Satellites Visible Tonight from Thrissur

Satellites visible from Thrissur (10.5276°N, 76.2144°E) tonight, with the IST start time, direction, peak height and brightness of each pass. A pass is listed only when the satellite clears 10°, is sunlit, your sky is dark and it reaches about magnitude 4.5.

Thrissur, Kerala's cultural capital, lies about 236 km north of Thiruvananthapuram. At its centre, the Thekkinkadu Maidan around the Vadakkunnathan temple, where the Pooram festival is held, ranks among the largest open grounds in any Kerala town.

When the sky works in Thrissur

Both monsoons reach Thrissur, with the heaviest rain from June to August. January to March are the dry months for clear skies.

Darker skies near Thrissur

The forest around Athirappilly, about 60 km south-east, has little artificial light.

Planetarium and astronomy clubs

Vimala College in Thrissur runs an active astronomy club.

Nearby cities

Pass times for Kochi, Coimbatore.

Which satellites are visible from Thrissur?

The ISS is the brightest at magnitude -3 to -4, followed by China's Tiangong station, large Earth-observation satellites, spent rocket bodies and Starlink trains in the days after a launch. GPS and NavIC satellites orbit too high to see with the naked eye.