Detroit, Michigan, USA

Thursday, April 23, 2026

TODAY
Detroit, Michigan, USA

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 4:52 AM

Radiant climbs to
79°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
49 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

6:38 AM

6:38 AM

6:08 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Sunrise
7:16 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:22 PM

8:22 PM

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

7:44 PM Golden hour
8:22 PM Sunset
8:52 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

45% lit

11:53 AM – 3:23 AM

ENE WNW
11:53 AM Moonrise
12:19 PM 4°
7:44 PM Highest, 70°
2:59 AM 4°
3:23 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:47 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:08 AM–6:38 AM
  • Morning best color 6:19 AM
  • Sunrise 6:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:38 AM–7:16 AM
  • Moonrise 11:54 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:44 PM–8:22 PM
  • Sunset 8:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:22 PM–8:52 PM
  • Evening best color 8:23 PM
  • Fully dark 10:07 PM–4:51 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:27 AM–4:51 AM
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