SKY · BRIGHT SATELLITE PASSES · KENYA
What's Crossing the Sky Over Nairobi Tonight
Every bright object passing over Nairobitonight in one ranked list — the Space Station, a fresh Starlink “train,” the Chinese station and more — easiest-to-spot first, with when to look, which way, and how high each climbs. Here's tonight's dark-sky window for Nairobi, then a live finder tuned to your exact spot.
Sun times computed for Nairobi (-1.3°, 36.8°) · local time.
Over Nairobi tonight the sky is dark enough to spot a pass roughly from 7:25 PM until 6:35 AM — but each satellite also has to be sunlit, so the best chances are in the hour or two after dusk and before dawn.
Tonight's bright passes over Nairobi
Ranked easiest-to-spot first, computed for Nairobi. For pinpoint times you can also use your exact location — it never leaves your device.
Reading the sky…
Propagating live orbits over your spot from the latest elements.
Nairobi right now
Clear skies matter as much as timing — a quick look at tonight's cloud cover for Nairobitells you whether it's worth heading out.
More sky over Nairobi
SEE IT ON THE MAP
Watch the ISS and other satellites move across the live globe.