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ISS and satellites tonight over Lima

From Lima (12.05° S, 77.03° W) you can see the International Space Station with the naked eye whenever it crosses your night sky while still lit by the Sun, usually in the two hours after sunset or before sunrise.

The ISS orbit reaches latitudes up to 51.6° north and south, so from Lima it can pass high overhead. China’s Tiangong station (orbit up to 41.5°) can also pass high over Lima.

Times in the list are shown in your device’s time zone (Lima is on Peru Standard Time).

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Visible passes from Lima

Calculated live for Lima every time you open this page.

Spotting satellites from Lima

When is the next ISS pass over Lima?

Pass times change every day and depend on the station’s latest orbit, so this page calculates them live for Lima when you open it: the list shows every naked-eye pass of the ISS, Tiangong and other bright satellites over the next 10 days, with direction, height, brightness and cloud forecast.

Do I need a telescope to see the ISS from Lima?

No. The ISS is one of the brightest objects in the night sky and is easy to see with the naked eye, even from a city like Lima. It looks like a steady, non-blinking star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.

Can I see Tiangong from Lima?

China’s Tiangong station (orbit up to 41.5°) can also pass high over Lima.

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