Detroit, Michigan, USA

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

Pick a date
All history
Detroit, Michigan, USA Wednesday 16 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 77 an hour

Best around 2:18 AM

Radiant climbs to
80°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 km/s

Rates are what one person might count under a dark sky, already brought down for how high the radiant gets here and for the Moon - not the headline figure, which assumes the radiant overhead and no light at all. Cloud is the other half, and it is on the sunset tile.

The richest shower of the year, and the radiant is up most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

7:55 AM

7:55 AM

7:23 AM Blue hour
7:55 AM Sunrise
8:40 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:00 PM

5:00 PM

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

4:15 PM Golden hour
5:00 PM Sunset
5:32 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

45% lit

12:14 PM – 12:27 AM

E W
12:14 PM Moonrise
12:36 PM 4°
6:19 PM Highest, 47°
12:06 AM 4°
12:27 AM 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

Sunrise

7:23 AM Blue hour
7:55 AM Sunrise
8:40 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, first quarter

12:14 PM Moonrise
12:36 PM 4°
6:19 PM Highest, 47°
12:06 AM 4°
12:27 AM Moonset

Sunset

4:15 PM Golden hour
5:00 PM Sunset
5:32 PM Blue hour ends
← Previous day Tuesday Tue, Dec 15
Next day → Thursday Thu, Dec 17

Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 05m of light · sunset 5:02 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 3:50 PM Ursids Around 6 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 6:17 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:28 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:28 PM Quadrantids Around 20 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 6:26 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 6:20 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 3:23 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:34 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:34 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it