Detroit, Michigan, USA

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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Detroit, Michigan, USA Wednesday 5 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 28 an hour

Best around 5:35 AM

Radiant climbs to
64°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
37% 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

6:29 AM

6:29 AM

5:57 AM Blue hour
6:29 AM Sunrise
7:08 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:47 PM

8:47 PM

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

8:07 PM Golden hour
8:47 PM Sunset
9:18 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

55% lit

11:24 PM – 2:06 PM

ENE WNW
11:24 PM Moonrise
11:47 PM 4°
6:41 AM Highest, 65°
1:42 PM 4°
2:06 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:57 AM–6:29 AM
  • Morning best color 6:10 AM
  • Sunrise 6:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:29 AM–7:08 AM
  • Moonset 2:07 PM
  • Evening golden hour 8:07 PM–8:47 PM
  • Sunset 8:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:47 PM–9:18 PM
  • Evening best color 8:47 PM
  • Fully dark 10:39 PM–4:37 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:39 PM–11:59 PM
  • Moonrise 11:54 PM
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