Israel's sky on SundayNovember 15, 2026

In brief: No Starlink trains tonight. Planets: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Mercury. The Moon: Waxing crescent. The Leonid meteor shower.

Full darkness from 5:06 PM to 5:43 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 (SPACEMOBILE-010) 5:29 PM5:29 PM–5:35 PM: from the southwest to the northeast, peaking at 86° in the northeast. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
Bright satellite (INTERCOSMOS 25) 5:51 PM5:51 PM–6:17 PM: from the north to the south, peaking at 83° in the northeast. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
Bright satellite (ATLAS CENTAUR R/B) 6:01 PM6:01 PM–6:07 PM: from the southwest to the east, peaking at 75° in the south. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.
Bright satellite (ERS-1) 6:34 PM6:34 PM–6:42 PM: from the south to the north, peaking at 83° in the southwest. 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 75° in the southwest. A slowly moving dot, no blinking.

Venus: dazzling, visible from 4:26 AM to 5:26 AM. Best at 5:26 AM, in the southeast, low on the horizon.
Jupiter: dazzling, visible from 12:06 AM to 5:26 AM. Best at 5:26 AM, in the south, high, almost overhead.
Mars: bright, visible from 12:06 AM to 5:26 AM. Best at 5:26 AM, in the south, high, almost overhead.
Saturn: very bright, visible from 5:06 PM to 1:46 AM. Best at 8:26 PM, in the south, high, almost overhead.
Mercury: very bright, visible from 5:26 AM to 5:26 AM. Best at 5:26 AM, in the east, low on the horizon.

Planets don't twinkle and look "stuck" in place. From a moving car they can seem to follow you.

Waxing crescent, 33% lit., sets 9:37 PM.

☄️ The Leonid meteor shower peaks in 1 days: up to 15 meteors an hour under dark skies, mostly after midnight.