color 6:09 PM
  • Fully dark 7:42 PM–5:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:42 PM–12:42 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, WSW to ESE, 59 deg up
Tue 27 Oct 2026 7:41 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 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 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