Satellites Tonight

Can I see the ISS tonight in Chaguanas?

No visible ISS pass tonight.

Next chance: Friday 9 Oct at 4:52 am, looking south-southeast.

Updated Times in local time (AST)10.52°, -61.42°
Also tonight over Chaguanas
StarlinkYes, an easy pass tonightTimes and directions →Tiangong (China's station)Not tonightNo visible pass in the next 8 nights
Next pass · Friday 9 Oct
Appears
4:52 am
south-southeast, 11°
Highest
4:53 am
14° east-southeast
Fades
4:55 am
east, 11°
NESW
≈ mag 1 · easyVisible for about 4 min

The next 8 nights at a glance

4 visible passes
dark skyISS pass

ISS pass times, night by night

start · path · brightness

Tonight · Wednesday 7 Oct

dark 6:14 pm – 5:33 am
No visible ISS pass tonight.

Thursday 8 Oct

dark 6:14 pm – 5:33 am
4:52 amto 4:55 am · 4 min
SSE → E, highest 14° ESEappears south-southeast at 11°, low at the top
≈ mag 1 · easyISS

Friday 9 Oct

no visible passes

Saturday 10 Oct

dark 6:12 pm – 5:33 am
4:53 amto 4:59 am · 6 min
SSW → NE, highest 78° SSEappears south-southwest at 14°, almost overhead at the top
≈ mag -4 · very brightISS

Sunday 11 Oct

dark 6:12 pm – 5:33 am
4:10 amto 4:11 am · 2 min
E → ENE, highest 25° Eappears east at 25°, halfway up at the top
≈ mag -0.5 · brightISS

Monday 12 Oct

dark 6:11 pm – 5:33 am
4:59 amto 5:00 am · 2 min
NW → N, highest 18° NWappears northwest at 18°, low at the top
≈ mag -2.5 · very brightISS

Tuesday 13 Oct – Wednesday 14 Oct

no visible passes

Magnitude is an estimate (lower = brighter; the ISS is usually between −1 and −3, brighter than any star). A pass that ends high in the sky ends because the station enters Earth's shadow, not because it sets. How we compute this.

Tiangong, China's space station

0 visible passes in 8 nights

No visible pass of Tiangong over Chaguanas in the next 8 nights. Like the ISS, it is seen in spells of a week or two when its track lines up with your dusk or dawn; this page is recomputed every 6 hours.

Seeing the ISS from Chaguanas

Chaguanas is at 10.5°N. The ISS orbits at about 420 km, tilted 51.6° to the equator, so it passes within sight of this latitude on many nights. Tonight the sky is dark enough from 6:14 pm until 5:33 am. You can only see the station when it is still lit by the Sun while you are in darkness, so passes come in the hours after dusk or before dawn.

Over the next 8 nights there are 4 visible passes over Chaguanas (0 in the evening, 4 before dawn). The best is on Sunday 11 Oct at 4:53 am: it appears in the south-southwest, climbs to 78° in the south-southeast and sets in the northeast, at about magnitude -4.

The next pass over Chaguanas is in 2 days: Friday 9 Oct from 4:52 am to 4:55 am, reaching 14° in the east-southeast.

The ISS looks like a steady, very bright star moving smoothly across the sky in a few minutes, with no blinking lights. It needs no telescope. If the times above say it fades out high in the sky, it has entered Earth's shadow: it disappears in a few seconds.

Questions

Can I see the ISS tonight in Chaguanas?

No visible ISS pass tonight. Next chance: Friday 9 Oct at 4:52 am, looking south-southeast.

What time is the ISS visible in Chaguanas?

The next visible passes start Friday 9 Oct at 4:52 am; Sunday 11 Oct at 4:53 am; Monday 12 Oct at 4:10 am (local time). All times are listed above.

Which direction should I look for the ISS from Chaguanas?

This week most passes appear in the south-southeast or south-southwest. Each pass lists where it appears, how high it climbs and where it fades.

How long is the ISS visible over Chaguanas?

This week's passes last between 2 and 6 minutes, from the moment it climbs 10° above the horizon or leaves Earth's shadow until it sets or enters the shadow.

Do I need a telescope to see the ISS?

No. It is one of the brightest objects in the night sky and is easy to see with the naked eye, even from a city.

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