ISS visible tonight over San Francisco
Next ISS sighting
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:15 AM – 5:18 AM
3 min · northeast → northeast · up to 18° high · -1.0 · bright · 55% · partly cloudy, look for gaps
7 naked-eye passes over San Francisco in the next 5 days.
The next naked-eye pass of the International Space Station (ISS) over San Francisco: Mon, Oct 19 5:15 AM, appearing in the northeast and climbing to 18° above the horizon.
Times are local to the city (PDT).
Night sky over San Francisco tonight: Moon · Planets tonight →International Space Station (ISS) · Mon, Oct 19 5:15 AM – 5:18 AM · northeast → northeast · Max height 18° · -1.0 · bright · Clouds 55% · partly cloudy, look for gaps 📷 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:15 AM – 5:18 AM | 18° | -1.0 · bright | 55% · partly cloudy, look for gaps | northeast → northeast | 3 min | ||
| 6:48 AM – 6:55 AM | 12° | -1.6 · bright | 75% · overcast | northwest → northeast | 7 min | ||
| 6:03 AM – 6:08 AM | 15° | -1.7 · bright | 100% · overcast | north → northeast | 5 min | ||
| 5:18 AM – 5:20 AM | 11° | -0.6 · bright | 96% · overcast | north → northeast | 3 min |
Tiangong space station
| Add to calendar | Date | Visible | Max height | Brightness | Clouds | Direction | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:16 PM – 8:18 PM | 10° | 1.0 · easy to see | 93% · overcast | southwest → southwest | 2 min | ||
| 7:17 PM – 7:22 PM | 13° | -0.1 · bright | 63% · partly cloudy, look for gaps | south → southeast | 5 min | ||
| 7:53 PM – 7:58 PM | 36° | -1.2 · bright | 34% · partly cloudy, look for gaps | southwest → south | 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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