The moons of Uranus

Five major names to remember

Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon form the group of Uranus’s five major moons.

Educational illustration · shapes and sizes are not to scale.

Planet: Uranus
Group presented: 5 major moons

What makes this world interesting

Their names come from the literary worlds of Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. Voyager 2 images reveal varied terrain, particularly on Miranda. This group does not include all of Uranus’s known moons.

Observe or explore it

The main moons remain difficult targets, requiring a large instrument, good conditions and precise ephemerides.

Connect the discoveries

Uranus

Sources and reference information

NASA Science — The moons of Uranus

Rounded educational data, sources consulted on 18 October 2026. Orbital distances are mean reference distances from the Sun, not current distances from Earth. Periods are expressed in Earth time. The planner provides date-specific positions for supported targets.