Detroit, Michigan, USA

Monday, August 31, 2026

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Detroit, Michigan, USA Monday 31 August 2026 High 84°F, low 69°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:27 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Best color
6:56 AM Sunrise
7:34 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 8 past sunrises here that were rated excellent.

Sunset

Fair

8:08 PM

Very LowExcellent
7:30 PM Golden hour
8:08 PM Sunset
8:08 PM Best color
8:37 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 3 well-rated past sunsets here.

That night

Aurora chance

Very Low

8:56 PM – 6:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:56 PM Dark enough
6:09 AM Too light

Moon

Waning gibbous

87% lit

9:29 PM – 11:57 AM

ENE WNW
9:29 PM Moonrise
9:51 PM 4°
4:39 AM Highest, 64°
11:33 AM 4°
11:57 AM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning
74°F
Overcast 86% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
79°F
Overcast 99% clouds · no rain
Evening
76°F
Light drizzle 99% clouds · 0.4 mm rain

Sunrise

6:27 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Best color
6:56 AM Sunrise
7:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:30 PM Golden hour
8:08 PM Sunset
8:08 PM Best color
8:37 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

8:56 PM Dark enough
6:09 AM Too light

Moon, waning gibbous

9:29 PM Moonrise
9:51 PM 4°
4:39 AM Highest, 64°
11:33 AM 4°
11:57 AM Moonset
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Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, SE to E, 32 deg up
Mon 5 Oct 2026 5:38 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WSW to E, 67 deg up
Tue 6 Oct 2026 6:14 AM Draconids A few an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 8:32 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 6:00 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 11:50 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:57 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:59 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:59 PM

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