In brief: The International Space Station passes over at 5:09 PM (south → east); The International Space Station passes low in the west at 6:45 PM. No Starlink trains tonight. Planets: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn. The Moon: Waxing crescent.
Full darkness from 5:09 PM to 5:39 AM. Times are for central Israel; up north and down south they're off by a minute or two.
What's flying over
🛰️International Space Station 5:09 PM5:09 PM–5:12 PM: from the south to the east, peaking at 22° in the southeast. Dazzling, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (SAOCOM 1A) 5:49 PM5:49 PM–5:56 PM: from the north to the south, peaking at 76° in the east. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (ERS-1) 6:27 PM6:27 PM–6:36 PM: from the south to the north, peaking at 85° in the northeast. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
🛰️International Space Station 6:45 PM6:45 PM–6:46 PM: a short, low pass in the west, peaking at 22°. Dazzling, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (HXMT (HUIYAN)) 4:32 AM4:32 AM–4:36 AM: from the southwest to the northeast, peaking at 75° in the southeast. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (ISIS 1) 4:42 AM4:42 AM–4:58 AM: from the south to the north, peaking at 81° in the east. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (COSMOS 1867) 5:28 AM5:28 AM–5:37 AM: from the northwest to the southeast, peaking at 82° in the northeast. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (SL-14 R/B) 5:29 AM5:29 AM–5:36 AM: from the north to the south, peaking at 84° in the northeast. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
Planets
Venus: dazzling, visible from 4:49 AM to 5:29 AM. Best at 5:29 AM, in the southeast, low on the horizon.
Jupiter: dazzling, visible from 12:29 AM to 5:29 AM. Best at 5:29 AM, in the southeast, high, almost overhead.
Mars: bright, visible from 12:09 AM to 5:29 AM. Best at 5:29 AM, in the southeast, high, almost overhead.
Saturn: very bright, visible from 5:09 PM to 2:09 AM. Best at 8:49 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.