In brief: The International Space Station passes over at 6:00 PM (northwest → north). No Starlink trains tonight. Planets: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn. The Moon: Waxing crescent. The Leonid meteor shower.
Full darkness from 5:07 PM to 5:42 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 (ISIS 1) 5:07 PM5:07 PM–5:21 PM: from the west to the south, peaking at 71° in the west. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (SAOCOM 1B) 5:51 PM5:51 PM–5:58 PM: from the north to the south, peaking at 85° in the southwest. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
🛰️International Space Station 6:00 PM6:00 PM–6:02 PM: from the northwest to the north, peaking at 16° in the northwest. Dazzling, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (INTERCOSMOS 25) 6:19 PM6:19 PM–6:45 PM: from the north to the south, peaking at 86° in the west. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (INTERCOSMOS 24) 3:44 AM3:44 AM–3:53 AM: from the north to the south, peaking at 74° in the east. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (SPACEMOBILE-004) 4:50 AM4:50 AM–4:55 AM: from the northwest to the southeast, peaking at 86° in the northeast. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
•Bright satellite (ISIS 1) 4:55 AM4:55 AM–5:12 AM: from the south to the north, peaking at 72° in the west. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
Planets
Venus: dazzling, visible from 4:47 AM to 5:27 AM. Best at 5:27 AM, in the southeast, low on the horizon.
Jupiter: dazzling, visible from 12:07 AM to 5:27 AM. Best at 5:27 AM, in the southeast, high, almost overhead.
Mars: bright, visible from 12:07 AM to 5:27 AM. Best at 5:27 AM, in the southeast, high, almost overhead.
Saturn: very bright, visible from 5:07 PM to 2:07 AM. Best at 8:47 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.