# When can you see the ISS over Mosul? ## Next visible pass Monday, November 16, 2026 · Observing location time 6:16:01 PM – 6:18:56 PM Visible for 2 min 55 sec · Cloud cover 6% 1. Appears · 6:16:01 PM · northwest 311.2° 2. Highest point · 6:17:31 PM · Elevation 12.3° 3. Disappears · 6:18:56 PM · north 3.3° Forecast updated: Nov 15, 2026, 9:56 PM 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 Mosul, Nineveh, 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 Mosul in the next 72 hours Tuesday, November 17, 2026 Observing location time ### 5:27:09 PM – 5:31:39 PM Visible for 4 min 30 sec · Cloud cover 98% 1. Appears · 5:27:09 PM · west-northwest 289.4° 2. Highest point · 5:29:24 PM · Elevation 17° 3. Disappears · 5:31:39 PM · north-northeast 15.1° ## ISS passes near this city Live ISS position and visible pass forecast for Mosul, Iraq, with local times, directions, elevation and cloud cover. [Mosul]() [Erbil]() [Dihok]() [Kirkuk]() [Soran]() [Baghdad]() [Sulaymaniyah]() [Urmia]() [Al-Hasakah]() [Diyarbakır]() [Van]() [Batman]() ## Common questions about seeing the ISS in Mosul ### When is the next visible ISS pass over Mosul? The forecast on this page lists visible passes for the next 72 hours in Mosul’s local timezone, including start, peak, end, direction and elevation. ### Can I see the ISS from Mosul without a telescope? Yes. During a visible pass it looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly across the sky above Mosul. ### Why isn’t every overhead pass listed for Mosul? A pass is only listed when the ISS is sunlit while the sky over Mosul is dark enough, and the station is at least 10° above the horizon. ### Does weather affect viewing the ISS from Mosul? Yes. Cloud cover in the forecast helps you judge whether the sky will be clear enough during a pass over Mosul. ## 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 15, 2026, 8:02:34 AM UTC Related tools [Weather forecast for Mosul]() [Latest earthquakes near Mosul]() [Current time in Mosul]() [Aurora Forecast]() ## What counts as a visible pass? This forecast uses Mosul'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 36.3350°, 43.1189° · Asia/Baghdad [Browse all cities in Nineveh]() [Browse all ISS locations in Iraq]() ## Markdown - [CSS / Tiangong]()