When can I see the ISS over Mainz tonight?

The next ISS pass over Mainz starts at 22:05 local time on Saturday 19 Sept, reaching 67° 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 Mainz — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Mainz

Saturday 19 Sept · 22:05 ★ · 67°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Mainz: Sun 20 Sept, 21:17

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
Saturday 19 Sept	22:05 visible 22:05–22:06	67°	~7 min	★ good
Saturday 19 Sept	23:42	17°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

Sunday 20 Sept	16:28	16°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 20 Sept	18:03	65°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 20 Sept	19:40	64°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 20 Sept	21:17	85°	~7 min	★ good
Sunday 20 Sept	22:54	24°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Monday 21 Sept	15:42	11°	~2 min	☀ daylight
Monday 21 Sept	17:16	48°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Monday 21 Sept	18:52	67°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Monday 21 Sept	20:29	73°	~7 min	★ good
Monday 21 Sept	22:06	34°	~7 min	★ good
Tuesday 22 Sept	16:28	34°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 22 Sept	18:05	76°	~7 min	☀ daylight

When will the International Space Station pass over Mainz?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Mainz above 10° in the next 10 days: 52. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 13.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Mainz is on Saturday 19 Sept at 22:05 local time, reaching 67° 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 ★).
Mainz sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.