When can I see the ISS over Bakersfield tonight?

The next ISS pass over Bakersfield starts at 08:38 local time on Sunday 30 Aug, reaching 15° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Tuesday 1 Sept at 05:26, reaching 17°.

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 Bakersfield — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Bakersfield

Tuesday 1 Sept · 05:26 · 17°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Bakersfield: Wed 2 Sept, 04:39

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
Sunday 30 Aug	08:38	15°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 30 Aug	23:41	80°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

Monday 31 Aug	01:20	14°	~4 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Monday 31 Aug	06:13	26°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Monday 31 Aug	07:50	27°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Monday 31 Aug	22:54	42°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Tuesday 1 Sept	00:31	19°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Tuesday 1 Sept	05:26	17°	~5 min	possible
Tuesday 1 Sept	07:02	50°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 1 Sept	22:07	23°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Tuesday 1 Sept	23:43	30°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Wednesday 2 Sept	04:39	12°	~3 min	possible
Wednesday 2 Sept	06:15	81°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 2 Sept	21:21	13°	~4 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

When will the International Space Station pass over Bakersfield?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Bakersfield above 10° in the next 10 days: 41. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 14.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Bakersfield is on Sunday 30 Aug at 08:38 local time, reaching 15° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Tuesday 1 Sept at 05:26 (17° 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.
Bakersfield sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.