When can I see the ISS over Anchorage tonight?

The next ISS pass over Anchorage starts at 05:04 local time on Tuesday 25 Aug, reaching 11° 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 Anchorage — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Anchorage

Tuesday 25 Aug · 05:04 · 11°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Anchorage: Thu 27 Aug, 05:03

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
Tuesday 25 Aug	05:04 visible 05:04–05:06	11°	~3 min	possible

Tuesday 25 Aug	06:39	16°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 25 Aug	08:15	13°	~3 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 26 Aug	05:51	16°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 26 Aug	07:27	14°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 27 Aug	05:03	15°	~4 min	possible
Thursday 27 Aug	06:39	16°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Friday 28 Aug	04:16	13°	~4 min	possible
Friday 28 Aug	05:51	16°	~4 min	possible
Friday 28 Aug	07:28	11°	~2 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 29 Aug	03:29	11°	~2 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Saturday 29 Aug	05:03	16°	~5 min	possible
Saturday 29 Aug	06:40	13°	~3 min	☀ daylight

When will the International Space Station pass over Anchorage?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Anchorage above 10° in the next 10 days: 25. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 11.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Anchorage is on Tuesday 25 Aug at 05:04 local time, reaching 11° 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. Daytime passes in the table are invisible to the eye.
Anchorage is outside the ISS's ±51.6° orbital band, so it always appears toward the horizon rather than overhead.