In brief: The Chinese space station passes over at 6:45 PM (west → southwest). No Starlink trains tonight. Planets: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn. The Moon: Waning crescent.
Full darkness from 5:13 PM to 5:35 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 (SAOCOM 1A) 5:55 PM5:55 PM–6:02 PM: from the north to the south, peaking at 84° in the north. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
- 🛰️Chinese space station 6:45 PM6:45 PM–6:46 PM: from the west to the southwest, peaking at 22° in the southwest. Very bright, no blinking.
- •Bright satellite (DELTA 1 R/B) 4:17 AM4:17 AM–4:25 AM: from the south to the north, peaking at 80° in the west. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
- •Bright satellite (SL-16 R/B) 4:20 AM4:20 AM–4:30 AM: from the north to the southeast, peaking at 81° in the east. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
- •Bright satellite (H-2A R/B) 4:45 AM4:45 AM–4:51 AM: from the north to the south, peaking at 87° in the southeast. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
- •Bright satellite (BIOMASS) 5:13 AM5:13 AM–5:21 AM: from the south to the north, peaking at 82° in the northeast. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
- •Bright satellite (SPACEMOBILE-009) 5:17 AM5:17 AM–5:23 AM: from the northwest to the southeast, peaking at 84° in the northwest. 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 12:33 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.
The Moon
Waning crescent, 13% lit. Rises 3:08 AM, sets 2:27 PM.