In brief: The Chinese space station passes over at 5:54 PM (north → northeast); The International Space Station passes over at 5:13 AM (northwest → southeast). No Starlink trains tonight. Planets: Jupiter, Mars, Saturn. The Moon: Last quarter.
Full darkness from 5:16 PM to 5:32 AM. Times are for central Israel; up north and down south they're off by a minute or two.
What's flying over
•Bright satellite (INTERCOSMOS 24) 5:50 PM5:50 PM–6:01 PM: from the south to the north, peaking at 87° in the northwest. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
🛰️Chinese space station 5:54 PM5:54 PM–5:56 PM: from the north to the northeast, peaking at 19° in the north. Very bright, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (SL-12 R/B(2)) 6:13 PM6:13 PM–6:22 PM: from the south to the north, peaking at 82° in the northwest. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (COSMO-SKYMED 1) 6:29 PM6:29 PM–6:34 PM: from the north to the south, peaking at 83° in the south. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR)) 4:16 AM4:16 AM–4:24 AM: from the south to the north, peaking at 87° in the north. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (DELTA 1 R/B) 4:17 AM4:17 AM–4:25 AM: from the south to the north, peaking at 83° in the south. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (ATLAS CENTAUR R/B) 4:28 AM4:28 AM–4:33 AM: from the west to the east, peaking at 85° in the south. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
🛰️International Space Station 5:13 AM5:13 AM–5:18 AM: from the northwest to the southeast, peaking at 65° in the northeast. Dazzling, no blinking.
Planets
Jupiter: dazzling, visible from 12:56 AM to 5:16 AM. Best at 5:16 AM, in the southeast, high, almost overhead.
Mars: bright, visible from 12:36 AM to 5:16 AM. Best at 5:16 AM, in the southeast, high, almost overhead.
Saturn: very bright, visible from 5:16 PM to 2:56 AM. Best at 9:36 PM, in the south, high, almost overhead.
Planets don't twinkle and look "stuck" in place. From a moving car they can seem to follow you.
The Moon
Last quarter, 53% lit. Rises 10:56 PM, sets 12:18 PM.