Detroit, Michigan, USA

Thursday, April 22, 2027

TODAY
Detroit, Michigan, USA

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Around 8 an hour

Best around 5:06 AM

Radiant climbs to
80°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
35% lost
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

6:40 AM

6:40 AM

6:10 AM Blue hour
6:40 AM Sunrise
7:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:21 PM

8:21 PM

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

7:42 PM Golden hour
8:21 PM Sunset
8:50 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

10:51 PM – 7:45 AM

SE SW
10:51 PM Moonrise
11:18 PM 4°
3:18 AM Highest, 23°
7:18 AM 4°
7:45 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:10 AM–6:40 AM
  • Morning best color 6:21 AM
  • Sunrise 6:40 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:40 AM–7:18 AM
  • Moonset 7:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:42 PM–8:21 PM
  • Sunset 8:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:21 PM–8:50 PM
  • Evening best color 8:21 PM
  • Fully dark 10:05 PM–4:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:05 PM–10:55 PM
  • Moonrise 10:51 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for Detroit, Michigan, USA

Eta Aquariids Around 15 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:50 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:30 PM to 4:20 AM Wed 5 May 2027 7:06 AM Milky Way Visible 1:04 AM to 4:21 AM with no moon, 19° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 28 Apr to 13 May
Sun 9 May 2027 1:04 AM Flower Moon Rises 8:36 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 8:36 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 11:20 PM to 3:40 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 3:47 PM Milky Way Visible 11:24 PM to 3:45 AM with no moon, 19° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Fri 4 Jun 2027 11:24 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.2% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:43 AM Partial solar eclipse 53.6% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:35 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 70% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.3% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 5:10 PM Partial solar eclipse 7.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 2:32 PM Total lunar eclipse 73% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 6:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 10:46 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 10:51 PM

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