# When can you see the ISS over San Marcos? ## Next visible pass Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Observing location time 5:16:20 PM – 5:20:50 PM Visible for 4 min 30 sec · Cloud cover 5% 1. Appears · 5:16:20 PM · west-northwest 283.5° 2. Highest point · 5:18:35 PM · Elevation 17.1° 3. Disappears · 5:20:50 PM · north 9.6° Forecast updated: Nov 15, 2026, 11:22 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 San Marcos, 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 San Marcos in the next 72 hours ## ISS passes near this city Live ISS position and visible pass forecast for San Marcos, United States, with local times, directions, elevation and cloud cover. [Escondido]() [Oceanside]() [San Diego]() [Tijuana]() [Temecula]() [Los Angeles]() [Irvine]() [Riverside]() [Santa Ana]() [Anaheim]() [San Jacinto]() [Tecate]() ## Common questions about seeing the ISS in San Marcos ### When is the next visible ISS pass over San Marcos? The forecast on this page lists visible passes for the next 72 hours in San Marcos’s local timezone, including start, peak, end, direction and elevation. ### Can I see the ISS from San Marcos without a telescope? Yes. During a visible pass it looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly across the sky above San Marcos. ### Why isn’t every overhead pass listed for San Marcos? A pass is only listed when the ISS is sunlit while the sky over San Marcos is dark enough, and the station is at least 10° above the horizon. ### Does weather affect viewing the ISS from San Marcos? Yes. Cloud cover in the forecast helps you judge whether the sky will be clear enough during a pass over San Marcos. ## 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 San Marcos]() [Latest earthquakes near San Marcos]() [Current time in San Marcos]() [Aurora Forecast]() ## What counts as a visible pass? This forecast uses San Marcos'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 33.1434°, -117.1661° · America/Los\_Angeles [Browse all cities in California]() [Browse all ISS locations in United States]() ## Markdown - [CSS / Tiangong]()