When can I see the ISS over Aachen tonight?

The next ISS pass over Aachen starts at 21:15 local time on Friday 18 Sept, reaching 77° above the horizon — and it is visible to the naked eye.

Which direction should I look?

The ISS always moves from roughly west to east. It looks like a very bright, fast, non-blinking star crossing the whole sky in a few minutes.

ISS over Aachen — next pass times

Upcoming International Space Station passes over Aachen, Germany for the next 3 days, in local Aachen time — computed from the latest orbital data and refreshed automatically.

🛰 Next ISS pass over Aachen

Friday 18 Sept · 21:15 ★ · 77°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Aachen: Fri 18 Sept, 22:52

We'll email you the day before — and before every genuinely visible pass after that. Most crossings happen in daylight; we skip those.

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Date	Local time	Max height	Lasts	Viewing
Friday 18 Sept	21:15 visible 21:15–21:19	77°	~7 min	★ good
Friday 18 Sept	22:52 visible 22:52–22:52	47°	~7 min	★ good

Saturday 19 Sept	00:30	12°	~3 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Saturday 19 Sept	17:15	19°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 19 Sept	18:51	67°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 19 Sept	20:28	73°	~7 min	★ good
Saturday 19 Sept	22:04	62°	~7 min	★ good
Saturday 19 Sept	23:42	17°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Sunday 20 Sept	16:29	13°	~3 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 20 Sept	18:03	51°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 20 Sept	19:40	70°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 20 Sept	21:17	78°	~7 min	★ good
Sunday 20 Sept	22:54	25°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Monday 21 Sept	17:16	37°	~7 min	☀ daylight

When will the International Space Station pass over Aachen?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Aachen above 10° in the next 10 days: 51. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 14.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Aachen is on Friday 18 Sept at 21:15 local time, reaching 77° above the horizon. That is also the next one you can see with the naked eye.

How to spot it

Look for a bright, fast “star” that doesn't blink — the ISS outshines everything except the Moon and Venus.
It moves west to east, crossing the whole sky in 3–6 minutes.
Evening and pre-dawn passes are the visible ones — the station must be sunlit while your sky is dark. 2 good windows in the next 3 days (marked ★).
Aachen sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.