When can I see the ISS over Lusaka tonight?

The next ISS pass over Lusaka starts at 09:20 local time on Monday 31 Aug, reaching 67° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Monday 31 Aug at 19:13, reaching 37°.

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 Lusaka — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Lusaka

Monday 31 Aug · 19:13 ★ · 37°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Lusaka: Tue 1 Sept, 18:27

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Date	Local time	Max height	Lasts	Viewing
Monday 31 Aug	09:20	67°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Monday 31 Aug	19:13 visible 19:13–19:15	37°	~7 min	★ good

Tuesday 1 Sept	08:33	28°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 1 Sept	10:12	12°	~3 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 1 Sept	18:27	18°	~5 min	possible
Tuesday 1 Sept	20:03	17°	~5 min	possible
Wednesday 2 Sept	07:47	13°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 2 Sept	09:23	23°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 2 Sept	19:15	37°	~7 min	★ good
Thursday 3 Sept	08:35	48°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 3 Sept	18:28	85°	~7 min	★ good
Friday 4 Sept	07:47	68°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Friday 4 Sept	17:40	37°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 5 Sept	07:00	28°	~6 min	☀ daylight

When will the International Space Station pass over Lusaka?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Lusaka above 10° in the next 10 days: 28. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 7.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Lusaka is on Monday 31 Aug at 09:20 local time, reaching 67° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Monday 31 Aug at 19:13 (37° 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 ★).
Lusaka sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.