Detroit, Michigan, USA

Friday, October 9, 2026

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Detroit, Michigan, USA Friday 9 October 2026

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, W to ESE

Rises 6:30 AM

Very LowExcellent

Look

Rising, then up to SSW

When

6:30 AM

until 6:34 AM

Visible for

4m 20s

Highest

60° SSW

Ends

Sets ESE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

New moon

Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 6:00 AM

New at 11:50 AM Sat 10 Oct

Very LowExcellent

Moonless and fully dark

8:40 PM to 6:00 AM

Sky fully dark

9h 20m

The darkest nights of the month for faint things - the Milky Way, meteors, the zodiacal light. The Moon itself cannot be seen: it sits between us and the Sun, lit on its far side.

That morning

Sunrise

7:38 AM

7:10 AM Blue hour

7:38 AM Sunrise

8:16 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:00 PM

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

6:22 PM Golden hour

7:00 PM Sunset

7:28 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

1% lit

6:31 AM – 6:18 PM

E WSW

6:31 AM Moonrise

6:53 AM 4°

12:27 PM Highest, 43°

5:57 PM 4°

6:18 PM Moonset

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

This day at a glance

Moon, new moon

6:31 AM Moonrise

6:53 AM 4°

12:27 PM Highest, 43°

5:57 PM 4°

6:18 PM Moonset

Sunrise

7:10 AM Blue hour

7:38 AM Sunrise

8:16 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:22 PM Golden hour

7:00 PM Sunset

7:28 PM Blue hour ends

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Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour

Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:54 AM Beaver Moon Rises 4:45 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:45 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 6:00 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 7:50 PM

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