All cities › United States · Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Detroit
golden hour today
Golden hour in Detroit is the warm, low-sun window just after sunrise and just before sunset — the best light for portraits, landscapes and travel photography. Here are today's exact golden hour times, plus blue hour, sunrise and sunset.
Summer here means long days, late golden hour, and warm horizons — best for late-evening portraits and architecture photography in soft amber light.
Today · America/Detroit
Sky chart for Detroit
Day length
13:24
00:00
06:00
12:00
18:00
00:00
Sunrise
06:51
Solar noon
13:34
Sunset
20:16
Day length
13:24
Today's photographer's window
Golden hour · morning
06:33 → 07:29
Golden hour · evening
19:38 → 20:34
Next 7 days · Detroit
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hr (PM) | Blue hr (PM) | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 26 Aug | 06:51 | 20:16 | 19:38 → 20:34 | 20:34 → 20:45 | 13:24 |
| Thu, 27 Aug | 06:52 | 20:14 | 19:37 → 20:32 | 20:32 → 20:43 | 13:22 |
| Fri, 28 Aug | 06:53 | 20:13 | 19:35 → 20:30 | 20:30 → 20:42 | 13:19 |
| Sat, 29 Aug | 06:54 | 20:11 | 19:33 → 20:29 | 20:29 → 20:40 | 13:16 |
| Sun, 30 Aug | 06:55 | 20:09 | 19:32 → 20:27 | 20:27 → 20:38 | 13:14 |
| Mon, 31 Aug | 06:56 | 20:08 | 19:30 → 20:25 | 20:25 → 20:37 | 13:11 |
| Tue, 1 Sep | 06:57 | 20:06 | 19:29 → 20:24 | 20:24 → 20:35 | 13:08 |
Best evening golden hour this week
Wednesday, 26 August
Longest evening golden window: 19:38 → 20:34. Block this slot on your calendar.
Next 30 days · expanded table
| Date | Sunrise | Golden (AM) | Solar noon | Golden (PM) | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 26 Aug | 06:51 | 06:33 → 07:29 | 13:34 | 19:38 → 20:34 | 20:16 | 13:24 |
| Thu, 27 Aug | 06:52 | 06:34 → 07:30 | 13:33 | 19:37 → 20:32 | 20:14 | 13:22 |
| Fri, 28 Aug | 06:53 | 06:35 → 07:31 | 13:33 | 19:35 → 20:30 | 20:13 | 13:19 |
| Sat, 29 Aug | 06:54 | 06:36 → 07:32 | 13:33 | 19:33 → 20:29 | 20:11 | 13:16 |
| Sun, 30 Aug | 06:55 | 06:38 → 07:33 | 13:32 | 19:32 → 20:27 | 20:09 | 13:14 |
| Mon, 31 Aug | 06:56 | 06:39 → 07:34 | 13:32 | 19:30 → 20:25 | 20:08 | 13:11 |
| Tue, 1 Sep | 06:57 | 06:40 → 07:35 | 13:32 | 19:29 → 20:24 | 20:06 | 13:08 |
| Wed, 2 Sep | 06:58 | 06:41 → 07:36 | 13:31 | 19:27 → 20:22 | 20:04 | 13:05 |
| Thu, 3 Sep | 06:59 | 06:42 → 07:37 | 13:31 | 19:25 → 20:20 | 20:03 | 13:03 |
| Fri, 4 Sep | 07:00 | 06:43 → 07:38 | 13:31 | 19:24 → 20:18 | 20:01 | 13:00 |
| Sat, 5 Sep | 07:02 | 06:44 → 07:39 | 13:30 | 19:22 → 20:17 | 19:59 | 12:57 |
| Sun, 6 Sep | 07:03 | 06:45 → 07:40 | 13:30 | 19:20 → 20:15 | 19:57 | 12:54 |
| Mon, 7 Sep | 07:04 | 06:46 → 07:41 | 13:30 | 19:19 → 20:13 | 19:56 | 12:52 |
| Tue, 8 Sep | 07:05 | 06:47 → 07:42 | 13:29 | 19:17 → 20:11 | 19:54 | 12:49 |
| Wed, 9 Sep | 07:06 | 06:48 → 07:43 | 13:29 | 19:15 → 20:10 | 19:52 | 12:46 |
| Thu, 10 Sep | 07:07 | 06:49 → 07:44 | 13:29 | 19:13 → 20:08 | 19:50 | 12:43 |
| Fri, 11 Sep | 07:08 | 06:51 → 07:45 | 13:28 | 19:12 → 20:06 | 19:49 | 12:40 |
| Sat, 12 Sep | 07:09 | 06:52 → 07:46 | 13:28 | 19:10 → 20:04 | 19:47 | 12:38 |
| Sun, 13 Sep | 07:10 | 06:53 → 07:47 | 13:28 | 19:08 → 20:02 | 19:45 | 12:35 |
| Mon, 14 Sep | 07:11 | 06:54 → 07:48 | 13:27 | 19:06 → 20:01 | 19:43 | 12:32 |
| Tue, 15 Sep | 07:12 | 06:55 → 07:49 | 13:27 | 19:05 → 19:59 | 19:42 | 12:29 |
| Wed, 16 Sep | 07:13 | 06:56 → 07:50 | 13:27 | 19:03 → 19:57 | 19:40 | 12:26 |
| Thu, 17 Sep | 07:14 | 06:57 → 07:51 | 13:26 | 19:01 → 19:55 | 19:38 | 12:23 |
| Fri, 18 Sep | 07:15 | 06:58 → 07:52 | 13:26 | 18:59 → 19:54 | 19:36 | 12:21 |
| Sat, 19 Sep | 07:16 | 06:59 → 07:53 | 13:25 | 18:58 → 19:52 | 19:35 | 12:18 |
| Sun, 20 Sep | 07:17 | 07:00 → 07:54 | 13:25 | 18:56 → 19:50 | 19:33 | 12:15 |
| Mon, 21 Sep | 07:18 | 07:01 → 07:55 | 13:25 | 18:54 → 19:48 | 19:31 | 12:12 |
| Tue, 22 Sep | 07:19 | 07:02 → 07:56 | 13:24 | 18:52 → 19:46 | 19:29 | 12:09 |
| Wed, 23 Sep | 07:21 | 07:03 → 07:58 | 13:24 | 18:50 → 19:45 | 19:27 | 12:06 |
| Thu, 24 Sep | 07:22 | 07:04 → 07:59 | 13:24 | 18:49 → 19:43 | 19:26 | 12:04 |
Frequently asked
- What time is golden hour in Detroit today?
- The evening golden hour begins at 19:38 and lasts until 20:34 local time. Morning golden hour is from 06:33 to 07:29.
- When does the sun rise and set in Detroit?
- Today the sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 20:16. Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — is at 13:34.
- What's the moon phase in Detroit tonight?
- 🌕 Full Moon — 97% illuminated. Moonrise at 19:40, moonset at 05:00.
- When is the best season for golden hour photography in Detroit?
- Summer here means long days, late golden hour, and warm horizons — best for late-evening portraits and architecture photography in soft amber light.