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Detroit, MI, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

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Moon: 99.8%

Near Full Moon (Waning Gibbous)

Current Time: Mar 20, 2019 at 10:16:01 pm


Sunrise Today: 7:35 am↑ 89° East
Sunset Today: 7:44 pm↑ 271° West


Moonrise Today: 7:25 pm↑ 84° East
Moonset Today: 7:42 am↑ 280° West


Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (+2m 52s)

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Today's Sun Position in Detroit

Time:10:16 pm
Altitude:-27.7°
Direction:299° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 8m 19s (Mar 20, 2019)

2 minutes, 52 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 19, 2019)

3 hours, 3 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2018)

3 hours, 8 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2018)

The Sun's altitude in Detroit today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Detroit Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Detroit today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 6:01 am
Astro. Twilight6:01 am – 6:35 am
Nautical Twilight6:35 am – 7:07 am
Civil Twilight7:07 am – 7:35 am
Daylight7:35 am – 7:44 pm
Civil Twilight7:44 pm – 8:12 pm
Nautical Twilight8:12 pm – 8:45 pm
Astro. Twilight8:45 pm – 9:18 pm
Night9:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Detroit - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Mar 207:35 am7:44 pm12:08:19+2:521:39 pm (47.6°)92.568
Mar 217:34 am7:45 pm12:11:12+2:521:39 pm (48.0°)92.594
Mar 227:32 am7:46 pm12:14:05+2:521:39 pm (48.4°)92.620
Mar 237:30 am7:47 pm12:16:57+2:521:38 pm (48.8°)92.646
Mar 247:28 am7:48 pm12:19:49+2:521:38 pm (49.2°)92.673
Mar 257:27 am7:49 pm12:22:42+2:521:38 pm (49.6°)92.700
Mar 267:25 am7:51 pm12:25:34+2:521:37 pm (50.0°)92.727
* All times are local time for Detroit. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

March Equinox (Vernal Equinox) is on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 5:58 pm in Detroit.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2019

March EquinoxMar 205:59 pm
June SolsticeJun 2111:54 am
September EquinoxSep 233:50 am
December SolsticeDec 2111:19 pm
* All times are local Detroit time.

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Today's Moon in Detroit

Percent Illuminated:99.8%
Time:10:16 pm
Altitude:28.6°
Direction:114° SE
Position:Near Full Moon (Waning Gibbous)

The Moon's path in Detroit today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2019 Moon Phases

Moon in Detroit - Next 7 days

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2019Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 20-7:42 am7:25 pm1:01 am(55.9°)223,38998.8%
Mar 21-8:15 am8:40 pm1:56 am(50.2°)224,43099.8%
Mar 22-8:46 am9:54 pm2:49 am(44.5°)226,59297.7%
Mar 23-9:18 am11:05 pm3:41 am(39.0°)229,67092.8%
Mar 24-9:51 am-4:32 am(34.2°)233,36085.7%
Mar 2512:14 am10:28 am-5:24 am(30.3°)237,31677.0%
Mar 261:19 am11:08 am-6:15 am(27.4°)241,20167.3%
* All times are local time for Detroit. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Detroit This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Mar 20, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 6:57 amThu 6:42 pmThu 12:50 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 6:11 amThu 4:32 pmThu 11:21 amGood visibility
MarsWed 9:44 amThu 12:19 amWed 5:01 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 2:36 amThu 11:43 amThu 7:10 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 4:22 amThu 1:38 pmThu 9:00 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 8:51 amWed 10:18 pmWed 3:35 pmVery difficult to see
NeptuneThu 7:09 amThu 6:28 pmThu 12:49 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Detroit.

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