ISS tracker: where is the ISS now?
Live position of the International Space Station, and when it next passes over you. Set your location below to see if the ISS is visible tonight.
Can I see the ISS tonight?
Yes: the ISS is visible from London tonight at 05:28 (UK time), if the sky is clear. Appears SSE, climbs to 13° in the SE, visible 3 min.
Worked out for central London and updated hourly. Elsewhere in the UK the times shift by a few minutes and some passes differ, so check your city below or set your location.
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See the ISS from where you are
Current ISS Crew (7)
Anil Menon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Currently in Space
1 flight3 EVAs
Anna Kikina
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Currently in Space
2 flights0 EVAs
Jessica Watkins
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Currently in Space
2 flights0 EVAs
Joshua Kutryk
Canadian Space Agency
Currently in Space
1 flight0 EVAs
Luke Delaney
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Currently in Space
1 flight0 EVAs
Pyotr Dubrov
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Currently in Space
2 flights4 EVAs
Sergey Teteryatnikov
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Currently in Space
1 flight0 EVAs
How to spot the ISS from the UK
- Check the visible passes below. The ISS can only be seen when it is lit by the Sun while your sky is dark, so passes are a little after sunset or before sunrise.
- Look for a bright, steady point of light moving smoothly across the sky. It does not flash or blink, which is how you tell it apart from an aircraft.
- Face the direction the pass starts from and look about a third of the way up the sky. A good pass lasts four to six minutes from horizon to horizon.
- No telescope is needed. The ISS is one of the brightest things in the night sky, easily visible from towns and cities across the UK when the sky is clear.