When can I see the ISS over St. Louis tonight?

The next ISS pass over St. Louis starts at 04:48 local time on Friday 16 Oct, reaching 18° 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 St. Louis — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over St. Louis

Friday 16 Oct · 04:48 · 18°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over St. Louis: Fri 16 Oct, 06:24

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	04:48 visible 04:51–04:52	18°	~5 min	possible
Friday 16 Oct	06:24 visible 06:24–06:30	45°	~7 min	★ good
Friday 16 Oct	08:03	13°	~3 min	☀ daylight

Friday 16 Oct	11:18	21°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Friday 16 Oct	12:54	55°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 17 Oct	04:03	10°	~1 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Saturday 17 Oct	05:36	72°	~7 min	★ good
Saturday 17 Oct	07:15	16°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 17 Oct	10:31	16°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 17 Oct	12:07	76°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 18 Oct	04:49	59°	~7 min	★ good
Sunday 18 Oct	06:27	21°	~6 min	possible
Sunday 18 Oct	09:44	13°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 18 Oct	11:20	47°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 18 Oct	12:57	17°	~5 min	☀ daylight

When will the International Space Station pass over St. Louis?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over St. Louis above 10° in the next 10 days: 54. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 10.

The next pass of the International Space Station over St. Louis is on Friday 16 Oct at 04:48 local time, reaching 18° 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 ★).
St. Louis sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.