# When can you see the ISS over Tainai? ## Next visible pass Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Observing location time 5:13:57 PM – 5:20:17 PM Visible for 6 min 20 sec · Cloud cover 100% 1. Appears · 5:13:57 PM · west-southwest 251.7° 2. Highest point · 5:17:07 PM · Elevation 42.9° 3. Disappears · 5:20:17 PM · northeast 38.6° Forecast updated: Nov 15, 2026, 2:23 PM Observing location time: Asia/Tokyo 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 Tainai, Niigata, Japan. 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 Tainai in the next 72 hours Monday, November 16, 2026 Observing location time ### 6:04:35 PM – 6:07:20 PM Visible for 2 min 45 sec · Cloud cover 100% 1. Appears · 6:04:35 PM · west-northwest 303° 2. Highest point · 6:06:30 PM · Elevation 14.5° 3. Disappears · 6:07:20 PM · north 355.3° Tuesday, November 17, 2026 Observing location time ### 5:15:59 PM – 5:20:59 PM Visible for 5 min · Cloud cover 96% 1. Appears · 5:15:59 PM · west-northwest 285.3° 2. Highest point · 5:18:29 PM · Elevation 19.4° 3. Disappears · 5:20:59 PM · north-northeast 22.9° ## ISS passes near this city Live ISS position and visible pass forecast for Tainai, Japan, with local times, directions, elevation and cloud cover. [Niigata]() [Yonezawa]() [Nagaoka]() [Yamagata]() [Sendai]() [Aizu-Wakamatsu]() [Tsuruoka]() [Fukushima]() [Kōriyama]() [Tokyo]() [Utsunomiya]() [Jōetsu]() ## Common questions about seeing the ISS in Tainai ### When is the next visible ISS pass over Tainai? The forecast on this page lists visible passes for the next 72 hours in Tainai’s local timezone, including start, peak, end, direction and elevation. ### Can I see the ISS from Tainai without a telescope? Yes. During a visible pass it looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly across the sky above Tainai. ### Why isn’t every overhead pass listed for Tainai? A pass is only listed when the ISS is sunlit while the sky over Tainai is dark enough, and the station is at least 10° above the horizon. ### Does weather affect viewing the ISS from Tainai? Yes. Cloud cover in the forecast helps you judge whether the sky will be clear enough during a pass over Tainai. ## 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 Tainai]() [Latest earthquakes near Tainai]() [Current time in Tainai]() [Aurora Forecast]() ## What counts as a visible pass? This forecast uses Tainai'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 38.0646°, 139.4056° · Asia/Tokyo [Browse all cities in Niigata]() [Browse all ISS locations in Japan]() ## Markdown - [CSS / Tiangong]()