When can I see the ISS over Chengdu tonight?

The next ISS pass over Chengdu starts at 08:53 local time on Tuesday 25 Aug, reaching 13° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Wednesday 2 Sept at 05:42, reaching 12°.

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 Chengdu — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Chengdu

Wednesday 2 Sept · 05:42 · 12°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Chengdu: Fri 4 Sept, 05:41

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	08:53	13°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 25 Aug	10:28	53°	~7 min	☀ daylight

Wednesday 26 Aug	01:30	69°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Wednesday 26 Aug	03:10	11°	~2 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Wednesday 26 Aug	09:40	70°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 27 Aug	00:43	32°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 27 Aug	02:20	17°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 27 Aug	08:52	35°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 27 Aug	10:30	14°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 27 Aug	23:56	17°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 28 Aug	01:31	29°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 28 Aug	08:05	20°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Friday 28 Aug	09:41	27°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 29 Aug	00:43	55°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

When will the International Space Station pass over Chengdu?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Chengdu above 10° in the next 10 days: 36. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 2.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Chengdu is on Tuesday 25 Aug at 08:53 local time, reaching 13° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Wednesday 2 Sept at 05:42 (12° 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.
Chengdu sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.