Detroit, Michigan, USA

Saturday, January 2, 2027

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Detroit, Michigan, USA Saturday 2 January 2027

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 23 an hour

Best around 6:59 AM

Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
6% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

8:01 AM

8:01 AM

7:29 AM Blue hour
8:01 AM Sunrise
8:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:11 PM

5:11 PM

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

4:26 PM Golden hour
5:11 PM Sunset
5:42 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

22% lit

3:33 AM – 1:07 PM

ESE SW
3:33 AM Moonrise
3:59 AM 4°
8:20 AM Highest, 27°
12:42 PM 4°
1:07 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:33 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:29 AM–8:01 AM
  • Morning best color 7:42 AM
  • Sunrise 8:01 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:01 AM–8:46 AM
  • Moonset 1:07 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:26 PM–5:11 PM
  • Sunset 5:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:11 PM–5:42 PM
  • Evening best color 5:11 PM
  • Fully dark 6:52 PM–6:20 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:52 PM–4:42 AM
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