When can I see the ISS over New York tonight?

The next ISS pass over New York starts at 01:57 local time on Wednesday 26 Aug, reaching 55° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Wednesday 26 Aug at 03:35, reaching 24°.

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 26 Aug · 03:35 · 24°

—:——:——Watch it live in 3D →

🛰 Next visible pass after this one over New York: Wed 26 Aug, 05:13

We'll email you the day before — and before every genuinely visible pass after that. Most crossings happen in daylight; we skip those.

Free · no account · unsubscribe anytime

✈ Telegram

3D sky view · track the ISS in real time

Date	Local time	Max height	Lasts	Viewing
Wednesday 26 Aug	01:57	55°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

Wednesday 26 Aug	03:35	24°	~6 min	possible
Wednesday 26 Aug	05:13	13°	~4 min	possible
Wednesday 26 Aug	06:50	18°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 26 Aug	08:27	83°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 26 Aug	10:05	11°	~2 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 27 Aug	01:10	31°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 27 Aug	02:46	33°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 27 Aug	04:25	14°	~4 min	possible
Thursday 27 Aug	06:02	15°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 27 Aug	07:39	49°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 27 Aug	09:16	19°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Friday 28 Aug	00:22	18°	~5 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: 59. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 15.

The next pass of the International Space Station over New York is on Wednesday 26 Aug at 01:57 local time, reaching 55° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Wednesday 26 Aug at 03:35 (24° 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.
New York sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.