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Uranus Goes Retrograde: Best Viewing Tips Revealed

9/6/2025

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Uranus becomes stationary in Taurus on September 6, then transitions to retrograde at 1 A.M. EDT.
It will appear to move westward against the stars, visible in the early morning sky.
Positioned 25° above the eastern horizon, Uranus is southwest of the Pleiades star cluster.
Binoculars or telescopes enhance viewing of Uranus, a bluish-gray disk with a magnitude of 5.7.
Optimal viewing occurs around 4 A.M. local time, with sunrise at 6:33 A.M. during a waxing gibbous moon.

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Uranus becomes stationary in Taurus on September 6, then transitions to retrograde at 1 A.M. EDT.
It will appear to move westward against the stars, visible in the early morning sky.
Positioned 25° above the eastern horizon, Uranus is southwest of the Pleiades star cluster.
Binoculars or telescopes enhance viewing of Uranus, a bluish-gray disk with a magnitude of 5.7.
Optimal viewing occurs around 4 A.M. local time, with sunrise at 6:33 A.M. during a waxing gibbous moon.