# When can you see the ISS over Palm Springs? ## Next visible pass Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Observing location time 5:16:28 PM – 5:21:08 PM Visible for 4 min 40 sec · Cloud cover 48% 1. Appears · 5:16:28 PM · west-northwest 282° 2. Highest point · 5:18:48 PM · Elevation 17.9° 3. Disappears · 5:21:08 PM · north-northeast 12.2° Forecast updated: Nov 14, 2026, 9:23 PM 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 Palm Springs, 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 Palm Springs in the next 72 hours ## ISS passes near this city Live ISS position and visible pass forecast for Palm Springs, United States, with local times, directions, elevation and cloud cover. [Indio]() [Banning]() [Hemet]() [Moreno Valley]() [Riverside]() [Temecula]() [Los Angeles]() [Twentynine Palms]() [San Diego]() [Tijuana]() [Escondido]() [Oceanside]() ## Common questions about seeing the ISS in Palm Springs ### When is the next visible ISS pass over Palm Springs? The forecast on this page lists visible passes for the next 72 hours in Palm Springs’s local timezone, including start, peak, end, direction and elevation. ### Can I see the ISS from Palm Springs without a telescope? Yes. During a visible pass it looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly across the sky above Palm Springs. ### Why isn’t every overhead pass listed for Palm Springs? A pass is only listed when the ISS is sunlit while the sky over Palm Springs is dark enough, and the station is at least 10° above the horizon. ### Does weather affect viewing the ISS from Palm Springs? Yes. Cloud cover in the forecast helps you judge whether the sky will be clear enough during a pass over Palm Springs. ## 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 Palm Springs]() [Latest earthquakes near Palm Springs]() [Current time in Palm Springs]() [Aurora Forecast]() ## What counts as a visible pass? This forecast uses Palm Springs'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 33.8303°, -116.5453° · America/Los\_Angeles [Browse all cities in California]() [Browse all ISS locations in United States]() ## Markdown - [CSS / Tiangong]()