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Uranus is 2,762 million km away
That’s 18.46 astronomical units, and its light takes 2.56 hours to reach you. The figure is worked out for right now. Uranus’s distance from Earth keeps changing, so an average would be wrong on almost every day.
COMPUTED 2026-11-11 06:29:36Z · RECOMPUTED EVERY 15 MINUTES
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Right now
- DISTANCE
- 18.46 AU
- 2,762 million km · 1,716 million mi
- NEXT CLOSEST
- November 26, 2026
- 2,757 million km · 1,713 million mi, computed
- LIGHT TIME
- 2.56 h
- one way
- BRIGHTNESS
- +5.6
- naked eye
- APPARENT SIZE
- 3.8″
- 471× smaller than the Moon
- LIT
- 100%
- of the disc
- FROM THE SUN
- 165°
- angular separation
- IN THE SKY
- morning
- rises before the Sun
- SUN DISTANCE
- 19.42 AU
- its own orbit
What Uranus is like
Tipped on its side, so each pole spends 42 years in sunlight and 42 in darkness.
- TEMPERATURE
- -195 °CMean, at the 1-bar level, since there's no surface
- PRESSURE
- 1 barQuoted at the 1-bar level. It keeps rising the deeper you go
- WINDS
- 900 km/hFastest sustained winds recorded
- ONE DAY
- 17.2 hoursSunrise to sunrise
- ATMOSPHERE
- 83% hydrogen, 15% helium, 2% methane
PUBLISHED REFERENCE VALUES FROM NASA FACT SHEETS · NOT LIVE READINGS · NO SPACECRAFT REPORTS LIVE WEATHER FROM URANUS
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Common questions
How far away is Uranus right now?
Uranus is 2762 million kilometres (1716 million miles) from Earth right now. That's 18.46 astronomical units, or 2.6 light-hours. The figure keeps changing as both planets move. This page works it out fresh instead of quoting an average, because an average is wrong on almost every day.
When is Uranus closest to Earth?
Uranus's next closest approach is around November 26, 2026, at about 2757 million kilometres (1713 million miles). It's worked out to the nearest day from the same orbit model as the live figure on this page.
Can I see Uranus tonight?
Yes, with the naked eye. Uranus is at magnitude +5.6 and 165 degrees from the Sun. It's in the morning sky and rises before the Sun. Look for a point of light that doesn't twinkle.
How long does light take to reach us from Uranus?
2.56 hours right now. You always see Uranus as it was that long ago. The delay changes as the distance does, and right now there are 2762 million kilometres between us.
How hot is Uranus?
-195°C on average, measured at the 1-bar level, since there's no surface. Quoted at the 1-bar level. It keeps rising the deeper you go. That's a published reference value, not a live reading. No spacecraft sends live weather from Uranus right now.
How big does Uranus look from Earth?
3.8 arcseconds across right now. The full Moon is about 1,800 arcseconds, so Uranus looks about 471 times smaller than the Moon. That's why it's just a point of light without a telescope.