In brief: The International Space Station passes over at 5:09 PM (southwest → northeast). No Starlink trains tonight. Planets: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn. The Moon: Waxing crescent.
Full darkness from 5:08 PM to 5:41 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–5:14 PM: from the southwest to the northeast, peaking at 87° in the east. Dazzling, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (SL-3 R/B) 5:58 PM5:58 PM–6:03 PM: from the north to the south, peaking at 72° in the west. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (INTERCOSMOS 25) 6:33 PM6:33 PM–6:59 PM: from the north to the south, peaking at 80° in the west. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (THOR AGENA D R/B) 6:48 PM6:48 PM–6:57 PM: from the south to the north, peaking at 74° in the west. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR)) 4:33 AM4:33 AM–4:41 AM: from the south to the northwest, peaking at 63° in the west. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (SPACEMOBILE-004) 5:09 AM5:09 AM–5:15 AM: from the northwest to the southeast, peaking at 81° in the northeast. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (SAOCOM 1A) 5:15 AM5:15 AM–5:21 AM: from the south to the north, peaking at 89° in the east. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
Planets
Venus: dazzling, visible from 4:48 AM to 5:28 AM. Best at 5:28 AM, in the southeast, low on the horizon.
Jupiter: dazzling, visible from 12:08 AM to 5:28 AM. Best at 5:28 AM, in the southeast, high, almost overhead.
Mars: bright, visible from 12:08 AM to 5:28 AM. Best at 5:28 AM, in the southeast, high, almost overhead.
Saturn: very bright, visible from 5:08 PM to 2:08 AM. Best at 8:48 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.