ISS pass times · Italy
When is the ISS visible over Rome?
The International Space Station passes over Rome several times a day, but you can only see it when the sky above you is dark while the station is still catching sunlight. The list below shows the next passes over Rome, Italy that you can actually watch — with exact local times, where to look, and how bright each one will be.
Next visible passes over Rome
Times are Rome local time. Computed live from the latest orbital data — only passes you can actually see (after dusk or before dawn, station sunlit).
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Viewing from Rome
At 41.9° latitude, Rome lies almost directly under the edge of the station's 51.6° orbit — one of the best latitudes on Earth for ISS spotting. Passes here can climb all the way to the zenith, straight overhead, and the station crosses frequently on both evening and morning cycles.
How to read the pass times
Each pass shows its start time in Rome local time, the compass direction it travels (for example W→SE means it rises in the west and sets in the southeast), how high it climbs, and its brightness. The higher and brighter the pass, the easier it is to spot — anything rated bright or better is obvious to the naked eye, even from a city. New to this? Read our guide to seeing the ISS or watch the station's position right now on the live tracker.