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ISS visible tonight over Tacoma, WA

Next ISS sighting

Wed, Oct 21 · 5:18 AM – 5:22 AM

4 min · east → northeast · up to 38° high · -2.0 · very bright · 29% · clear

13 naked-eye passes over Tacoma, WA in the next 5 days.

The next naked-eye pass of the International Space Station (ISS) over Tacoma, WA: Wed, Oct 21 5:18 AM, appearing in the east and climbing to 38° above the horizon.

Times are local to the city (PDT).

Night sky over Tacoma, WA tonight: Moon · Planets tonight →
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International Space Station (ISS) · Wed, Oct 21 5:18 AM – 5:22 AM · east → northeast · Max height 38° · -2.0 · very bright · Clouds 29% · 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 calendarDateVisibleMax heightBrightnessCloudsDirectionDuration
5:18 AM – 5:22 AM38°-2.0 · very bright29% · cleareast → northeast4 min
6:51 AM – 6:59 AM40°-3.1 · very bright77% · overcastwest → east8 min
4:32 AM – 4:34 AM11°0.5 · easy to see32% · partly cloudy, look for gapseast → northeast2 min
6:05 AM – 6:11 AM45°-3.4 · very bright35% · partly cloudy, look for gapsnorthwest → east6 min
5:20 AM – 5:24 AM30°-1.7 · bright41% · partly cloudy, look for gapsnortheast → northeast4 min
6:53 AM – 7:01 AM38°-3.0 · very bright98% · overcastnorthwest → east8 min
4:34 AM – 4:36 AM10°0.5 · easy to see81% · overcastnortheast → northeast2 min
6:07 AM – 6:13 AM37°-3.0 · very bright81% · overcastnorthwest → east6 min
5:22 AM – 5:26 AM27°-1.6 · bright100% · overcastnortheast → east4 min
6:54 AM – 7:03 AM47°-3.2 · very bright100% · overcastnorthwest → east9 min
4:36 AM – 4:38 AM10°0.5 · easy to see88% · overcastnortheast → east2 min

Tiangong space station

Add to calendarDateVisibleMax heightBrightnessCloudsDirectionDuration
7:32 PM – 7:36 PM14°0.0 · easy to see100% · overcastsouthwest → south4 min
8:08 PM – 8:11 PM17°0.4 · easy to see89% · overcastsouthwest → southwest3 min

Hubble Space Telescope

No naked-eye passes in the next 5 days.

Clouds: based on MET Norway forecasts (CC BY 4.0), taken at each pass time, rounded and labeled by us. About 9 days ahead.

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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