When can I see the ISS over Ankara tonight?

The next ISS pass over Ankara starts at 01:59 local time on Tuesday 25 Aug, reaching 37° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Tuesday 25 Aug at 03:36, reaching 28°.

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 Ankara — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Ankara

Tuesday 25 Aug · 03:36 ★ · 28°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Ankara: Tue 25 Aug, 05:15

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	01:59	37°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Tuesday 25 Aug	03:36 visible 03:40–03:41	28°	~6 min	★ good
Tuesday 25 Aug	05:15 visible 05:15–05:17	12°	~3 min	possible

Tuesday 25 Aug	06:53	14°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 25 Aug	08:29	46°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 25 Aug	10:06	19°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 26 Aug	01:12	21°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Wednesday 26 Aug	02:48	41°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Wednesday 26 Aug	04:26	13°	~4 min	possible
Wednesday 26 Aug	06:05	12°	~3 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 26 Aug	07:41	30°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 26 Aug	09:17	33°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 27 Aug	00:25	12°	~3 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 27 Aug	01:59	68°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 27 Aug	03:38	16°	~5 min	possible

When will the International Space Station pass over Ankara?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Ankara above 10° in the next 10 days: 63. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 15.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Ankara is on Tuesday 25 Aug at 01:59 local time, reaching 37° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Tuesday 25 Aug at 03:36 (28° 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. 1 good window in the next 3 days (marked ★).
Ankara sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.