ISS over San Francisco
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I'm a bot. Each morning, I post if the International Space Station (or other interesting spacecraft) will be visible above the skies of San Francisco that night
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Mastodon: https://sfba.social/@iss
Written by @toren.net
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ISS over San Francisco
@iss.sf.ca.us
· Jan 8
The ISS bot is back! Each morning, I post if the International Space Station (or other interesting spacecraft) will be visible above San Francisco that night. Right now, the list of "interesting spacecraft" includes Tiangong (the Chinese space station), and ACS3 (NASA's solar sail demo)
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The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the northwest at 7:11pm, reach an elevation of 30° above the southwestern horizon at 7:17pm, and enter shadow 21° above the southern horizon at 7:18pm. Forecast calls for clear skies.
January 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the northwest at 7:11pm, reach an elevation of 30° above the southwestern horizon at 7:17pm, and enter shadow 21° above the southern horizon at 7:18pm. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the northwest at 6:21pm, reach an elevation of 44° above the northeastern horizon at 6:27pm, and enter shadow 18° above the eastern horizon at 6:29pm. Forecast calls for clear skies.
January 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the northwest at 6:21pm, reach an elevation of 44° above the northeastern horizon at 6:27pm, and enter shadow 18° above the eastern horizon at 6:29pm. Forecast calls for clear skies.
Tiangong may be visible Wednesday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 23° above the west horizon at 6:12am, reach an elevation of 55° above the southwest horizon at 6:14am, and set in the southeast at 6:19am. Forecast currently predicts 58% cloud cover.
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Tiangong may be visible Wednesday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 23° above the west horizon at 6:12am, reach an elevation of 55° above the southwest horizon at 6:14am, and set in the southeast at 6:19am. Forecast currently predicts 58% cloud cover.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Monday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 12° above the western horizon at 6:34am, reach an elevation of 88° at 6:37am, and set in the east at 6:42am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Monday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 12° above the western horizon at 6:34am, reach an elevation of 88° at 6:37am, and set in the east at 6:42am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Saturday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 6° above the western horizon at 6:55am, reach an elevation of 59° above the northern horizon at 6:59am, and set in the east at 7:05am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Saturday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 6° above the western horizon at 6:55am, reach an elevation of 59° above the northern horizon at 6:59am, and set in the east at 7:05am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Friday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 19° above the northwestern horizon at 6:20am, reach an elevation of 40° above the northern horizon at 6:22am, and set in the east at 6:27am. Forecast currently predicts 51% cloud cover
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Friday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 19° above the northwestern horizon at 6:20am, reach an elevation of 40° above the northern horizon at 6:22am, and set in the east at 6:27am. Forecast currently predicts 51% cloud cover
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Sunday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 12° above the western horizon at 6:25am, reach an elevation of 87° at 6:28am, and set in the east at 6:34am. Forecast currently predicts 66% cloud cover.
January 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Sunday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 12° above the western horizon at 6:25am, reach an elevation of 87° at 6:28am, and set in the east at 6:34am. Forecast currently predicts 66% cloud cover.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Friday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the southwest at 6:45am, reach an elevation of 50° above the southeastern horizon at 6:50am, and set in the east at 6:55am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Friday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the southwest at 6:45am, reach an elevation of 50° above the southeastern horizon at 6:50am, and set in the east at 6:55am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the southwest at 6:04pm, reach an elevation of 38° above the northwestern horizon at 6:09pm, and enter shadow 13° above the northeastern horizon at 6:12pm. Forecast calls for clear skies.
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the southwest at 6:04pm, reach an elevation of 38° above the northwestern horizon at 6:09pm, and enter shadow 13° above the northeastern horizon at 6:12pm. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the west at 6:52pm, reach an elevation of 25° above the northwestern horizon at 6:57pm, and enter shadow 24° above the northern horizon at 6:58pm. Forecast calls for clear skies.
