Sunrise and sunset times in Detroit, MI
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Today
October 19, 2026. Current time: 6:39:25 pm
Night ends at 6:16 am6:16:09 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·Dawn at 7:21 am7:21:18 am
Dawn, first light: the start of civil twilight. The Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:49:46 am EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:43:46 pm EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dusk at 7:12 pm7:12:12 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:17 pm8:17:15 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -0.04° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 256.1° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 54 minutes
4 minutes left for today's sunset in Detroit
Moonset: 12:31 am
Moonrise: 3:43 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (62%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 20, 2026
Night ends at 6:17 am6:17:16 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·Dawn at 7:22 am7:22:26 am
Dawn, first light: the start of civil twilight. The Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:50:57 am EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:42:14 pm EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dusk at 7:11 pm7:10:43 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:16 pm8:15:48 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 51 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Detroit
Moonset: 1:36 am Moonrise: 4:08 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (73%)
- Detroit, Michigan
- Latitude: 42.331429 (North)
- Longitude: -83.045753 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Detroit, MI
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 2 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 4 minutes.Longest day in Detroit, MI
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 16 minutes.
October 2026 - Detroit, Michigan - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Detroit.
All times are in Detroit's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 21 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Detroit, MI - from 11 hours, 44 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 22 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.7:01:22 am | 7:29:22 am | +1m 5s | 7:13:30 pm | -1m 45s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:41:27 pm | 11h 44m 8s | -2m 50s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:21:47 pm | 44.28° | 6:28:48 am | 8:13:57 pm | 5:55:51 am | 8:46:48 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 16m 58s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:57 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:02:28 am | 7:30:28 am | +1m 6s | 7:11:46 pm | -1m 44s | 7:39:43 pm | 11h 41m 18s | -2m 50s | 1:21:28 pm | 43.89° | 6:29:54 am | 8:12:12 pm | 5:57:00 am | 8:45:01 pm | 12h 19m 48s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:38 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:03:33 am | 7:31:34 am | +1m 6s | 7:10:03 pm | -1m 43s | 7:38:00 pm | 11h 38m 29s | -2m 49s | 1:21:09 pm | 43.50° | 6:31:01 am | 8:10:29 pm | 5:58:09 am | 8:43:14 pm | 12h 22m 37s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:21:19 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:04:38 am | 7:32:40 am | +1m 6s | 7:08:20 pm | -1m 43s | 7:36:18 pm | 11h 35m 40s | -2m 49s | 1:20:50 pm | 43.12° | 6:32:07 am | 8:08:46 pm | 5:59:18 am | 8:41:29 pm | 12h 25m 26s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:59 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:05:44 am | 7:33:46 am | +1m 6s | 7:06:37 pm | -1m 43s | 7:34:36 pm | 11h 32m 51s | -2m 49s | 1:20:32 pm | 42.73° | 6:33:13 am | 8:07:03 pm | 6:00:27 am | 8:39:44 pm | 12h 28m 16s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:41 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:06:50 am | 7:34:53 am | +1m 7s | 7:04:55 pm | -1m 42s | 7:32:55 pm | 11h 30m 2s | -2m 49s | 1:20:14 pm | 42.35° | 6:34:19 am | 8:05:22 pm | 6:01:35 am | 8:38:01 pm | 12h 31m 5s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:23 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:07:55 