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

Moon: 11.8%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Jan 15, 2026 at 1:15:18 am
Sunrise Today: 7:58 am 118° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:25 pm 242° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 5:52 am 129° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:16 pm 230° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 26 minutes (+1m 37s)
Location of DetroitLocation

Today's Sun Position in Detroit

Time:1:15 am
Altitude:-67.6°
Direction:21° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today:9h 26m 28s (Jan 15, 2026)

1 minute, 37 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 14, 2026)

21 minutes, 42 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

5 hours, 50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Detroit Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:19 am
Astro. Twilight6:19 am – 6:52 am
Nautical Twilight6:52 am – 7:27 am
Civil Twilight7:27 am – 7:58 am
Daylight7:58 am – 5:25 pm
Civil Twilight5:25 pm – 5:56 pm
Nautical Twilight5:56 pm – 6:30 pm
Astro. Twilight6:30 pm – 7:04 pm
Night7:04 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Detroit - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 157:58 am5:25 pm9:26:28+1:3712:41 pm (26.7°)91.443
Jan 167:58 am5:26 pm9:28:08+1:4012:42 pm (26.9°)91.449
Jan 177:57 am5:27 pm9:29:51+1:4312:42 pm (27.1°)91.455
Jan 187:57 am5:28 pm9:31:37+1:4612:42 pm (27.3°)91.462
Jan 197:56 am5:29 pm9:33:27+1:4912:42 pm (27.5°)91.469
Jan 207:55 am5:31 pm9:35:19+1:5212:43 pm (27.7°)91.477
Jan 217:55 am5:32 pm9:37:14+1:5412:43 pm (27.9°)91.485
* All times are local time for Detroit. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Detroit

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Detroit - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 155:52 am2:16 pm-10:04 am(18.8°)250,9399.7%
Jan 166:46 am3:09 pm-10:57 am(18.7°)249,5944.7%
Jan 177:32 am4:10 pm-11:49 am(20.1°)247,8611.4%
Jan 188:11 am5:17 pm-12:41 pm(22.8°)245,8830.1%
Jan 198:43 am6:26 pm-1:30 pm(26.9°)243,7751.0%
Jan 209:09 am7:35 pm-2:17 pm(32.0°)241,6284.0%
Jan 219:32 am8:44 pm-3:03 pm(37.9°)239,4929.3%
* All times are local time for Detroit. 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, Thu, Jan 15, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:56 amThu 4:58 pmThu 12:27 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 8:12 amThu 5:31 pmThu 12:51 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 8:00 amThu 5:11 pmThu 12:35 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
JupiterThu 4:43 pmFri 7:43 amFri 12:13 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 10:53 amThu 10:34 pmThu 4:44 pmAverage visibility
UranusThu 1:14 pmFri 3:48 amThu 8:31 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 10:54 amThu 10:49 pmThu 4:51 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Detroit.

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