Skywatching
See the ISS from your location
The International Space Station is one of the brightest objects in the night sky. Allow location access for pass times where you are, or these default to Los Angeles, CA. Orbital data is fetched live from Celestrak.
Passes for Los Angeles, CA · next 5 days
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What makes a pass “visible”?
You can see the ISS only when three things line up: it climbs high enough above your horizon (here, at least 10°), your sky is dark (the sun is below the horizon), and the station itself is still in sunlight high above you. That mostly happens in the couple of hours after dusk and before dawn. A “visible” pass below means all three conditions are met.
Look toward the rise direction at the start time; the ISS moves steadily across the sky (no blinking lights) over a few minutes, brightest near its peak elevation.