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Starlink train over Jakarta tonight

When to see the Starlink “string of lights” from Jakarta, ID.

Next visible train pass
Wed, Aug 5, 6:17 PM
Peak 23.84° · appears in the NE, moves toward the SE · local time, Jakarta.

Upcoming visible passes

DateTimePeakAppearsToward
Aug 56:17 PM23.84°NESE
Aug 56:50 PM50.61°NSW
Aug 57:07 PM22.59°NWSW
Aug 66:14 PM16.73°ESE
Aug 66:39 PM77.23°NS
Aug 67:15 PM16.72°NWW
Aug 76:22 PM29.55°NES
Aug 76:30 PM46.27°NES
Aug 76:35 PM61.75°NES
Aug 77:02 PM27.66°NWSW
Aug 86:30 PM44.18°NES
Aug 86:44 PM67.82°NS

Times are computed for Jakarta 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 Jakarta

  • 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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