See the ISS from Merida, Mexico
The International Space Station is visible from Merida 12 times in the next 10 days. The brightest is on Fri 6 Nov at 05:04 (very bright, 53° up).
| When | Brightness | Where to look | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 4 Nov 05:00–05:06 |
Bright mag -2.0 |
Appears NNW, 10° up Highest 30° up in the NE Disappears ESE, 10° up |
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| Thu 5 Nov 04:15–04:17 |
Fairly bright mag -1.1 |
Appears NE, 16° up Highest 16° up in the NE Disappears E, 10° up |
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| Thu 5 Nov 19:10–19:11 |
Fairly bright mag -1.2 |
Appears SSW, 10° up Highest 17° up in the SSW Disappears SSW, 17° up |
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| Fri 6 Nov 05:03–05:07 |
Very bright mag -3.6 |
Appears WNW, 29° up Highest 53° up in the SW Disappears SSE, 10° up |
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| Fri 6 Nov 18:23–18:26 |
Bright mag -2.9 |
Appears S, 10° up Highest 31° up in the SE Disappears ESE, 31° up |
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| Sat 7 Nov 04:18–04:20 |
Bright mag -2.1 |
Appears ESE, 34° up Highest 34° up in the ESE Disappears SE, 10° up |
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| Sat 7 Nov 19:12–19:14 |
Fairly bright mag -1.3 |
Appears W, 10° up Highest 21° up in the WNW Disappears WNW, 21° up |
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| Sun 8 Nov 05:06–05:07 |
Fairly bright mag -1.4 |
Appears SW, 12° up Highest 12° up in the SW Disappears SSW, 10° up |
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| Sun 8 Nov 18:24–18:29 |
Bright mag -2.9 |
Appears SW, 10° up Highest 47° up in the NW Disappears NNE, 22° up |
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| Mon 9 Nov 17:42–17:43 |
Bright mag -2.5 |
Appears NE, 22° up Highest 22° up in the NE Disappears NE, 10° up |
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| Tue 10 Nov 18:27–18:30 |
Faint mag -0.9 |
Appears WNW, 10° up Highest 12° up in the NW Disappears NNW, 10° up |
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| Wed 11 Nov 17:41–17:44 |
Fairly bright mag -1.7 |
Appears NW, 23° up Highest 23° up in the NW Disappears N, 10° up |
All passes on this page have happened; it updates daily.
Times are local to Merida (America/Merida). Directions are compass points; 90° up is straight overhead. Lower magnitude means brighter.
Also for Merida: dark-sky calendar, the moonless hours each night.
How to spot it
Be outside a few minutes early, facing where it appears. The ISS looks like a bright, steady star moving across the sky. It doesn’t blink, and it crosses in a few minutes. It often vanishes before reaching the horizon as it passes into Earth’s shadow.
Other cities in Mexico
Mexico City · Tijuana · Iztapalapa · Puebla · Ecatepec de Morelos · Santiago de Queretaro · Leon de los Aldama · Ciudad Juarez
Updated 3 November 2026 at 04:00 UTC, from ISS orbit elements 0.4 days old. The station sometimes fires its engines to raise its orbit, which shifts times by a few seconds or more, so check again on the day. How these predictions are made.