How far is Uranus from Earth today?
Earth – Uranus · 2 November 2026
2,771,539,221 km
2.77 billion km
18.53 AU
light: 2 h 34 min
Value for the start of the day (UTC); once the page loads it updates live.
3D distance from the JPL “Keplerian Elements for Approximate Positions of the Major Planets” – accurate to about 0.01%. Earth and Uranus orbit the Sun at different speeds, so the distance keeps changing.
Distance over time
Where it is today
Top view of the plane of Earth’s orbit, compressed distance scale.
Upcoming closest approaches
| Date | Event | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 25 November 2026 | closest approach | 2.76 billion km 18.44 AU |
| 25 November 2026 | opposition | 2.76 billion km 18.44 AU |
| 30 November 2027 | opposition | 2.75 billion km 18.37 AU |
| 30 November 2027 | closest approach | 2.75 billion km 18.37 AU |
| 3 December 2028 | opposition | 2.74 billion km 18.31 AU |
| 3 December 2028 | closest approach | 2.74 billion km 18.31 AU |
| 8 December 2029 | opposition | 2.73 billion km 18.24 AU |
| 8 December 2029 | closest approach | 2.73 billion km 18.24 AU |
Opposition: Earth passes between the Sun and the planet, which is then visible all night. The closest approach falls within a few days of opposition (the orbits are elliptical and inclined).