# Detect Evil and Good
*1st-level, Divination*
- **Casting time:** 1 Action
- **Range:** Self (30-foot Sphere)
- **Components:** V, S
- **Duration:** Concentration, up to 10 minutes
For the duration, you sense the location of any Aberration, Celestial, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, or Undead within 30 feet of yourself. You also sense whether the [Hallow](/Rules/Source/spells/hallow-xphb.md) spell is active there and, if so, where.
The spell is blocked by 1 foot of stone, dirt, or wood; 1 inch of metal; or a thin sheet of lead.
**Classes**: [Bard (College of Lore)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-college-of-lore-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Bard](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Cleric](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-cleric.md); [Paladin](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-paladin.md); [Sorcerer (Divine Soul, Good)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-divine-soul-xge.md "subclass=XGE;class=XPHB"); [Warlock (The Genie, Dao)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-the-genie-tce.md "subclass=TCE;class=XPHB")
*Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 261. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*