Current Local Time in Detroit, Michigan, USA

5:01:51 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Michigan (MI)
Lat/Long:	42°20'N / 83°03'W
Elevation:	182 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

20 °F

Overcast.
32 / 12 °F

Thu 22.		28 / 14 °F
Fri 23.		15 / -6 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

About EST — Eastern Standard Time

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Sunrise

7:55 am
↑ 116° Southeast

Sunset

5:32 pm
↑ 244° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 37 minutes
+1m 54s longer

Moon 6.9%

Rise – 9:32 am
Set – 8:44 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:43 pm
Altitude: 27.9°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:16 am – 6:50 am
6:37 pm – 7:10 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:50 am – 7:24 am
6:02 pm – 6:37 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:24 am – 7:55 am
5:32 pm – 6:02 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
11:47 pm

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Airports

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, DTW
About 18 mi WSW of Detroit
Bishop International Airport, FNT
About 56 mi NW of Detroit

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5:0151am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026