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Starlink train over Mumbai tonight

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

Next visible train pass
Sat, Aug 8, 7:56 PM
Peak 37.68° · appears in the N, moves toward the SW · local time, Kolkata.

Upcoming visible passes

DateTimePeakAppearsToward
Aug 87:56 PM37.68°NSW
Aug 88:12 PM18.72°NWSW
Aug 97:45 PM65.01°NS
Aug 107:37 PM72.11°NS
Aug 107:43 PM77.13°NS
Aug 107:46 PM66.59°NS
Aug 108:09 PM21.91°NWSW
Aug 117:34 PM59.38°NES
Aug 117:49 PM57.76°NS
Aug 117:59 PM32.45°NSW
Aug 118:07 PM23.78°NWSW
Aug 127:56 PM38.67°NSW

Times are computed for Mumbai 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 Mumbai

  • 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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