am | 7:36:00 am | +1m 7s | 7:03:13 pm | -1m 42s | 7:31:15 pm | 11h 27m 13s | -2m 49s | 1:19:57 pm | 41.97° | 6:35:25 am | 8:03:41 pm | 6:02:44 am | 8:36:18 pm | 12h 33m 54s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:06 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:09:01 am | 7:37:07 am | +1m 7s | 7:01:32 pm | -1m 41s | 7:29:35 pm | 11h 24m 25s | -2m 48s | 1:19:40 pm | 41.59° | 6:36:31 am | 8:02:01 pm | 6:03:52 am | 8:34:36 pm | 12h 36m 43s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:49 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:10:07 am | 7:38:15 am | +1m 8s | 6:59:52 pm | -1m 40s | 7:27:56 pm | 11h 21m 37s | -2m 48s | 1:19:23 pm | 41.21° | 6:37:37 am | 8:00:23 pm | 6:04:59 am | 8:32:56 pm | 12h 39m 30s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:31 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:11:14 am | 7:39:22 am | +1m 7s | 6:58:12 pm | -1m 40s | 7:26:18 pm | 11h 18m 50s | -2m 48s | 1:19:07 pm | 40.83° | 6:38:43 am | 7:58:45 pm | 6:06:07 am | 8:31:17 pm | 12h 42m 18s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
1:19:15 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:12:20 am | 7:40:30 am | +1m 8s | 6:56:32 pm | -1m 40s | 7:24:40 pm | 11h 16m 2s | -2m 47s | 1:18:51 pm | 40.45° | 6:39:49 am | 7:57:08 pm | 6:07:14 am | 8:29:38 pm | 12h 45m 7s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:59 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:13:27 am | 7:41:39 am | +1m 9s | 6:54:54 pm | -1m 38s | 7:23:03 pm | 11h 13m 15s | -2m 47s | 1:18:36 pm | 40.08° | 6:40:56 am | 7:55:31 pm | 6:08:22 am | 8:28:01 pm | 12h 47m 53s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:44 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:14:34 am | 7:42:47 am | +1m 8s | 6:53:16 pm | -1m 38s | 7:21:28 pm | 11h 10m 29s | -2m 47s | 1:18:21 pm | 39.70° | 6:42:02 am | 7:53:56 pm | 6:09:29 am | 8:26:25 pm | 12h 50m 40s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:28 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:15:41 am | 7:43:56 am | +1m 9s | 6:51:39 pm | -1m 37s | 7:19:53 pm | 11h 7m 43s | -2m 46s | 1:18:07 pm | 39.33° | 6:43:08 am | 7:52:22 pm | 6:10:36 am | 8:24:50 pm | 12h 53m 27s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:14 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:16:48 am | 7:45:06 am | +1m 10s | 6:50:03 pm | -1m 36s | 7:18:19 pm | 11h 4m 57s | -2m 46s | 1:17:53 pm | 38.96° | 6:44:14 am | 7:50:49 pm | 6:11:43 am | 8:23:17 pm | 12h 56m 12s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:00 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:17:55 am | 7:46:15 am | +1m 9s | 6:48:27 pm | -1m 36s | 7:16:45 pm | 11h 2m 12s | -2m 45s | 1:17:40 pm | 38.59° | 6:45:20 am | 7:49:17 pm | 6:12:49 am | 8:21:44 pm | 12h 58m 58s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:46 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:19:03 am | 7:47:25 am | +1m 10s | 6:46:52 pm | -1m 35s | 7:15:13 pm | 10h 59m 27s | -2m 45s | 1:17:28 pm | 38.23° | 6:46:26 am | 7:47:47 pm | 6:13:56 am | 8:20:13 pm | 13h 1m 44s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:34 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:20:10 am | 7:48:36 am | +1m 11s | 6:45:19 pm | -1m 33s | 7:13:42 pm | 10h 56m 43s | -2m 44s | 1:17:16 pm | 37.87° | 6:47:33 am | 7:46:17 pm | 6:15:03 am | 8:18:44 pm | 13h 4m 27s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
1:17:22 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:21:18 am | 7:49:46 am | +1m 10s | 6:43:46 pm | -1m 33s | 7:12:12 pm | 10h 54m 0s | -2m 43s | 1:17:05 pm | 37.50° | 6:48:39 am | 7:44:49 pm | 6:16:09 am | 8:17:15 pm | 13h 7m 11s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:11 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:22:26 am | 7:50:57 am | +1m 11s | 6:42:14 pm | -1m 32s | 7:10:43 pm | 10h 51m 17s | -2m 43s | 1:16:54 pm | 37.15° | 6:49:46 am | 7:43:21 pm | 6:17:16 am | 8:15:48 pm | 13h 9m 55s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:59 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:23:35 am | 7:52:09 am | +1m 12s | 6:40:43 pm | -1m 31s | 7:09:15 pm | 10h 48m 34s | -2m 42s | 1:16:44 pm | 36.79° | 6:50:52 am | 7:41:55 