When can I see the ISS over Birmingham tonight?

The next ISS pass over Birmingham starts at 04:47 local time on Friday 16 Oct, reaching 45° 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 Birmingham — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Birmingham

Friday 16 Oct · 04:47 ★ · 45°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Birmingham: Fri 16 Oct, 06:25

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 16 Oct	04:47 visible 04:51–04:53	45°	~7 min	★ good
Friday 16 Oct	06:25 visible 06:25–06:27	17°	~5 min	possible
Friday 16 Oct	11:20	13°	~4 min	☀ daylight

Friday 16 Oct	12:56	74°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 17 Oct	04:00	24°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Saturday 17 Oct	05:37	26°	~6 min	★ good
Saturday 17 Oct	12:09	53°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 17 Oct	13:47	11°	~2 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 18 Oct	03:14	13°	~3 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Sunday 18 Oct	04:49	44°	~7 min	★ good
Sunday 18 Oct	11:21	30°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 18 Oct	12:59	20°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Monday 19 Oct	04:01	78°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Monday 19 Oct	05:41	12°	~3 min	possible
Monday 19 Oct	10:34	19°	~5 min	☀ daylight

When will the International Space Station pass over Birmingham?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Birmingham above 10° in the next 10 days: 42. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 5.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Birmingham is on Friday 16 Oct at 04:47 local time, reaching 45° 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 ★).
Birmingham sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.