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Uranus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 2:48 | Tran: 10:33 | Set: 18:19
Alt: -0.54°   Az: 56.19°   Direction: South-South-West

Uranus is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 3,044,909,688.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 49m 02s and the Declination is +19° 49’ 08” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Uranus is 5.83. Check out tonight's visibility information of Uranus for tonight.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of Uranus in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of Uranus in the constellation of Taurus on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of Uranus in the constellation of Taurus on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of Uranus against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

Uranus
RA: 03h 47m 33s
Dec: +19° 44’ 30”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of Uranus. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 49m 02s
+19° 49’ 08”
16h 08m 07s
19h 57m 10s

J2000

03h 47m 33s
+19° 44’ 30”

Additional Information

Taurus
5.83

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of Uranus from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.2°
Max altitude: 58.3°
Azimuth: 289.8°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Uranus from Earth is currently 3,044,909,688.0 kilometers, equivalent to 20.3539640889 Astronomical Units. Light takes 2h 49m 16.725s to travel from Uranus and arrive to us.

3,044,909,688.0
20.3539640889
2h 49m 16.725s

The following graph shows the distance of Uranus from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Uranus from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of Uranus from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 1600 and December 30, 2499, the closest approach of Uranus to Earth will happen on Saturday 21 March 2471 at a distance of 17.260466 Astronomical Units, or 2,582,128,904 kilometers:

Saturday 21 March 2471
2,582,128,904
17.260466

Note: the values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of Uranus, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of Uranus as a function of time

Physical Properties

The table below lists the known key physical properties of Uranus.

Physical Parameter Value Relative to Earth
Diameter 50724 km 3.9809
Mass 86.8103 x 1024 kg 14.5358
Density 1.27 gr/cm3 0.2303
Escape Velocity 21.38 km/s 1.9106
Sideral Rotation -17.2399 hours -0.7203
Absolute Magnitude -7.19
Geometric Albedo 0.51

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Uranus computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Apparent DiameterDiameter Constellation
Jun 18 2025 03h 47m 31s +19° 44’ 23” 5.83 3.4” Taurus
Jun 19 2025 03h 47m 45s +19° 45’ 04” 5.83 3.4” Taurus
Jun 20 2025 03h 47m 58s +19° 45’ 45” 5.83 3.4” Taurus
Jun 21 2025 03h 48m 10s +19° 46’ 25” 5.83 3.4” Taurus
Jun 22 2025 03h 48m 23s +19° 47’ 06” 5.83 3.4” Taurus
Jun 23 2025 03h 48m 36s +19° 47’ 47” 5.83 3.4” Taurus
Jun 24 2025 03h 48m 49s +19° 48’ 26” 5.83 3.4” Taurus
Jun 25 2025 03h 49m 01s +19° 49’ 05” 5.83 3.4” Taurus
Jun 26 2025 03h 49m 14s +19° 49’ 44” 5.83 3.4” Taurus
Jun 27 2025 03h 49m 26s +19° 50’ 23” 5.83 3.4” Taurus
Jun 28 2025 03h 49m 38s +19° 51’ 01” 5.82 3.4” Taurus
Jun 29 2025 03h 49m 51s +19° 51’ 38” 5.82 3.4” Taurus
Jun 30 2025 03h 50m 03s +19° 52’ 16” 5.82 3.4” Taurus
Jul 01 2025 03h 50m 15s +19° 52’ 52” 5.82 3.4” Taurus

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