In brief: The Chinese space station passes over at 5:31 PM (northwest → northeast); The International Space Station passes over at 5:15 AM (west → south). No Starlink trains tonight. Planets: Jupiter, Mars, Saturn. The Moon: Waning crescent.
Full darkness from 5:14 PM to 5:34 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 (SL-8 R/B) 5:26 PM5:26 PM–5:34 PM: from the south to the north, peaking at 83° in the west. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
- 🛰️Chinese space station 5:31 PM5:31 PM–5:34 PM: from the northwest to the northeast, peaking at 25° in the north. Very bright, no blinking.
- •Bright satellite (SL-6 R/B(2)) 6:13 PM6:13 PM–6:19 PM: from the northwest to the southeast, peaking at 83° in the northwest. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
- •Bright satellite (SL-8 R/B) 4:01 AM4:01 AM–4:07 AM: from the north to the south, peaking at 85° in the southwest. 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 west. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
- •Bright satellite (SL-3 R/B) 4:30 AM4:30 AM–4:35 AM: from the north to the south, peaking at 83° in the northwest. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
- •Bright satellite (SL-16 R/B) 4:52 AM4:52 AM–5:01 AM: from the north to the south, peaking at 87° in the west. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
- 🛰️International Space Station 5:15 AM5:15 AM–5:19 AM: from the west to the south, peaking at 30° in the southwest. Dazzling, no blinking.
Planets
- Jupiter: dazzling, visible from 12:54 AM to 5:14 AM. Best at 5:14 AM, in the southeast, high, almost overhead.
- Mars: bright, visible from 12:34 AM to 5:14 AM. Best at 5:14 AM, in the southeast, high, almost overhead.
- Saturn: very bright, visible from 5:14 PM to 2:34 AM. Best at 9:34 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
Waning crescent, 31% lit. Rises 1:07 AM, sets 1:29 PM.