Sun Calculator Moon Calculator Moon Phases Seasons Eclipses Night Sky Day and Night Map Moon Light Map Meteor Showers Astronomy Articles
Home   Sun & Moon   USA   Detroit
Flag for USA

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

◢
Moon: 44.0%

Waxing Crescent

Current Time: Dec 14, 2018 at 3:25:29 pm


Sunrise Today: 7:53 am↑ 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:00 pm↑ 239° Southwest


Moonrise Today: 12:43 pm↑ 103° East
Moonset Today: 11:57 pm↑ 259° West


Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 6 minutes (-33s)

Location of DetroitLocation
Advertising

Today's Sun Position in Detroit

Time:3:25 pm
Altitude:12.6°
Direction:221° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 6m 39s (Dec 14, 2018)

33 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 13, 2018)

1 minute, 51 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2017)

6 hours, 10 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

12 am
2 am
4 am
6 am
8 am
10 am
12 pm
2 pm
4 pm
6 pm
8 pm
10 pm

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 – 6:12 am
Astro. Twilight6:12 am – 6:46 am
Nautical Twilight6:46 am – 7:21 am
Civil Twilight7:21 am – 7:53 am
Daylight7:53 am – 5:00 pm
Civil Twilight5:00 pm – 5:32 pm
Nautical Twilight5:32 pm – 6:07 pm
Astro. Twilight6:07 pm – 6:41 pm
Night6:41 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Detroit - Next 7 Days

Scroll right to see more
2018Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Dec 147:53 am5:00 pm9:06:39−0:3312:26 pm (24.5°)91.497
Dec 157:54 am5:00 pm9:06:10−0:2812:27 pm (24.4°)91.488
Dec 167:54 am5:00 pm9:05:45−0:2412:27 pm (24.4°)91.478
Dec 177:55 am5:01 pm9:05:25−0:2012:28 pm (24.3°)91.470
Dec 187:56 am5:01 pm9:05:09−0:1612:28 pm (24.3°)91.461
Dec 197:56 am5:01 pm9:04:57−0:1112:29 pm (24.3°)91.453
Dec 207:57 am5:02 pm9:04:50−0:0712:29 pm (24.3°)91.446
* All times are local time for Detroit. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

December Solstice (Winter Solstice) is on Friday, December 21, 2018 at 5:22 pm in Detroit. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 12 minutes shorter than on June Solstice. In most locations north of Equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

See full month's Sun

Equinoxes & Solstices 2018

March EquinoxMar 2012:15 pm
June SolsticeJun 216:07 am
September EquinoxSep 229:54 pm
December SolsticeDec 215:23 pm
* All times are local Detroit time.

Seasons Calculator for Detroit

Sun Articles

Today's Moon in Detroit

Percent Illuminated:44.0%
Time:3:25 pm
Altitude:25.2°
Direction:133° SE
Position:Waxing Crescent

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 2018 Moon Phases

Moon in Detroit - Next 7 days

Scroll right to see more
2018Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 1412:43 pm11:57 pm-6:16 pm(38.2°)249,50045.1%
Dec 151:10 pm--6:59 pm(42.6°)247,18755.1%
Dec 16-12:57 am1:36 pm7:43 pm(47.3°)244,17365.0%
Dec 17-1:59 am2:03 pm8:28 pm(52.1°)240,63174.6%
Dec 18-3:02 am2:31 pm9:15 pm(56.9°)236,80983.5%
Dec 19-4:09 am3:04 pm10:06 pm(61.3°)233,01290.9%
Dec 20-5:18 am3:41 pm11:00 pm(65.0°)229,57896.5%
* 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.

See full month's Moon

Moon Articles

Planets Visible in the Sky in Detroit This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 14, 2018
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 6:04 amFri 3:52 pmFri 10:58 amAverage visibility
VenusSat 4:05 amSat 2:44 pmSat 9:24 amGreat visibility
MarsFri 12:33 pmSat 12:01 amFri 6:17 pmAverage visibility
JupiterFri 6:43 amFri 4:05 pmFri 11:24 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 9:05 amFri 6:13 pmFri 1:39 pmDifficult to see
UranusFri 2:04 pmSat 3:26 amFri 8:45 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 12:24 pmFri 11:35 pmFri 5:59 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Detroit.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Detroit

Need some help?

Night Sky Articles