Starlink train over Delhi tonight

When to see the Starlink “string of lights” from Delhi, IN.

Next visible train pass
Wed, Aug 5, 7:39 PM
Peak 50.02° · appears in the N, moves toward the SW · local time, Kolkata.

Upcoming visible passes

DateTimePeakAppearsToward
Aug 57:39 PM50.02°NSW
Aug 67:31 PM38.64°NS
Aug 67:36 PM58.63°NSW
Aug 68:03 PM18.81°NWSW
Aug 77:30 PM19.09°NS
Aug 77:45 PM39.24°NSW
Aug 77:54 PM26.69°NWSW
Aug 77:59 PM21.84°NWSW
Aug 87:53 PM28.13°NWSW
Aug 88:09 PM15.95°NWW
Aug 97:40 PM50.89°NSW

Times are computed for Delhi and account for darkness + sunlight, so every pass listed is genuinely visible (not in Earth's shadow).

What is the Starlink “string of lights”?

When SpaceX launches a new batch of Starlink satellites, they're released together into a low orbit and spend the first days flying in a tight line before spreading out and climbing to their final altitude. During that window they look like a slow-moving string of evenly-spaced lights — often mistaken for a UFO. It's not a meteor or aircraft: it's sunlight glinting off a fresh Starlink train.

How to see it from Delhi

  • Time it for twilight — the train is only visible when your sky is dark but the satellites are still catching the Sun: roughly 1–2 hours after sunset or before sunrise.
  • Look in the direction listed above — the line of lights rises near that horizon and drifts across the sky over 1–4 minutes.
  • Get away from streetlights and let your eyes adjust for a few minutes.
  • No equipment needed — a fresh train is easily naked-eye; binoculars make the spacing dramatic.

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