SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Moscow

The next good transit near Moscow is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 13:06:35.8 GMT+3 (10:06:35.8 UTC). Its centreline passes 91 km SW of central Moscow, and the strip is 17 km wide. It is 27° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 1.08 s.

Orbit data age: ISS 0 h · Tiangong 27 h · Hubble 23 h · Envisat 19 h. Orbit data is checked every 10 minutes and a satellite’s paths are recomputed as soon as its orbit data changes. Last updated: .

Upcoming transits within 150 km

DATEMOSCOW TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct08:18:25.9ISSMoon84 km12° SEPoor 0 (hidden: only 12° above the horizon)CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct08:18:48.4ISSSun74 km11° ESEPoor 6 (hidden: only 11° above the horizon)CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct13:06:28.3ISSMoon55 km22° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct13:06:35.8ISSSun91 km27° SSWGood 50CONFIRMED
Sun 11 Oct12:19:37.6ISSSun29 km27° SFair 49LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct14:57:40.7EnvisatMoon41 km13° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: only 13° above the horizon)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct14:58:45.3EnvisatSun55 km18° SWPoor 14 (hidden: a low quality score)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct11:32:33.2ISSSun137 km25° SSEFair 44LIKELY
Tue 13 Oct12:23:54.6ISSMoon43 km7° SSEPoor 0 (hidden: only 7° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct10:47:27.8ISSSun57 km23° SSEFair 40PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct10:00:11.5ISSSun74 km19° SEFair 28PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct15:07:10.5EnvisatSuninside16° SWPoor 11 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL

7 of these are hidden on the main finder by its quality filter (too low, a barely lit Moon, or a weak crossing). Times are Moscow time to a tenth of a second; distances are to the centreline of the strip from central Moscow.

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

MoscowStrip of the ISS transit, Sat 10 Oct 13:06:36 GMT+3 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Moscow

    When is the next ISS transit in Moscow?

    The next good transit near Moscow is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 13:06:35.8 GMT+3 (10:06:35.8 UTC). Its centreline passes 91 km SW of central Moscow, and the strip is 17 km wide. It is 27° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 1.08 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Moscow?

    Usually a short way. The strip where a transit is visible is only a few to around 20 km wide, so it rarely crosses your own street. The next good one passes 91 km from central Moscow, so the strip's edge is 83 km away.

    Can I see a transit without a telescope?

    The crossing lasts about a second and the station appears tiny, so a telescope or a long lens on a camera is needed to see its shape. Never look at the Sun without a certified ISO 12312-2 solar filter.