When can I see the ISS over Taipei tonight?

The next ISS pass over Taipei starts at 08:56 local time on Tuesday 25 Aug, reaching 32° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Thursday 3 Sept at 04:58, reaching 16°.

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 Taipei — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Taipei

Thursday 3 Sept · 04:58 · 16°

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Date	Local time	Max height	Lasts	Viewing
Tuesday 25 Aug	08:56	32°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 25 Aug	10:34	12°	~3 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 25 Aug	23:56	65°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

Wednesday 26 Aug	08:09	18°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 26 Aug	09:45	24°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 26 Aug	23:08	28°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 27 Aug	00:46	15°	~4 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 27 Aug	08:56	51°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 27 Aug	22:21	14°	~4 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 27 Aug	23:57	27°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 28 Aug	08:08	64°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Friday 28 Aug	23:08	58°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Saturday 29 Aug	07:21	31°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 29 Aug	08:59	12°	~3 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 29 Aug	22:20	60°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

When will the International Space Station pass over Taipei?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Taipei above 10° in the next 10 days: 32. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 1.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Taipei is on Tuesday 25 Aug at 08:56 local time, reaching 32° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Thursday 3 Sept at 04:58 (16° 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.
Taipei sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.