pm | 6:18:22 am | 8:14:22 pm | 13h 12m 37s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:49 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:24:43 am | 7:53:20 am | +1m 11s | 6:39:13 pm | -1m 30s | 7:07:49 pm | 10h 45m 53s | -2m 41s | 1:16:35 pm | 36.44° | 6:51:59 am | 7:40:31 pm | 6:19:28 am | 8:12:58 pm | 13h 15m 19s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:40 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:25:52 am | 7:54:32 am | +1m 12s | 6:37:45 pm | -1m 28s | 7:06:23 pm | 10h 43m 13s | -2m 41s | 1:16:26 pm | 36.09° | 6:53:06 am | 7:39:07 pm | 6:20:34 am | 8:11:35 pm | 13h 17m 59s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:30 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:27:01 am | 7:55:44 am | +1m 12s | 6:36:17 pm | -1m 28s | 7:04:59 pm | 10h 40m 33s | -2m 40s | 1:16:18 pm | 35.74° | 6:54:12 am | 7:37:45 pm | 6:21:41 am | 8:10:14 pm | 13h 20m 40s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:22 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:28:10 am | 7:56:57 am | +1m 13s | 6:34:51 pm | -1m 26s | 7:03:36 pm | 10h 37m 54s | -2m 39s | 1:16:11 pm | 35.39° | 6:55:19 am | 7:36:24 pm | 6:22:47 am | 8:08:54 pm | 13h 23m 19s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:14 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:29:20 am | 7:58:10 am | +1m 13s | 6:33:25 pm | -1m 26s | 7:02:14 pm | 10h 35m 15s | -2m 38s | 1:16:05 pm | 35.05° | 6:56:26 am | 7:35:05 pm | 6:23:53 am | 8:07:36 pm | 13h 25m 58s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
1:16:08 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:30:29 am | 7:59:23 am | +1m 13s | 6:32:01 pm | -1m 24s | 7:00:53 pm | 10h 32m 38s | -2m 37s | 1:15:59 pm | 34.72° | 6:57:33 am | 7:33:47 pm | 6:24:59 am | 8:06:19 pm | 13h 28m 35s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:02 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:31:39 am | 8:00:36 am | +1m 13s | 6:30:39 pm | -1m 22s | 6:59:34 pm | 10h 30m 3s | -2m 36s | 1:15:54 pm | 34.38° | 6:58:40 am | 7:32:31 pm | 6:26:05 am | 8:05:04 pm | 13h 31m 11s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:56 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:32:49 am | 8:01:50 am | +1m 14s | 6:29:17 pm | -1m 22s | 6:58:17 pm | 10h 27m 27s | -2m 35s | 1:15:50 pm | 34.05° | 6:59:48 am | 7:31:16 pm | 6:27:11 am | 8:03:50 pm | 13h 33m 46s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:52 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:33:59 am | 8:03:03 am | +1m 13s | 6:27:57 pm | -1m 20s | 6:57:00 pm | 10h 24m 54s | -2m 34s | 1:15:47 pm | 33.72° | 7:00:55 am | 7:30:02 pm | 6:28:16 am | 8:02:38 pm | 13h 36m 20s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:49 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:35:09 am | 8:04:17 am | +1m 14s | 6:26:38 pm | -1m 19s | 6:55:45 pm | 10h 22m 21s | -2m 33s | 1:15:44 pm | 33.40° | 7:02:02 am | 7:28:51 pm | 6:29:22 am | 8:01:28 pm | 13h 38m 54s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:45 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Detroit, MI - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Detroit, MI for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Detroit, MI.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Detroit, MI
In Detroit, MI, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:54 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 8:04 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:59 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 9:13 pm.
Detroit, MI gets 6h 12m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 16m versus 9h 04m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
Detroit, MI Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Detroit. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Detroit.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 23.9° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 69.8° (around Jun 18) in Detroit. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Detroit the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:15 and 12:46 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Detroit, MI
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