When can I see the ISS over Osaka tonight?

The next ISS pass over Osaka starts at 17:12 local time on Saturday 12 Sept, reaching 27° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Saturday 12 Sept at 18:49, reaching 25°.

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 Osaka — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Osaka

Saturday 12 Sept · 18:49 ★ · 25°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Osaka: Mon 14 Sept, 18:53

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 12 Sept	17:12	27°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 12 Sept	18:49 visible 18:49–18:54	25°	~6 min	★ good
Saturday 12 Sept	23:45	12°	~3 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

Sunday 13 Sept	01:20	77°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Sunday 13 Sept	16:26	15°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 13 Sept	18:01	42°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Monday 14 Sept	00:33	43°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Monday 14 Sept	02:11	14°	~4 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Monday 14 Sept	17:13	74°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Monday 14 Sept	18:53	12°	~3 min	possible
Monday 14 Sept	23:46	26°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Tuesday 15 Sept	01:22	25°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Tuesday 15 Sept	16:26	51°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 15 Sept	18:04	17°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 15 Sept	22:58	17°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

When will the International Space Station pass over Osaka?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Osaka above 10° in the next 10 days: 40. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 2.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Osaka is on Saturday 12 Sept at 17:12 local time, reaching 27° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Saturday 12 Sept at 18:49 (25° 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 ★).
Osaka sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.