When to see the ISS from Ashburton
The International Space Station’s next passes over Ashburton, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 43.9° S, it can pass straight overhead.
Next passes · worked out at
Next visible pass: tonight at 21:31.
It rises in the south-west, climbs to 35° and sets in the east 6 minutes later.
There are 6 visible passes over Ashburton in the next three days.
The highest is tomorrow evening at 22:20, at 77°.
- Wednesday, October 2121:31–21:37south-west to east, up to 35°
- Wednesday, October 2123:08–23:14west to north-east, up to 46°
- Thursday, October 2220:44–20:50south-west to east, up to 28°
- Thursday, October 2222:20–22:27south-west to north-east, up to 77°
- Friday, October 2321:33–21:40south-west to north-east, up to 69°
- Friday, October 2323:11–23:15west to north, up to 18°
Times are Ashburton time (GMT+13). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 20, 12:45 UTC. A pass needs a clear sky, and the times move when the station boosts its orbit.
Good to know
- A pass can be seen when the station is still in sunlight while the sky over Ashburton is dark, in the hours after sunset or before dawn. It looks like a bright, steady star crossing the sky in a few minutes.
- The times are predicted from the latest published orbital elements, not observed, and cloud isn’t taken into account.
- Passes are counted from 10° above the horizon, where buildings and haze stop hiding them.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Where is the ISS now?, Satellite tracker, Day and night, live