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How far is Uranus from Earth right now?
Uranus is 2,821,309,922 km from Earth right now, getting closer at 24.44 km/s.
Uranus from Earth, right now
Centre to centre. Worked out in your browser from JPL's orbital elements, the same maths that moves the planets in the 3D viewer, and updated ten times a second.
Where Earth and Uranus are today
Why the distance keeps changing
Uranus orbits once every 84 years, so Earth's own yearly lap sets the rhythm. Every 369 days Earth passes it at opposition, and the gap shrinks by about 300 million km compared with when it is behind the Sun.
At opposition Uranus is just bright enough to see without a telescope under a very dark sky.
Uranus ranges from about 2.58 billion km to about 3.16 billion km from Earth.
Questions
How far is Uranus from Earth right now?
On 2 October 2026, Uranus was 2.82 billion km from Earth (1,753,080,710 miles, 18.8593 AU), and getting closer at 24.44 km/s. The figure at the top of this page is worked out live in your browser, so it is current whenever you read it.
When is Uranus next closest to Earth?
Uranus next comes closest to Earth on 25 November 2026, at about 2.76 billion km. Close approaches like this, at opposition, come round about every 370 days.
How long does light take to travel from Uranus to Earth?
Right now light from Uranus takes 2 h 37 min to reach us, so we see Uranus as it was that long ago. Radio signals to a spacecraft there take the same time.
What is the closest and farthest Uranus gets from Earth?
Uranus can come as close as about 2.58 billion km and be as far as about 3.16 billion km, worked out from the sizes and shapes of the two orbits.