Next usable light
5:57 PM – 6:54 PM
Solar noonDaytime35.6° · 180° S
Detroit, Michigan · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:57 PM – 6:54 PM
Weather, terrain, buildings, local access, and elevation are not included.
https://goldenhourly.pages.dev/detroit-mi/?date=2026-10-25
Morning
Evening
Where to point the camera
On this selected date, the sun reaches 36° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 254° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
Plan around the season: Detroit's sampled golden window stretches to 1 hr 5 min in December and compresses to 54 min by March. Where to stand changes with the calendar: 239° WSW in December swings to 303° WNW by June, 64° of horizon between them. June days run 15 hr 16 min; by December they shrink to 9 hr 6 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:59 AM | 5:25 PM | 9 hr 26 min | 4:41 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 242° WSW |
| February | 7:30 AM | 6:05 PM | 10 hr 35 min | 5:25 PM · 57 min | 254° WSW |
| March | 7:45 AM | 7:39 PM | 11 hr 54 min | 7:02 PM · 54 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:52 AM | 8:14 PM | 13 hr 22 min | 7:36 PM · 55 min | 284° WNW |
| May | 6:12 AM | 8:47 PM | 14 hr 35 min | 8:07 PM · 1 hr | 297° WNW |
| June | 5:56 AM | 9:11 PM | 15 hr 16 min | 8:29 PM · 1 hr 4 min | 303° WNW |
| July | 6:09 AM | 9:08 PM | 14 hr 59 min | 8:27 PM · 1 hr 2 min | 301° WNW |
| August | 6:40 AM | 8:35 PM | 13 hr 55 min | 7:56 PM · 57 min | 290° WNW |
| September | 7:13 AM | 7:44 PM | 12 hr 31 min | 7:07 PM · 54 min | 275° W |
| October | 7:45 AM | 6:52 PM | 11 hr 6 min | 6:14 PM · 56 min | 259° W |
| November | 7:24 AM | 5:12 PM | 9 hr 48 min | 4:30 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 246° WSW |
| December | 7:55 AM | 5:01 PM | 9 hr 6 min | 4:16 PM · 1 hr 5 min | 239° WSW |
Find the months when sunset faces your spot
Pick the direction your subject faces the sky. Months whose sunset lands within ±10° light up in the table above. Disabled shortcuts have no matching row in this visible mid-month sample.
Each row samples the 15th of the month at these coordinates, so dates near a month boundary can differ from the printed row — around here day length moves up to ~3 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow America · Detroit, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 6:23 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:56 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:29 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:40 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:57 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:17 PM |
| Sunset | 6:36 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:57 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:54 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:38 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:11 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:40 AM – 8:36 AM | 7:57 AM | 6:36 PM | 5:57 PM – 6:54 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:41 AM – 8:38 AM | 7:59 AM | 6:35 PM | 5:56 PM – 6:53 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:42 AM – 8:39 AM | 8:00 AM | 6:34 PM | 5:54 PM – 6:51 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:43 AM – 8:41 AM | 8:01 AM | 6:32 PM | 5:53 PM – 6:50 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:44 AM – 8:42 AM | 8:02 AM | 6:31 PM | 5:51 PM – 6:49 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:46 AM – 8:43 AM | 8:04 AM | 6:30 PM | 5:50 PM – 6:47 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:47 AM – 8:45 AM | 8:05 AM | 6:28 PM | 5:48 PM – 6:46 PM |
The moon over Detroit is a Full Moon, 99% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
The list supplies map-search starting points, not ranked recommendations. Confirm access, closures, permits, safety, and horizon obstructions yourself before setting out. For the selected date, the mathematical sunset bearing is 254° WSW. If the composition faces differently, use the bearing planner in the month table above to identify sampled months; the result remains a planning aid and does not prove visibility.
In Detroit, the evening golden hour window runs 57 min on the selected date and approaches from 254° WSW. Arrive 15 minutes before its start when that window occurs, then choose a position with an open view toward that bearing. Don't rely on the generic “one hour before sunset” rule here — the real window shifts with the season, so check the computed times for your date.
See the calculation method and limits before relying on the estimate in terrain-sensitive or safety-critical conditions.
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