Uranus (Planet)

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From South El Monte , Uranus is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 21° above the horizon at dawn.

Name Uranus
Object type Superior planet
Current position
Computed for:06 July 2025
Right ascension:03h49m [2]
Declination:+19°51' [2]
Constellation:Taurus
Magnitude:5.81 (V) [1]
Angular diameter:3.5 arcsec[2]
Distance:20.23 AU
168.27 lightmin [2]
Angular motion (speed):2.70 arcmin/day[2]
Angular motion (pos ang):77.6°
Orbital elements [2]
Semi-major axis:19.19 AU
Eccentricity:0.047257
Inclination:0.77°
Longitude ascending node:74.02°
Argument of perihelion:96.94°
Epoch of elements:01 January 2000
Mean Anomaly at epoch:142.28°
Absolute mag (H):-7.17 [1]
Slope parameter (n):2.00 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:18.28 AU
Aphelion:20.10 AU
Orbital period:84.06 years
Sources
[1] Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7
[2] Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, 2013, Urban & Seidelmann, Eds., Table 8.7, ISBN 978-1-891389-85-6
Events
05 Sep 2025  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
21 Nov 2025  –  Uranus at opposition
03 Feb 2026  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
22 May 2026  –  Uranus at solar conjunction
10 Sep 2026  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
25 Nov 2026  –  Uranus at opposition
08 Feb 2027  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
26 May 2027  –  Uranus at solar conjunction
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