Detroit, Michigan, USA

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

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Detroit, Michigan, USA Wednesday 29 July 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 13 an hour

Best around 5:28 AM

Radiant climbs to
60°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
33% lost
Speed
59 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.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

6:22 AM

6:22 AM

5:50 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Sunrise
7:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:55 PM

8:55 PM

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

8:15 PM Golden hour
8:55 PM Sunset
9:27 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Buck Moon

Rises 9:13 PM in the ESE

9:13 PM – 7:14 AM

ESE WSW
9:13 PM Moonrise
9:37 PM 4°
2:13 AM Highest, 30°
6:50 AM 4°
7:14 AM Moonset

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

Rises
9:13 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
10:37 AM
Distance
248,095 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:50 AM–6:22 AM
  • Morning best color 6:03 AM
  • Moonset 6:08 AM
  • Sunrise 6:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:22 AM–7:02 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:15 PM–8:55 PM
  • Sunset 8:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:55 PM–9:27 PM
  • Evening best color 8:55 PM
  • Moonrise 9:13 PM
  • Fully dark 10:52 PM–4:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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