SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Phoenix

The next good transit near Phoenix is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 15:38:40.7 GMT-7 (22:38:40.7 UTC). Its centreline passes 69 km SW of central Phoenix, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 28° up in the WSW and the crossing lasts 1.06 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

DATEPHOENIX TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Fri 9 Oct16:25:01.2ISSMoon157 km10° WSWPoor 0 (hidden: only 10° above the horizon)CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct15:38:40.7ISSSun69 km28° WSWGood 51LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct15:38:50.1ISSMoon57 km23° SWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct14:54:32.2EnvisatSun93 km35° SWFair 31LIKELY
Thu 15 Oct13:18:55.6ISSSun13 km45° SSWExcellent 98PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct13:59:56.5EnvisatMoon55 km20° SSEPoor 7 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct20:44:35.7TiangongMoon113 km27° SSWFair 37PROVISIONAL

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

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

PhoenixStrip of the ISS transit, Sat 10 Oct 15:38:41 GMT-7 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Phoenix

    When is the next ISS transit in Phoenix?

    The next good transit near Phoenix is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 15:38:40.7 GMT-7 (22:38:40.7 UTC). Its centreline passes 69 km SW of central Phoenix, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 28° up in the WSW and the crossing lasts 1.06 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Phoenix?

    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 69 km from central Phoenix, so the strip's edge is 60 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.