When can I see the ISS over San José tonight?

The next ISS pass over San José starts at 23:01 local time on Monday 24 Aug, reaching 77° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though.

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 San José — next pass times

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

🛰 Next visible ISS pass over San José: Thu 3 Sept, 18:15

Every pass before then crosses in daylight — nothing to see. We'll email you the day before this one.

🛰 Next visible ISS pass over San José: Thu 3 Sept, 18:15

Every pass before then crosses in daylight — nothing to see. We'll email you the day before this one.

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Date	Local time	Max height	Lasts	Viewing
Monday 24 Aug	23:01	77°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

Tuesday 25 Aug	08:57	14°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 25 Aug	10:33	20°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 25 Aug	22:13	30°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Wednesday 26 Aug	09:44	45°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 26 Aug	21:26	14°	~4 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Wednesday 26 Aug	23:02	19°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 27 Aug	08:56	68°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 27 Aug	22:13	43°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 28 Aug	08:09	27°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Friday 28 Aug	21:25	73°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Saturday 29 Aug	07:22	13°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 29 Aug	08:57	21°	~6 min	☀ daylight

When will the International Space Station pass over San José?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over San José above 10° in the next 10 days: 27. None of them falls in a dark sky, though: over San José the station passes either in daylight or already inside Earth's shadow, so it cannot be seen with the naked eye in that window.

The next pass of the International Space Station over San José is on Monday 24 Aug at 23:01 local time, reaching 77° 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.
San José sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.