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Sterling Heights, MI, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 17.9%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Mar 14, 2026 at 7:52:21 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:45 am 93° East
Sunset Today: 7:37 pm 268° West
Moonrise Today: 5:41 am 124° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:50 pm 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 52 minutes (+2m 54s)
Location of Sterling HeightsLocation

Today's Sun Position in Sterling Heights

Time:7:52 pm
Altitude:-3.3°
Direction:270° W
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today:11h 51m 48s (Mar 14, 2026)

2 minutes, 54 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 13, 2026)

2 hours, 48 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

3 hours, 26 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sterling Heights Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:11 am
Astro. Twilight6:11 am – 6:44 am
Nautical Twilight6:44 am – 7:17 am
Civil Twilight7:17 am – 7:45 am
Daylight7:45 am – 7:37 pm
Civil Twilight7:37 pm – 8:05 pm
Nautical Twilight8:05 pm – 8:38 pm
Astro. Twilight8:38 pm – 9:11 pm
Night9:11 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sterling Heights - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 147:45 am7:37 pm11:51:48+2:541:41 pm (45.1°)92.425
Mar 157:43 am7:38 pm11:54:42+2:541:40 pm (45.5°)92.451
Mar 167:42 am7:39 pm11:57:37+2:541:40 pm (45.9°)92.477
Mar 177:40 am7:40 pm12:00:31+2:541:40 pm (46.3°)92.502
Mar 187:38 am7:42 pm12:03:25+2:541:40 pm (46.7°)92.528
Mar 197:36 am7:43 pm12:06:19+2:541:39 pm (47.1°)92.554
Mar 207:35 am7:44 pm12:09:14+2:541:39 pm (47.5°)92.579
* All times are local time for Sterling Heights. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Sterling Heights is at 10:46 am on Friday, March 20, 2026.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Sterling Heights

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Sterling Heights - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 145:41 am2:50 pm-10:12 am(23.1°)245,11821.1%
Mar 156:12 am4:00 pm-11:01 am(27.3°)242,05013.2%
Mar 166:38 am5:10 pm-11:49 am(32.6°)238,7876.8%
Mar 177:00 am6:22 pm-12:35 pm(38.8°)235,6132.3%
Mar 187:22 am7:34 pm-1:22 pm(45.5°)232,7770.2%
Mar 197:43 am8:49 pm-2:09 pm(52.5°)230,5010.7%
Mar 208:06 am10:05 pm-2:58 pm(59.3°)228,9174.0%
* All times are local time for Sterling Heights. 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 Sterling Heights This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 14, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 6:59 amSun 6:19 pmSun 12:39 pmVery difficult to see
VenusSat 8:28 amSat 8:57 pmSat 2:42 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSun 7:17 amSun 6:18 pmSun 12:47 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterSat 1:33 pmSun 4:41 amSat 9:07 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 8:18 amSat 8:18 pmSat 2:18 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSat 10:27 amSun 1:04 amSat 5:45 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 8:10 amSat 8:10 pmSat 2:10 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sterling Heights.

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