When can I see the ISS over Addis Ababa tonight?

The next ISS pass over Addis Ababa starts at 10:13 local time on Tuesday 25 Aug, reaching 23° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Thursday 3 Sept at 19:30, reaching 25°.

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 Addis Ababa — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Addis Ababa

Thursday 3 Sept · 19:30 ★ · 25°

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Times shift and most passes cross in daylight — we email you the day before each pass genuinely visible, and only when the sky will be clear, over Addis Ababa: dark sky, station still lit by the Sun. Never watch an empty sky.

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Date	Local time	Max height	Lasts	Viewing
Tuesday 25 Aug	10:13	23°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 25 Aug	11:51	11°	~3 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 25 Aug	23:29	72°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

Wednesday 26 Aug	09:26	11°	~2 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 26 Aug	11:01	25°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 26 Aug	22:41	28°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 27 Aug	10:13	61°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 27 Aug	21:54	13°	~4 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 27 Aug	23:30	20°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 28 Aug	09:25	50°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Friday 28 Aug	22:41	46°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Saturday 29 Aug	08:37	22°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 29 Aug	10:15	12°	~3 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 29 Aug	21:53	67°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Sunday 30 Aug	07:51	10°	~1 min	☀ daylight

When will the International Space Station pass over Addis Ababa?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Addis Ababa above 10° in the next 10 days: 29. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 1.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Addis Ababa is on Tuesday 25 Aug at 10:13 local time, reaching 23° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Thursday 3 Sept at 19:30 (25° above the horizon).

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. Daytime passes in the table are invisible to the eye.
Addis Ababa sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.