Detroit, Michigan, USA

Sunday, August 2, 2026

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Detroit, Michigan, USA Sunday 2 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 12 an hour

Best around 5:38 AM

Radiant climbs to
63°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
62% 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

6:26 AM

6:26 AM

5:54 AM Blue hour
6:26 AM Sunrise
7:06 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:50 PM

8:50 PM

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

8:10 PM Golden hour
8:50 PM Sunset
9:22 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

84% lit

10:39 PM – 11:42 AM

E W
10:39 PM Moonrise
11:00 PM 4°
5:08 AM Highest, 53°
11:20 AM 4°
11:42 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 5:54 AM–6:26 AM
  • Morning best color 6:07 AM
  • Sunrise 6:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:26 AM–7:06 AM
  • Moonset 10:34 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:10 PM–8:50 PM
  • Sunset 8:50 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:50 PM–9:22 PM
  • Evening best color 8:51 PM
  • Moonrise 10:39 PM
  • Fully dark 10:45 PM–4:33 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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