In brief: The Chinese space station passes over at 6:07 PM (northwest → northeast); The International Space Station passes over at 4:30 AM (southwest → southeast). No Starlink trains tonight. Planets: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn. The Moon: Waning crescent.
Full darkness from 5:13 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
🛰️Chinese space station 6:07 PM6:07 PM–6:10 PM: from the northwest to the northeast, peaking at 71° in the northeast. Very bright, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (AJISAI (EGS)) 3:35 AM3:35 AM–3:45 AM: from the southwest to the northeast, peaking at 84° in the southeast. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (SL-12 R/B(2)) 3:51 AM3:51 AM–3:56 AM: from the northeast to the south, peaking at 86° in the northeast. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR)) 4:12 AM4:12 AM–4:20 AM: from the south to the north, peaking at 80° in the east. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
🛰️International Space Station 4:30 AM4:30 AM–4:32 AM: from the southwest to the southeast, peaking at 59° in the southwest. Dazzling, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (SL-16 R/B) 4:36 AM4:36 AM–4:45 AM: from the north to the south, peaking at 87° in the northeast. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (OAO 3 (COPERNICUS)) 4:40 AM4:40 AM–4:46 AM: from the west to the east, peaking at 79° in the northeast. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (SAOCOM 1B) 5:11 AM5:11 AM–5:18 AM: from the south to the north, peaking at 85° in the south. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
Planets
Venus: dazzling, visible from 5:33 AM to 5:33 AM. Best at 5:33 AM, in the southeast, low on the horizon.
Jupiter: dazzling, visible from 12:53 AM to 5:33 AM. Best at 5:33 AM, in the southeast, high, almost overhead.
Mars: bright, visible from 12:33 AM to 5:33 AM. Best at 5:33 AM, in the southeast, high, almost overhead.
Saturn: very bright, visible from 5:13 PM to 2:33 AM. Best at 9:13 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.