# When can you see the ISS over Cupertino? ## Next visible pass Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Observing location time 5:15:25 PM – 5:21:30 PM Visible for 6 min 5 sec · Cloud cover 100% 1. Appears · 5:15:25 PM · west-southwest 250.7° 2. Highest point · 5:18:20 PM · Elevation 44.8° 3. Disappears · 5:21:30 PM · northeast 38.3° Forecast updated: Nov 15, 2026, 10:37 AM Observing location time: America/Los\_Angeles 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 Cupertino, California, United States. 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 Cupertino in the next 72 hours Sunday, November 15, 2026 Observing location time ### 6:54:53 PM – 6:55:33 PM Visible for 40 sec · Cloud cover 100% 1. Appears · 6:54:53 PM · northwest 325.9° 2. Highest point · 6:55:33 PM · Elevation 10.8° 3. Disappears · 6:55:33 PM · north-northwest 337.5° Monday, November 16, 2026 Observing location time ### 6:05:51 PM – 6:09:36 PM Visible for 3 min 45 sec · Cloud cover 2% 1. Appears · 6:05:51 PM · west-northwest 302.9° 2. Highest point · 6:07:46 PM · Elevation 14.2° 3. Disappears · 6:09:36 PM · north-northeast 11.7° Tuesday, November 17, 2026 Observing location time ### 5:17:11 PM – 5:22:11 PM Visible for 5 min · Cloud cover 38% 1. Appears · 5:17:11 PM · west-northwest 283.9° 2. Highest point · 5:19:41 PM · Elevation 19.4° 3. Disappears · 5:22:11 PM · north-northeast 21.5° ## ISS passes near this city Live ISS position and visible pass forecast for Cupertino, United States, with local times, directions, elevation and cloud cover. [Sunnyvale]() [San Jose]() [Hayward]() [San Francisco]() [Santa Cruz]() [Gilroy]() [Salinas]() [Tracy]() [Stockton]() [Antioch]() [Modesto]() [Vallejo]() ## Common questions about seeing the ISS in Cupertino ### When is the next visible ISS pass over Cupertino? The forecast on this page lists visible passes for the next 72 hours in Cupertino’s local timezone, including start, peak, end, direction and elevation. ### Can I see the ISS from Cupertino without a telescope? Yes. During a visible pass it looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly across the sky above Cupertino. ### Why isn’t every overhead pass listed for Cupertino? A pass is only listed when the ISS is sunlit while the sky over Cupertino is dark enough, and the station is at least 10° above the horizon. ### Does weather affect viewing the ISS from Cupertino? Yes. Cloud cover in the forecast helps you judge whether the sky will be clear enough during a pass over Cupertino. ## 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 Cupertino]() [Latest earthquakes near Cupertino]() [Current time in Cupertino]() [Aurora Forecast]() ## What counts as a visible pass? This forecast uses Cupertino'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 37.3230°, -122.0322° · America/Los\_Angeles [Browse all cities in California]() [Browse all ISS locations in United States]() ## Markdown - [CSS / Tiangong]()