# When can you see the ISS over Bender? ## Next visible pass Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Observing location time 6:00:48 PM – 6:04:58 PM Visible for 4 min 10 sec · Cloud cover 0% 1. Appears · 6:00:48 PM · west-southwest 238.2° 2. Highest point · 6:04:08 PM · Elevation 79° 3. Disappears · 6:04:58 PM · east-northeast 74.2° Forecast updated: Nov 15, 2026, 8:11 AM Observing location time: Europe/Chisinau 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 Bender, Moldova. 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 Bender in the next 72 hours Monday, November 16, 2026 Observing location time ### 5:13:06 PM – 5:19:06 PM Visible for 6 min · Cloud cover 100% 1. Appears · 5:13:06 PM · southwest 224.2° 2. Highest point · 5:16:21 PM · Elevation 51.6° 3. Disappears · 5:19:06 PM · east-northeast 72.6° Monday, November 16, 2026 Observing location time ### 6:50:00 PM – 6:52:05 PM Visible for 2 min 5 sec · Cloud cover 100% 1. Appears · 6:50:00 PM · west 272.4° 2. Highest point · 6:52:05 PM · Elevation 30.7° 3. Disappears · 6:52:05 PM · west-northwest 297.2° Tuesday, November 17, 2026 Observing location time ### 6:02:00 PM – 6:06:10 PM Visible for 4 min 10 sec · Cloud cover 98% 1. Appears · 6:02:00 PM · west 262.1° 2. Highest point · 6:05:15 PM · Elevation 54.4° 3. Disappears · 6:06:10 PM · northeast 34.2° ## ISS passes near this city Live ISS position and visible pass forecast for Bender, Moldova, with local times, directions, elevation and cloud cover. [Tiraspol]() [Chișinău]() [Odesa]() [Iași]() [Mykolayiv]() [Bălţi]() [Galaţi]() [Bacău]() [Kherson]() [Bucharest]() [Kyiv]() [Vinnytsia]() ## Common questions about seeing the ISS in Bender ### When is the next visible ISS pass over Bender? The forecast on this page lists visible passes for the next 72 hours in Bender’s local timezone, including start, peak, end, direction and elevation. ### Can I see the ISS from Bender without a telescope? Yes. During a visible pass it looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly across the sky above Bender. ### Why isn’t every overhead pass listed for Bender? A pass is only listed when the ISS is sunlit while the sky over Bender is dark enough, and the station is at least 10° above the horizon. ### Does weather affect viewing the ISS from Bender? Yes. Cloud cover in the forecast helps you judge whether the sky will be clear enough during a pass over Bender. ## 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 Bender]() [Latest earthquakes near Bender]() [Current time in Bender]() [Aurora Forecast]() ## What counts as a visible pass? This forecast uses Bender'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 46.8316°, 29.4777° · Europe/Chisinau [Browse all cities in Bender]() [Browse all ISS locations in Moldova]() ## Markdown - [CSS / Tiangong]()