Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Detroit, Michigan, USA Saturday 1 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 5:24 AM

Radiant climbs to
61°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
69% 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

6:25 AM

6:25 AM

5:53 AM Blue hour
6:25 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:51 PM

8:51 PM

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

8:12 PM Golden hour
8:51 PM Sunset
9:23 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

91% lit

10:19 PM – 10:34 AM

E W
10:19 PM Moonrise
10:40 PM 4°
4:24 AM Highest, 47°
10:12 AM 4°
10:34 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 5:53 AM–6:25 AM
  • Morning best color 6:06 AM
  • Sunrise 6:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:25 AM–7:05 AM
  • Moonset 9:27 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:12 PM–8:51 PM
  • Sunset 8:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:51 PM–9:23 PM
  • Evening best color 8:52 PM
  • Moonrise 10:19 PM
  • Fully dark 10:46 PM–4:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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