On Labor Day, Sept. 1, the sun set after 8 p.m. almost everywhere in Michigan, but within a week, only one location in the state's far north will see sunlight after that time.

People who live in the northern hemisphere have been losing sunlight each day since the summer solstice, but now that September is here, the darkening skies are becoming truly noticeable in Michigan — especially in the Upper Peninsula.

On the solstice, the official start of summer in the northern hemisphere — June 20, 2025 —Detroit's sunrise was at 5:53 a.m. and sunset at 9:14 p.m. The longest day of the year for southeast Michigan brought 15 hours, 20 minutes of daylight, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.

Copper Harbor, at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the UP, received even more sunlight in June

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