ISS Passes Over Montreal

Next ISS Pass Over Montreal

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A Montreal forecast starts with an observer and a time standard

PocketWorld uses the YUL coordinates displayed on this page as its Montreal reference observer. Those coordinates come from the site's city directory; the page does not request your location or silently move the calculation to your device. When comparing an observation app, enter the intended observing point there and keep any difference from this reference in mind.

All forecast dates and clock readings here use UTC. This avoids silently switching the schedule to the time zone of a visitor's browser. If you make a local reminder, convert both the date and time, and label that reminder with its time zone. A screenshot containing only the hour is insufficient to check the prediction later.

Use the direction and elevation fields together

The compass label describes the initial direction reported for a predicted pass. Maximum elevation describes its highest angle above the reference horizon, not the station's altitude above Earth. Reading only the compass label leaves out how high the opportunity reaches; reading only the angle leaves out where to begin looking.

This English-language reference keeps the short compass labels visible alongside numerical values. It does not claim to provide a separate French forecast. If another tool displays different wording or a different rounding of directions, compare the observer settings and UTC time before concluding that the underlying pass is different.

A partial-result notice means unusable source rows were omitted; the remaining entries should not be treated as a complete schedule. An empty, successfully retrieved list means no qualifying entries were returned for the stated request. A service error means no reliable list was obtained. These distinctions are particularly important when planning around a specific evening rather than merely exploring the current ISS position on the map.

Keep the source links with any shared Montreal planning note. They let another reader check the observation method, the forecast service and sky conditions without mistaking this page for an official sighting alert.

Observer settings and forecast scope

Reference: YUL, Montreal, Canada. Latitude 45.4706°, longitude -73.7408°. Observer altitude input: 0 metres. This fixed input is not a measurement of the city's elevation or your location. The request asks N2YO for up to 10 days of visual passes with a minimum visible duration of 60 seconds. Results can be cached for up to one hour; the retrieval timestamp is shown with the table.

All table dates and times are UTC, not automatically converted to your local time zone. Keep the date when converting. The countdown depends on your device clock. A predicted start and end describe a pass window; the separately reported visible duration can be shorter. Maximum elevation is an angle above the horizon. An unknown magnitude is not a prediction of a faint pass.

When the table cannot answer your question

Read the status message before relying on the countdown. A partial list contains only the source entries that passed validation. An unavailable result provides no reliable schedule at all. The page makes one bounded request rather than repeatedly contacting the provider in the background. If loading fails, reloading makes another attempt; the source links below remain usable independently of that request. Closing or leaving the page stops its countdown timer.

Seeing the ISS from Montreal

A forecast is not proof of visibility from your position. Sunlight on the station, a sufficiently dark sky, cloud and your local horizon all matter. The globe's position marker is not a confirmed sighting.

Observation and forecast sources

• Canadian Space Agency: how to see the space station — observation guidance.
• NASA Spot the Station FAQ — visibility and prediction fields.
• N2YO API documentation — forecast data, observer inputs and field definitions.
• Environment and Climate Change Canada: astronomy weather — a separate check of forecast sky conditions, not ISS position.