Downtown DC
When to see the ISS from Downtown DC
The International Space Station’s next passes over Downtown DC, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 38.9° N, it can pass straight overhead.
Next passes · worked out at
Next visible pass: tomorrow morning at 05:06.
It rises in the west, climbs to 27° and sets in the north-east 6 minutes later.
There are 3 visible passes over Downtown DC in the next three days.
- Wednesday, October 2105:06–05:12west to north-east, up to 27°
- Wednesday, October 2106:46–06:48north-west to north, up to 11°
- Thursday, October 2205:58–06:01north-west to north, up to 12°
Times are Downtown DC time (EDT). 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 Downtown DC 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
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