When can I see the ISS over Kiel tonight?

The next ISS pass over Kiel starts at 16:31 local time on Sunday 20 Sept, reaching 11° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Sunday 20 Sept at 21:18, reaching 36°.

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 Kiel — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Kiel

Sunday 20 Sept · 21:18 ★ · 36°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Kiel: Mon 21 Sept, 20:30

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 20 Sept	16:31	11°	~2 min	☀ daylight

Sunday 20 Sept	18:05	33°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 20 Sept	19:41	53°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 20 Sept	21:18	36°	~6 min	★ good
Sunday 20 Sept	22:55	13°	~3 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Monday 21 Sept	17:17	26°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Monday 21 Sept	18:53	51°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Monday 21 Sept	20:30	42°	~6 min	★ good
Monday 21 Sept	22:07	17°	~5 min	possible
Tuesday 22 Sept	16:30	20°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 22 Sept	18:06	46°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 22 Sept	19:42	48°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 22 Sept	21:19	23°	~6 min	possible

When will the International Space Station pass over Kiel?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Kiel above 10° in the next 10 days: 43. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 10.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Kiel is on Sunday 20 Sept at 16:31 local time, reaching 11° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Sunday 20 Sept at 21:18 (36° 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.
Kiel is outside the ISS's ±51.6° orbital band, so it always appears toward the horizon rather than overhead.