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Uranus in 2050: brightness, position and events

Brightest+5.4around Mar 1

Closest (in table)17.295 au2587 million km

Farthest19.289 au

Events this year2

Brightest last year+5.4

Events this year

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
2050-03-09 11:30	Opposition	+5.4	17.291	Leo	179.2°
2050-09-14 02:41	Conjunction with the Sun	+5.6	19.289	Leo	0.7°

Magnitude through the year (lower = brighter)

Twice-monthly position and visibility

Date	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.	Visibility
Jan 1	+5.5	17.922	Leo	110° W	Morning sky
Jan 15	+5.4	17.708	Leo	125° W	Morning sky
Feb 1	+5.4	17.494	Leo	142° W	Morning sky
Feb 15	+5.4	17.371	Leo	157° W	Most of the night
Mar 1	+5.4	17.303	Leo	172° W	Most of the night
Mar 15	+5.4	17.295	Leo	174° E	Most of the night
Apr 1	+5.4	17.365	Leo	156° E	Most of the night
Apr 15	+5.4	17.484	Leo	142° E	Evening sky
May 1	+5.4	17.675	Leo	126° E	Evening sky
May 15	+5.5	17.879	Leo	112° E	Evening sky
Jun 1	+5.5	18.153	Leo	96° E	Evening sky
Jun 15	+5.5	18.387	Leo	83° E	Evening sky
Jul 1	+5.5	18.644	Leo	68° E	Evening sky
Jul 15	+5.6	18.849	Leo	55° E	Evening sky
Aug 1	+5.6	19.055	Leo	40° E	Evening sky
Aug 15	+5.6	19.181	Leo	27° E	Evening sky
Sep 1	+5.6	19.271	Leo	12° E	Too close to the Sun
Sep 15	+5.6	19.289	Leo	2° W	Too close to the Sun
Oct 1	+5.6	19.244	Leo	16° W	Morning sky
Oct 15	+5.6	19.150	Leo	29° W	Morning sky
Nov 1	+5.6	18.973	Leo	45° W	Morning sky
Nov 15	+5.6	18.783	Virgo	58° W	Morning sky
Dec 1	+5.5	18.531	Virgo	74° W	Morning sky
Dec 15	+5.5	18.293	Virgo	88° W	Morning sky

Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (times in JST). Magnitude and distance are for 12:00 JST on each date. Visibility is a rough guide for mid-northern latitudes such as Japan.

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Uranus is brightest around March 2050 (magnitude +5.4); 2 conjunctions, oppositions or elongations occur this year.