When can I see the ISS over Oxford tonight?

The next ISS pass over Oxford starts at 20:09 local time on Thursday 10 Sept, reaching 15° 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 Oxford — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Oxford

Thursday 10 Sept · 20:09 · 15°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Oxford: Thu 10 Sept, 21:44

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
Thursday 10 Sept	20:09	15°	~4 min	possible
Thursday 10 Sept	21:44 visible 21:44–21:46	53°	~7 min	★ good
Thursday 10 Sept	23:21	76°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

Friday 11 Sept	00:58	57°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 11 Sept	02:35	17°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 11 Sept	19:23	10°	~2 min	☀ daylight
Friday 11 Sept	20:57	40°	~7 min	★ good
Friday 11 Sept	22:33	76°	~7 min	★ good
Saturday 12 Sept	00:10	70°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Saturday 12 Sept	01:47	23°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Saturday 12 Sept	20:10	29°	~6 min	★ good
Saturday 12 Sept	21:46	73°	~7 min	★ good
Saturday 12 Sept	23:23	82°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Sunday 13 Sept	01:00	32°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Sunday 13 Sept	19:23	21°	~5 min	☀ daylight

When will the International Space Station pass over Oxford?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Oxford above 10° in the next 10 days: 48. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 19.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Oxford is on Thursday 10 Sept at 20:09 local time, reaching 15° 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 ★).
Oxford is outside the ISS's ±51.6° orbital band, so it always appears toward the horizon rather than overhead.