Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Detroit, Michigan, USA Friday 31 July 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 5:26 AM

Radiant climbs to
61°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
65% 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

6:24 AM

6:24 AM

5:52 AM Blue hour
6:24 AM Sunrise
7:04 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:53 PM

8:53 PM

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

8:13 PM Golden hour
8:53 PM Sunset
9:24 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

96% lit

9:59 PM – 9:27 AM

ESE W
9:59 PM Moonrise
10:20 PM 4°
3:41 AM Highest, 41°
9:05 AM 4°
9:27 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 5:52 AM–6:24 AM
  • Morning best color 6:05 AM
  • Sunrise 6:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:24 AM–7:04 AM
  • Moonset 8:21 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:13 PM–8:53 PM
  • Sunset 8:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:53 PM–9:24 PM
  • Evening best color 8:53 PM
  • Moonrise 9:59 PM
  • Fully dark 10:48 PM–4:29 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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