PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEDetroit, United StatesMonday 8 April 2024 · times in UTC-4
99.4%
OF THE SUN COVERED
Almost all of the Sun went. The light weakened and cooled noticeably, shadows sharpened, and the temperature dropped — but it did not get dark, and the remaining sliver was still blinding.
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 29m. All times are local, in UTC-4.
13:58 MAX 15:14 16:27
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 13:58 | 55° S |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 15:14 | 49° SW |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 16:27 | 38° WSW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun stood 49° above the horizon to the south-west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Detroit. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
With 99.4% of the Sun covered the light noticeably weakened and cooled, shadows grew sharp-edged, and the temperature dropped. Gaps between leaves projected rows of crescents onto the ground. The Sun stayed dangerous to look at throughout.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
Detroit fell just outside the path, which passed 123 km to the south-east and was 181 km wide. A short journey in that direction would have reached it.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 07:01
- SUNSET
- 20:06
- DAY LENGTH
- 13h 05m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 20:35
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 99.4%
- COORDINATES
- 42.331° N, 83.046° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 181 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,523 km/h
- SAROS
- 139 · no. 33
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9906
- GAMMA
- 0.3430
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM DETROIT
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Detroit has coming, soonest first.