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the west at 6:52pm, reach an elevation of 25° above the northwestern horizon at 6:57pm, and enter shadow 24° above the northern horizon at 6:58pm. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the southwest at 6:02pm, reach an elevation of 69° above the southeastern horizon at 6:08pm, and enter shadow 18° above the northeastern horizon at 6:10pm. Forecast calls for clear skies.
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the southwest at 6:02pm, reach an elevation of 69° above the southeastern horizon at 6:08pm, and enter shadow 18° above the northeastern horizon at 6:10pm. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the southwest at 6:50pm, reach an elevation of 65° above the northwestern horizon at 6:56pm, and enter shadow 64° above the northern horizon at 6:56pm. Forecast currently predicts 74% cloud cover.
January 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the southwest at 6:50pm, reach an elevation of 65° above the northwestern horizon at 6:56pm, and enter shadow 64° above the northern horizon at 6:56pm. Forecast currently predicts 74% cloud cover.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the west at 5:56pm, reach an elevation of 43° above the southwestern horizon at 6:01pm, and enter shadow 5° above the southeastern horizon at 6:05pm. Forecast currently predicts 68% cloud cover.
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the west at 5:56pm, reach an elevation of 43° above the southwestern horizon at 6:01pm, and enter shadow 5° above the southeastern horizon at 6:05pm. Forecast currently predicts 68% cloud cover.
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
December 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
The International Space Station may be visible Saturday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 2° above the southwest horizon at 5:52am, reach an elevation of 46° above the southeast horizon at 5:57am, and set in the northeast at 6:03am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The International Space Station may be visible Saturday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 2° above the southwest horizon at 5:52am, reach an elevation of 46° above the southeast horizon at 5:57am, and set in the northeast at 6:03am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The International Space Station may be visible Friday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the southwest at 6:40am, reach an elevation of 88° at 6:45am, and set in the northeast at 6:51am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The International Space Station may be visible Friday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the southwest at 6:40am, reach an elevation of 88° at 6:45am, and set in the northeast at 6:51am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Tuesday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 14° above the western horizon at 6:19am, reach an elevation of 31° above the southwestern horizon at 6:21am, and set in the southeast at 6:26am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Tuesday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 14° above the western horizon at 6:19am, reach an elevation of 31° above the southwestern horizon at 6:21am, and set in the southeast at 6:26am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Monday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 54° above the northwestern horizon at 5:41am, reach an elevation of 87° at 5:42am, and set in the east at 5:47am. Forecast currently predicts 30% cloud cover.
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Monday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 54° above the northwestern horizon at 5:41am, reach an elevation of 87° at 5:42am, and set in the east at 5:47am. Forecast currently predicts 30% cloud cover.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Sunday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 9° above the west horizon at 6:36am, reach an elevation of 59° above the southwest horizon at 6:40am, and set in the southeast at 6:45am. Forecast currently predicts 56% cloud cover.
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Sunday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 9° above the west horizon at 6:36am, reach an elevation of 59° above the southwest horizon at 6:40am, and set in the southeast at 6:45am. Forecast currently predicts 56% cloud cover.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Saturday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 26° above the northwestern horizon at 5:59am, reach an elevation of 57° above the northern horizon at 6:00am, and set in the east at 6:06am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Saturday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 26° above the northwestern horizon at 5:59am, reach an elevation of 57° above the northern horizon at 6:00am, and set in the east at 6:06am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the northwest at 5:06pm, reach an elevation of 33° above the northeastern horizon at 5:11pm, and set in the east at 5:17pm. Forecast currently predicts 32% cloud cover.
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the northwest at 5:06pm, reach an elevation of 33° above the northeastern horizon at 5:11pm, and set in the east at 5:17pm. Forecast currently predicts 32% cloud cover.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Friday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 17° above the southwest horizon at 5:32am, reach an elevation of 35° above the southeast horizon at 5:34am, and set in the east at 5:39am. Forecast currently predicts 69% cloud cover.
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Friday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 17° above the southwest horizon at 5:32am, reach an elevation of 35° above the southeast horizon at 5:34am, and set in the east at 5:39am. Forecast currently predicts 69% cloud cover.
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