When can I see the ISS over Plymouth tonight?

The next ISS pass over Plymouth starts at 01:35 local time on Monday 31 Aug, reaching 42° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Monday 31 Aug at 03:12, reaching 75°.

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 Plymouth — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Plymouth

Monday 31 Aug · 03:12 ★ · 75°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Plymouth: Mon 31 Aug, 04:49

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
Monday 31 Aug	01:35	42°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

Monday 31 Aug	03:12	75°	~7 min	★ good
Monday 31 Aug	04:49	82°	~7 min	★ good
Monday 31 Aug	06:26	34°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 1 Sept	00:48	30°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Tuesday 1 Sept	02:24	80°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Tuesday 1 Sept	04:01	72°	~7 min	★ good
Tuesday 1 Sept	05:38	47°	~7 min	★ good
Tuesday 1 Sept	07:16	11°	~3 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 2 Sept	00:01	21°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Wednesday 2 Sept	01:37	71°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Wednesday 2 Sept	03:14	67°	~7 min	★ good
Wednesday 2 Sept	04:51	65°	~7 min	★ good

When will the International Space Station pass over Plymouth?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Plymouth above 10° in the next 10 days: 47. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 12.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Plymouth is on Monday 31 Aug at 01:35 local time, reaching 42° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Monday 31 Aug at 03:12 (75° 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.
Plymouth sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.