When can I see the ISS over New York tonight?

The next ISS pass over New York starts at 18:58 local time on Wednesday 9 Sept, reaching 11° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Wednesday 9 Sept at 20:32, reaching 82°.

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 New York — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over New York

Wednesday 9 Sept · 20:32 ★ · 82°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over New York: Wed 9 Sept, 22:10

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
Wednesday 9 Sept	18:58	11°	~2 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 9 Sept	20:32 visible 20:32–20:37	82°	~7 min	★ good
Wednesday 9 Sept	22:10 visible 22:10–22:10	19°	~5 min	possible

Wednesday 9 Sept	23:48	13°	~4 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 10 Sept	01:25	24°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 10 Sept	03:01	53°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 10 Sept	19:44	57°	~7 min	★ good
Thursday 10 Sept	21:22	24°	~6 min	possible
Thursday 10 Sept	23:01	13°	~3 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 11 Sept	00:38	19°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 11 Sept	02:14	75°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 11 Sept	03:53	11°	~2 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 11 Sept	18:57	32°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Friday 11 Sept	20:34	32°	~6 min	★ good
Friday 11 Sept	22:13	14°	~4 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

When will the International Space Station pass over New York?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over New York above 10° in the next 10 days: 60. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 16.

The next pass of the International Space Station over New York is on Wednesday 9 Sept at 18:58 local time, reaching 11° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Wednesday 9 Sept at 20:32 (82° 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 ★).
New York sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.