# When can you see the ISS over Al Madīnah? ## Next visible pass Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Observing location time 5:26:13 PM – 5:29:43 PM Visible for 3 min 30 sec · Cloud cover 94% 1. Appears · 5:26:13 PM · west-northwest 293.8° 2. Highest point · 5:27:58 PM · Elevation 13.6° 3. Disappears · 5:29:43 PM · north 357.8° Forecast updated: Nov 15, 2026, 10:18 AM Observing location time: Asia/Baghdad 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 Al Madīnah, Basra, Iraq. 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 Al Madīnah in the next 72 hours ## ISS passes near this city Live ISS position and visible pass forecast for Al Madīnah, Iraq, with local times, directions, elevation and cloud cover. [Al-Qurnah]() [Basra]() [Nasiriyah]() [Al ‘Amārah]() [Khorramshahr]() [Ahvāz]() [Ābādān]() [Umm Qasr]() [Ash Shaţrah]() [Baghdad]() [Ahmadi]() [Al-Faw]() ## Common questions about seeing the ISS in Al Madīnah ### When is the next visible ISS pass over Al Madīnah? The forecast on this page lists visible passes for the next 72 hours in Al Madīnah’s local timezone, including start, peak, end, direction and elevation. ### Can I see the ISS from Al Madīnah without a telescope? Yes. During a visible pass it looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly across the sky above Al Madīnah. ### Why isn’t every overhead pass listed for Al Madīnah? A pass is only listed when the ISS is sunlit while the sky over Al Madīnah is dark enough, and the station is at least 10° above the horizon. ### Does weather affect viewing the ISS from Al Madīnah? Yes. Cloud cover in the forecast helps you judge whether the sky will be clear enough during a pass over Al Madīnah. ## 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, 10:45:17 PM UTC Related tools [Weather forecast for Al Madīnah]() [Latest earthquakes near Al Madīnah]() [Current time in Al Madīnah]() [Aurora Forecast]() ## What counts as a visible pass? This forecast uses Al Madīnah'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 30.9632°, 47.2700° · Asia/Baghdad [Browse all cities in Basra]() [Browse all ISS locations in Iraq]() ## Markdown - [CSS / Tiangong]()