Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Detroit, Michigan, USA Friday 8 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 4:39 AM

Radiant climbs to
18°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
20% lost
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:18 AM

6:18 AM

5:46 AM Blue hour
6:18 AM Sunrise
6:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:39 PM

8:39 PM

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

7:59 PM Golden hour
8:39 PM Sunset
9:10 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

62% lit

2:38 AM – 12:34 PM

ESE WSW
2:38 AM Moonrise
3:02 AM 4°
7:36 AM Highest, 29°
12:10 PM 4°
12:34 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:10 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:46 AM–6:18 AM
  • Morning best color 5:59 AM
  • Sunrise 6:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:18 AM–6:57 AM
  • Moonset 11:28 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:59 PM–8:39 PM
  • Sunset 8:39 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:39 PM–9:10 PM
  • Evening best color 8:39 PM
  • Fully dark 10:33 PM–4:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:33 PM–2:43 AM
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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
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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
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