Detroit, MI, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Detroit, MI, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 22, 2018 at 9:35:34 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:19 am↑ 89° East
Sunset Today: 7:29 pm↑ 271° West
Moonrise Today: 6:42 pm↑ 106° East
Moonset Today: 4:38 am↑ 251° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 9 minutes (-2m 49s)
Today's Sun Position in Detroit
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 in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
9:35 pm
Altitude
-23.5°Heading
293° NWPosition
NightDay length
12h 9m 48s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 49s
Winter: +3h 5m
Summer: -3h 7m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Detroit Today
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
| Night | 12:00 am – 5:45 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:45 am – 6:18 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:18 am – 6:51 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:51 am – 7:19 am | |
| Daylight | 7:19 am – 7:29 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:29 pm – 7:57 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:57 pm – 8:30 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:30 pm – 9:03 pm | |
| Night | 9:03 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Detroit - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 22 | 7:19 am | 7:29 pm | 12:09:48 | −2:49 | 1:24 pm (47.8°) | 93.293 |
| Sep 23 | 7:20 am | 7:27 pm | 12:06:58 | −2:49 | 1:24 pm (47.4°) | 93.267 |
| Sep 24 | 7:21 am | 7:25 pm | 12:04:08 | −2:49 | 1:24 pm (47.0°) | 93.241 |
| Sep 25 | 7:22 am | 7:24 pm | 12:01:18 | −2:49 | 1:23 pm (46.7°) | 93.215 |
| Sep 26 | 7:23 am | 7:22 pm | 11:58:28 | −2:49 | 1:23 pm (46.3°) | 93.189 |
| Sep 27 | 7:24 am | 7:20 pm | 11:55:38 | −2:49 | 1:23 pm (45.9°) | 93.163 |
| Sep 28 | 7:26 am | 7:18 pm | 11:52:48 | −2:49 | 1:22 pm (45.5°) | 93.137 |
| * 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. | ||||||
September Equinox (Autumnal Equinox) is on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 9:54 pm in Detroit.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 12:15 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 6:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 9:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 5:23 pm |
| * All times are local Detroit time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Detroit
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
9:35 pm
Altitude
25.7°Heading
139° SEPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
95.9%
Moon in Detroit - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 22 | - | 4:38 am | 6:42 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| Sep 23 | - | 5:38 am | 7:11 pm | 12:06 am | (35.7°) | 248,732 | 96.3% | |||
 Sep 24 | - | 6:38 am | 7:39 pm | 12:51 am | (39.9°) | 246,911 | 99.1% | |||
| Sep 25 | - | 7:40 am | 8:06 pm | 1:35 am | (44.4°) | 244,880 | 99.8% | |||
| Sep 26 | - | 8:43 am | 8:34 pm | 2:20 am | (49.1°) | 242,747 | 98.5% | |||
| Sep 27 | - | 9:47 am | 9:04 pm | 3:06 am | (53.8°) | 240,594 | 94.9% | |||
| Sep 28 | - | 10:53 am | 9:38 pm | 3:54 am | (58.3°) | 238,469 | 89.1% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Detroit This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Sep 22, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 7:30 am | Sun 7:37 pm | Sun 1:34 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 10:51 am | Sun 8:22 pm | Sun 3:37 pm | Average visiblity |
| Mars | Sat 5:21 pm | Sun 2:19 am | Sat 9:50 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Sat 11:41 am | Sat 9:36 pm | Sat 4:39 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sat 3:03 pm | Sun 12:10 am | Sat 7:37 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sun 8:33 pm | Mon 10:03 am | Mon 3:18 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sat 6:52 pm | Sun 6:05 am | Sun 12:29 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Detroit. | ||||
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