# When can you see the ISS over Ilmenau? ## Next visible pass Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Observing location time 5:00:25 PM – 5:03:40 PM Visible for 3 min 15 sec · Cloud cover 91% 1. Appears · 5:00:25 PM · south-southeast 167.3° 2. Highest point · 5:02:05 PM · Elevation 13.1° 3. Disappears · 5:03:40 PM · east-southeast 108.6° Forecast updated: Nov 15, 2026, 3:57 AM Observing location time: Europe/Berlin Pass predictions may change after an orbital manoeuvre. [Next visible pass · Where to look]() [ISS]() [CSS / Tiangong]() International Space Station Tracker See where the International Space Station (ISS) is now and when it will next cross the sky over Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany. What counts as a visible pass? The station must be at least 10° above the horizon, illuminated by the Sun, and passing over a sky dark enough for viewing. Times use your city’s local timezone. ## Visible passes over Ilmenau in the next 72 hours Sunday, November 15, 2026 Observing location time ### 6:35:00 PM – 6:37:55 PM Visible for 2 min 55 sec · Cloud cover 100% 1. Appears · 6:35:00 PM · southwest 233.2° 2. Highest point · 6:37:55 PM · Elevation 49.5° 3. Disappears · 6:37:55 PM · south 181.1° Monday, November 16, 2026 Observing location time ### 5:47:24 PM – 5:52:04 PM Visible for 4 min 40 sec · Cloud cover 100% 1. Appears · 5:47:24 PM · southwest 220.5° 2. Highest point · 5:50:29 PM · Elevation 37.7° 3. Disappears · 5:52:04 PM · east 98.4° Monday, November 16, 2026 Observing location time ### 7:23:49 PM – 7:24:59 PM Visible for 1 min 10 sec · Cloud cover 98% 1. Appears · 7:23:49 PM · west 262.4° 2. Highest point · 7:24:59 PM · Elevation 20.1° 3. Disappears · 7:24:59 PM · west 264° Tuesday, November 17, 2026 Observing location time ### 4:59:56 PM – 5:05:36 PM Visible for 5 min 40 sec · Cloud cover 100% 1. Appears · 4:59:56 PM · south-southwest 205.9° 2. Highest point · 5:02:46 PM · Elevation 26.8° 3. Disappears · 5:05:36 PM · east 87.7° Tuesday, November 17, 2026 Observing location time ### 6:35:58 PM – 6:39:03 PM Visible for 3 min 5 sec · Cloud cover 100% 1. Appears · 6:35:58 PM · west-southwest 253.9° 2. Highest point · 6:39:03 PM · Elevation 74.3° 3. Disappears · 6:39:03 PM · west-southwest 241.3° ## ISS passes near this city Live ISS position and visible pass forecast for Ilmenau, Germany, with local times, directions, elevation and cloud cover. [Erfurt]() [Jena]() [Leipzig]() [Nuremberg]() [Kassel]() [Zwickau]() [Göttingen]() [Frankfurt]() [Würzburg]() [Chemnitz]() [Berlin]() [Dresden]() ## Common questions about seeing the ISS in Ilmenau ### When is the next visible ISS pass over Ilmenau? The forecast on this page lists visible passes for the next 72 hours in Ilmenau’s local timezone, including start, peak, end, direction and elevation. ### Can I see the ISS from Ilmenau without a telescope? Yes. During a visible pass it looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly across the sky above Ilmenau. ### Why isn’t every overhead pass listed for Ilmenau? A pass is only listed when the ISS is sunlit while the sky over Ilmenau is dark enough, and the station is at least 10° above the horizon. ### Does weather affect viewing the ISS from Ilmenau? Yes. Cloud cover in the forecast helps you judge whether the sky will be clear enough during a pass over Ilmenau. ## Data sources Orbit data from CelesTrak using U.S. Space Force GP elements. Weather forecast data from [MET Norway]() ([CC BY 4.0]()). Orbit epoch: Nov 14, 2026, 7:16:30 AM UTC Related tools [Weather forecast for Ilmenau]() [Latest earthquakes near Ilmenau]() [Current time in Ilmenau]() [Aurora Forecast]() ## What counts as a visible pass? This forecast uses Ilmenau's coordinates and local timezone to calculate when the ISS is sunlit, at least 10 degrees above the horizon and crossing a dark enough sky. ## Viewing location 50.6832°, 10.9186° · Europe/Berlin [Browse all cities in Thuringia]() [Browse all ISS locations in Germany]() ## Markdown - [CSS / Tiangong]()