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Sterling Heights, MI, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 4:14:15 am
Sunrise Today: 7:57 am 122° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:01 pm 238° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 8:00 am 130° Southeast
Moonset Today: 4:21 pm 230° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 3 minutes (-10s)

Today's Sun Position in Sterling Heights

Time: 4:14 am
Altitude: -40.1°
Direction: 86° E
Phase: Night

Day length today: 9h 3m 13s (Dec 19, 2025)

10 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 18, 2025)

7 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

6 hours, 15 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sterling Heights Today

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Night 12:00 am – 6:15 am
Astro. Twilight 6:15 am – 6:50 am
Nautical Twilight 6:50 am – 7:25 am
Civil Twilight 7:25 am – 7:57 am
Daylight 7:57 am – 5:01 pm
Civil Twilight 5:01 pm – 5:33 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:33 pm – 6:08 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:08 pm – 6:43 pm
Night 6:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sterling Heights - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Dec 19 7:57 am 5:01 pm 9:03:13 −0:10 12:29 pm (24.0°) 147.195
Dec 20 7:58 am 5:01 pm 9:03:07 −0:06 12:29 pm (24.0°) 147.184
Dec 21 7:58 am 5:01 pm 9:03:05 −0:01 12:30 pm (24.0°) 147.174
Dec 22 7:59 am 5:02 pm 9:03:08 +0:02 12:30 pm (24.0°) 147.164
Dec 23 7:59 am 5:03 pm 9:03:15 +0:07 12:31 pm (24.0°) 147.154
Dec 24 8:00 am 5:03 pm 9:03:27 +0:11 12:31 pm (24.1°) 147.146
Dec 25 8:00 am 5:04 pm 9:03:42 +0:15 12:32 pm (24.1°) 147.137
* All times are local time for Sterling Heights. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Sterling Heights is at 10:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 16 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in Sterling Heights

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Sterling Heights - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Dec 19 8:00 am 4:21 pm - 12:11 pm (18.4°) 404,120 0.3%
Dec 20 8:52 am 5:17 pm - 1:03 pm (18.8°) 402,109 0.6%
Dec 21 9:35 am 6:19 pm - 1:55 pm (20.6°) 399,589 2.9%
Dec 22 10:11 am 7:26 pm - 2:45 pm (23.8°) 396,595 7.2%
Dec 23 10:40 am 8:35 pm - 3:33 pm (28.1°) 393,146 13.3%
Dec 24 11:05 am 9:43 pm - 4:19 pm (33.4°) 389,246 21.2%
Dec 25 11:27 am 10:52 pm - 5:04 pm (39.4°) 384,927 30.5%
* All times are local time for Sterling Heights. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Sterling Heights This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 6:31 am Fri 3:53 pm Fri 11:12 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 7:39 am Fri 4:41 pm Fri 12:10 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 8:26 am Fri 5:18 pm Fri 12:52 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Thu 6:50 pm Fri 9:46 am Fri 2:18 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Fri 12:36 pm Sat 12:12 am Fri 6:24 pm Average visibility
Uranus Fri 3:02 pm Sat 5:39 am Fri 10:20 pm Average visibility
Neptune Fri 12:40 pm Sat 12:33 am Fri 6:36 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sterling Heights.

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