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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:56 
Transit: 13:05 
Sunset: 21:13
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Uranus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 1:51 | Tran: 9:37 | Set: 17:24
Alt: 32.83°   Az: 99.09°   Direction: East

Uranus is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 3,019,687,822.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 51m 59s and the Declination is +19° 58’ 13” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Uranus is 5.81. 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 50m 30s
Dec: +19° 53’ 40”
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 51m 59s
+19° 58’ 13”
19h 52m 05s
23h 44m 05s

J2000

03h 50m 30s
+19° 53’ 40”

Additional Information

Taurus
5.81

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: 70.0°
Max altitude: 58.5°
Azimuth: 290.0°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Uranus from Earth is currently 3,019,687,822.0 kilometers, equivalent to 20.1853663282 Astronomical Units. Light takes 2h 47m 52.594s to travel from Uranus and arrive to us.

3,019,687,822.0
20.1853663282
2h 47m 52.594s

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
Jul 03 2025 03h 50m 38s +19° 54’ 06” 5.82 3.5” Taurus
Jul 04 2025 03h 50m 50s +19° 54’ 42” 5.82 3.5” Taurus
Jul 05 2025 03h 51m 01s +19° 55’ 17” 5.82 3.5” Taurus
Jul 06 2025 03h 51m 13s +19° 55’ 52” 5.81 3.5” Taurus
Jul 07 2025 03h 51m 24s +19° 56’ 26” 5.81 3.5” Taurus
Jul 08 2025 03h 51m 35s +19° 56’ 59” 5.81 3.5” Taurus
Jul 09 2025 03h 51m 46s +19° 57’ 33” 5.81 3.5” Taurus
Jul 10 2025 03h 51m 57s +19° 58’ 07” 5.81 3.5” Taurus
Jul 11 2025 03h 52m 07s +19° 58’ 38” 5.81 3.5” Taurus
Jul 12 2025 03h 52m 18s +19° 59’ 11” 5.81 3.5” Taurus
Jul 13 2025 03h 52m 28s +19° 59’ 43” 5.80 3.5” Taurus
Jul 14 2025 03h 52m 39s +20° 00’ 13” 5.80 3.5” Taurus
Jul 15 2025 03h 52m 50s +20° 00’ 44” 5.80 3.5” Taurus
Jul 16 2025 03h 53m 00s +20° 01’ 15” 5.80 3.5” Taurus

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