The International Space Station will be observable in Southern Africa, today.

The Department of Science and Technology has asked people to turn their concentration away from the World Cup for a limited amount of time to experience the rare sighting.

The DST says the ISS will be visible in Southern Africa today between 18:25 and 18:29, with the US's National Aeronautics and Space Administration saying that it is noticeable even by the naked eye.

It will be easy to spot the ISS from Johannesburg many a times between 19 and 27 June. On the other hand, it will be at its brightest on 21 June. It will climb up in the south at 10 degrees above the horizon at 18:25 and orbit straight overhead towards the northwest direction, says the department.

In addition, exactly 18:22 it will be visible low in the south-west from Cape Town and will go by overhead at 18:25. It will also be noticeable from Gauteng, low in the southwest.

Likewise, it will be noticeable all over southern Africa, from the Eastern Cape to Namibia, dying at 18:30 over Mozambique.

The DST says the ISS will look like a bright planet making a move through the skies.