When can I see the ISS over Paris tonight?

The next ISS pass over Paris starts at 21:56 local time on Wednesday 9 Sept, reaching 40° 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 Paris — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Paris

Wednesday 9 Sept · 21:56 ★ · 40°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Paris: Thu 10 Sept, 21:08

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	21:56 visible 21:56–21:58	40°	~6 min	★ good
Wednesday 9 Sept	23:32	62°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

Thursday 10 Sept	01:09	54°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 10 Sept	02:46	59°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 10 Sept	04:24	13°	~3 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 10 Sept	21:08	27°	~6 min	★ good
Thursday 10 Sept	22:45	75°	~7 min	★ good
Friday 11 Sept	00:22	50°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 11 Sept	01:59	80°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 11 Sept	03:36	19°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 11 Sept	20:21	19°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Friday 11 Sept	21:57	77°	~7 min	★ good
Friday 11 Sept	23:34	50°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Saturday 12 Sept	01:11	74°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

When will the International Space Station pass over Paris?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Paris above 10° in the next 10 days: 52. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 16.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Paris is on Wednesday 9 Sept at 21:56 local time, reaching 40° 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 ★).
Paris sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.