ISS visible tonight over San Diego
Next ISS sighting
Sun, Oct 18 · 6:00 AM – 6:05 AM
5 min · northwest → northeast · up to 11° high · -1.5 · bright · 0% · clear
7 naked-eye passes over San Diego in the next 5 days.
The next naked-eye pass of the International Space Station (ISS) over San Diego: Sun, Oct 18 6:00 AM, appearing in the northwest and climbing to 11° above the horizon.
Times are local to the city (PDT).
Night sky over San Diego tonight: Moon · Planets tonight →International Space Station (ISS) · Sun, Oct 18 6:00 AM – 6:05 AM · northwest → northeast · Max height 11° · -1.5 · bright · Clouds 0% · clear 📷 Find with camera
The sky overhead with north at the top and east on the left, as when you lie back and look up. Green is where it appears, gray where it fades. Tap a time in the tables to see it on the map.
International Space Station (ISS)
| Add to calendar | Date | Visible | Max height | Brightness | Clouds | Direction | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM – 6:05 AM | 11° | -1.5 · bright | 0% · clear | northwest → northeast | 5 min | ||
| 5:15 AM – 5:18 AM | 11° | -1.0 · bright | 0% · clear | north → northeast | 3 min |
Tiangong space station
| Add to calendar | Date | Visible | Max height | Brightness | Clouds | Direction | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:40 PM – 7:42 PM | 13° | 0.4 · easy to see | 0% · clear | southwest → south | 3 min | ||
| 6:41 PM – 6:46 PM | 10° | 0.1 · easy to see | 8% · clear | south → southeast | 6 min | ||
| 8:16 PM – 8:18 PM | 12° | 1.6 · easy to see | 2% · clear | southwest → southwest | 2 min | ||
| 7:17 PM – 7:22 PM | 42° | -1.8 · bright | 27% · clear | southwest → southeast | 6 min | ||
| 7:54 PM – 7:58 PM | 30° | 0.2 · easy to see | 27% · clear | west → west | 4 min |
Hubble Space Telescope
No naked-eye passes in the next 5 days.
How to spot it
- Look for a steady, bright point of light gliding across the sky: no blinking, no colors.
- It appears in the first direction and fades or sets toward the second; the higher the max height, the brighter it gets.
- Passes only happen in the hours after sunset or before sunrise, when your sky is dark but the satellite is still in sunlight.
- Predictions can shift by a minute or two; get outside a few minutes early.
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