When can I see the ISS over Albany tonight?

The next ISS pass over Albany starts at 20:35 local time on Friday 11 Sept, reaching 44° 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 Albany — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Albany

Friday 11 Sept · 20:35 ★ · 44°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Albany: Fri 11 Sept, 22:13

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 11 Sept	20:35 visible 20:35–20:40	44°	~6 min	★ good
Friday 11 Sept	22:13 visible 22:13–22:13	18°	~5 min	possible
Friday 11 Sept	23:50	21°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

Saturday 12 Sept	01:27	72°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Saturday 12 Sept	03:04	15°	~4 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Saturday 12 Sept	18:11	16°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 12 Sept	19:47	68°	~7 min	★ good
Saturday 12 Sept	21:25	21°	~5 min	possible
Saturday 12 Sept	23:02	19°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Sunday 13 Sept	00:39	46°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Sunday 13 Sept	02:16	24°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Sunday 13 Sept	18:59	75°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 13 Sept	20:37	25°	~6 min	★ good
Sunday 13 Sept	22:15	17°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Sunday 13 Sept	23:52	33°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

When will the International Space Station pass over Albany?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Albany above 10° in the next 10 days: 58. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 16.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Albany is on Friday 11 Sept at 20:35 local time, reaching 44° 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. 1 good window in the next 3 days (marked ★).
Albany sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.