See the ISS from Metabetchouan, Quebec, Canada
Next visible pass
Sat 14 Nov, 17:59
Look SW. The station climbs to 56° in the SSE and fades in the SE after 3 minutes. Very bright.
- Appears
- 17:59 · SW
- Highest
- 18:02 · 56°
- Disappears
- 18:02 · SE
Visible passes
| Date | Appears | Highest | Disappears | Brightness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 14 Nov | 17:59 · SW 10° | 18:02 · SSE 56° | 18:02 · SE 55° | Very bright (mag -3.9) |
| Sun 15 Nov | 17:11 · SW 10° | 17:14 · SE 37° | 17:16 · E 18° | Very bright (mag -3.3) |
| Sun 15 Nov | 18:48 · W 10° | 18:49 · W 25° | 18:49 · W 25° | Fairly bright (mag -0.4) |
| Mon 16 Nov | 18:00 · WSW 11° | 18:03 · N 77° | 18:03 · NNE 71° | Very bright (mag -4.1) |
| Tue 17 Nov | 17:12 · WSW 11° | 17:15 · S 78° | 17:17 · ENE 21° | Very bright (mag -3.9) |
| Tue 17 Nov | 18:49 · W 10° | 18:50 · WNW 21° | 18:50 · WNW 21° | Fairly bright (mag -0.2) |
| Wed 18 Nov | 18:01 · W 10° | 18:04 · NNW 51° | 18:04 · N 51° | Very bright (mag -3.5) |
| Thu 19 Nov | 17:13 · W 10° | 17:16 · NNW 61° | 17:18 · ENE 21° | Very bright (mag -3.6) |
| Thu 19 Nov | 18:50 · WNW 10° | 18:51 · WNW 20° | 18:51 · WNW 20° | Fairly bright (mag -0.2) |
| Fri 20 Nov | 18:02 · WNW 10° | 18:05 · NNW 44° | 18:05 · NNW 44° | Very bright (mag -3.2) |
| Sat 21 Nov | 17:14 · W 10° | 17:17 · N 47° | 17:19 · ENE 23° | Very bright (mag -3.4) |
| Sun 22 Nov | 18:03 · WNW 10° | 18:06 · NNW 48° | 18:06 · NNW 48° | Very bright (mag -3.3) |
| Mon 23 Nov | 17:15 · WNW 10° | 17:18 · N 47° | 17:20 · ENE 25° | Very bright (mag -3.6) |
Directions are compass points; heights are degrees above the horizon (90° is overhead). Passes above about 40° are the easiest to see.
How to spot the space station
The ISS looks like a bright, steady star moving across the sky in a few minutes. It does not blink, which tells it apart from aircraft. Be outside a couple of minutes early and look towards the direction where it appears. It may fade out before reaching the horizon as it enters Earth's shadow.
Predictions use the SGP4 orbit model with elements from CelesTrak (epoch 14 Nov 04:10 UTC). Times can shift by a minute or more after the station adjusts its orbit, so check again on the day. Sources and methods.