When can I see the ISS over Queenstown tonight?

The next ISS pass over Queenstown starts at 19:00 local time on Friday 16 Oct, reaching 46° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Friday 16 Oct at 20:36, reaching 38°.

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 Queenstown — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Queenstown

Friday 16 Oct · 20:36 ★ · 38°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Queenstown: Fri 16 Oct, 22:14

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
Friday 16 Oct	19:00	46°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Friday 16 Oct	20:36 visible 20:42–20:42	38°	~7 min	★ good
Friday 16 Oct	22:14 visible 22:14–22:18	26°	~6 min	★ good

Friday 16 Oct	23:51	47°	~7 min	★ good
Saturday 17 Oct	01:28	32°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Saturday 17 Oct	18:12	29°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 17 Oct	19:49	51°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 17 Oct	21:26	26°	~6 min	★ good
Saturday 17 Oct	23:04	37°	~7 min	★ good
Sunday 18 Oct	00:40	50°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Sunday 18 Oct	17:26	19°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 18 Oct	19:01	71°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 18 Oct	20:39	28°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 18 Oct	22:16	31°	~6 min	★ good
Sunday 18 Oct	23:53	80°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

When will the International Space Station pass over Queenstown?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Queenstown above 10° in the next 10 days: 57. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 16.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Queenstown is on Friday 16 Oct at 19:00 local time, reaching 46° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Friday 16 Oct at 20:36 (38° 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. 2 good windows in the next 3 days (marked ★).
Queenstown sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.