SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Philadelphia

The next good transit near Philadelphia is the ISS crossing the Sun on Fri 9 Oct at 16:17:06.9 GMT-4 (20:17:06.9 UTC). Its centreline passes 153 km SW of central Philadelphia, and the strip is 20 km wide. It is 24° up in the WSW and the crossing lasts 1.17 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

DATEPHILADELPHIA TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Fri 9 Oct16:17:06.9ISSSun153 km24° WSWFair 42CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct15:30:16.7ISSSun102 km29° SWGood 55LIKELY
Tue 13 Oct14:57:59.8EnvisatMoon128 km25° SPoor 2 (hidden: the Moon is only 10% lit)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct13:57:56.4ISSSun139 km40° SSWExcellent 85PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct13:14:13.4ISSMoon98 km7° SEPoor 0 (hidden: only 7° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct15:22:50.7EnvisatSun34 km29° SWFair 25PROVISIONAL

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

Where Friday’s transit can be seen

PhiladelphiaStrip of the ISS transit, Fri 9 Oct 16:17:07 GMT-4 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Philadelphia

    When is the next ISS transit in Philadelphia?

    The next good transit near Philadelphia is the ISS crossing the Sun on Fri 9 Oct at 16:17:06.9 GMT-4 (20:17:06.9 UTC). Its centreline passes 153 km SW of central Philadelphia, and the strip is 20 km wide. It is 24° up in the WSW and the crossing lasts 1.17 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Philadelphia?

    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 153 km from central Philadelphia, so the strip's edge is 143 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.