ISS TonightSee the ISS from Sapporo, Japan
The International Space Station is visible from Sapporo 5 times in the next 10 days. The brightest is on Thu 12 Nov at 18:04 (very bright, 54° up).
| When | Brightness | Where to look | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 4 Nov 04:30–04:32 |
Bright mag -2.0 |
Appears SSW, 22° up Highest 22° up in the SSW Disappears SSE, 10° up |
|
| Tue 10 Nov 18:01–18:02 |
Fairly bright mag -1.5 |
Appears S, 10° up Highest 16° up in the S Disappears S, 16° up |
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| Wed 11 Nov 17:14–17:17 |
Fairly bright mag -1.6 |
Appears SSE, 10° up Highest 13° up in the SE Disappears ESE, 12° up |
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| Wed 11 Nov 18:49–18:50 |
Faint mag -0.9 |
Appears WSW, 10° up Highest 15° up in the WSW Disappears WSW, 15° up |
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| Thu 12 Nov 18:01–18:04 |
Very bright mag -3.3 |
Appears SW, 10° up Highest 54° up in the S Disappears S, 54° up |
All passes on this page have happened; it updates daily.
Times are local to Sapporo (Asia/Tokyo). Directions are compass points; 90° up is straight overhead. Lower magnitude means brighter.
Also for Sapporo: 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 Japan
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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.