SKY · BRIGHT SATELLITE PASSES · USA · DARK-SKY

What's Crossing the Sky Over Outer Banks Tonight

Every bright object passing over Outer Bankstonight 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 Outer Banks, then a live finder tuned to your exact spot.

VIEWING WINDOW TONIGHT · OUTER BANKS
Sunset8:20 PM
Dark by9:30 PM
Sunrise5:50 AM
Best lookafter dusk / pre-dawn

Sun times computed for Outer Banks (35.6°, -75.5°) · local time.

Over Outer Banks tonight the sky is dark enough to spot a pass roughly from 9:30 PM until 5:50 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 Outer Banks

Ranked easiest-to-spot first, computed for Outer Banks. For pinpoint times you can also use your exact location — it never leaves your device.

EVERYTHING BRIGHT CROSSING OUTER BANKS TONIGHT

Reading the sky…

Propagating live orbits over your spot from the latest elements.

Outer Banks right now

Clear skies matter as much as timing — a quick look at tonight's cloud cover for Outer Bankstells you whether it's worth heading out.

More sky over Outer Banks

SEE IT ON THE MAP

Watch the ISS and other satellites move across the live globe.

Open the live satellites layer →