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The electronic absorption spectrum of a Cs_{2}NaYCl_{6} :U^{3+} single crystal was investigated in the 13000-45000 cm^{-1} spectral range at 300 K. An interpretation of the 5f^{3} → 5f^{2}6d^{1} transitions on the basis of the J_{iγ} interaction enabled the determination of the energy of the first unresolved level of the 5f^{2}6d^{1} electronic configuration, the distance between the first two levels of the configuration as well as the splitting parameter of the d-electron in the crystal field.