diff --git a/src/vector/_backends/awkward_.py b/src/vector/_backends/awkward_.py
index 5ed44366..d5f551e8 100644
--- a/src/vector/_backends/awkward_.py
+++ b/src/vector/_backends/awkward_.py
@@ -101,7 +101,34 @@ def from_fields(cls, array: ak.Array) -> "AzimuthalAwkward":
             return AzimuthalAwkwardRhoPhi(array["rho"], array["phi"])
         else:
             raise ValueError(
-                f"array does not have azimuthal coordinates (x/y/rho/phi): {', '.join(fields)}"
+                "array does not have azimuthal coordinates (x, y or rho, phi): "
+                f"{', '.join(fields)}"
+            )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_momentum_fields(cls, array: ak.Array) -> "AzimuthalAwkward":
+        """
+        Create a :doc:`vector._backends.awkward_.AzimuthalAwkwardXY` or a
+        :doc:`vector._backends.awkward_.AzimuthalAwkwardRhoPhi`, depending on
+        the fields in ``array``, allowing momentum synonyms.
+        """
+        fields = ak.fields(array)
+        if "x" in fields and "y" in fields:
+            return AzimuthalAwkwardXY(array["x"], array["y"])
+        elif "x" in fields and "py" in fields:
+            return AzimuthalAwkwardXY(array["x"], array["py"])
+        elif "px" in fields and "y" in fields:
+            return AzimuthalAwkwardXY(array["px"], array["y"])
+        elif "px" in fields and "py" in fields:
+            return AzimuthalAwkwardXY(array["px"], array["py"])
+        elif "rho" in fields and "phi" in fields:
+            return AzimuthalAwkwardRhoPhi(array["rho"], array["phi"])
+        elif "pt" in fields and "phi" in fields:
+            return AzimuthalAwkwardRhoPhi(array["pt"], array["phi"])
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "array does not have azimuthal coordinates (x/px, y/py or rho/pt, phi): "
+                f"{', '.join(fields)}"
             )
 
 
@@ -123,7 +150,31 @@ def from_fields(cls, array: ak.Array) -> "LongitudinalAwkward":
             return LongitudinalAwkwardEta(array["eta"])
         else:
             raise ValueError(
-                f"array does not have longitudinal coordinates (z/theta/eta): {', '.join(fields)}"
+                "array does not have longitudinal coordinates (z or theta or eta): "
+                f"{', '.join(fields)}"
+            )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_momentum_fields(cls, array: ak.Array) -> "LongitudinalAwkward":
+        """
+        Create a :doc:`vector._backends.awkward_.LongitudinalAwkwardZ`, a
+        :doc:`vector._backends.awkward_.LongitudinalAwkwardTheta`, or a
+        :doc:`vector._backends.awkward_.LongitudinalAwkwardEta`, depending on
+        the fields in ``array``, allowing momentum synonyms.
+        """
+        fields = ak.fields(array)
+        if "z" in fields:
+            return LongitudinalAwkwardZ(array["z"])
+        elif "pz" in fields:
+            return LongitudinalAwkwardZ(array["pz"])
+        elif "theta" in fields:
+            return LongitudinalAwkwardTheta(array["theta"])
+        elif "eta" in fields:
+            return LongitudinalAwkwardEta(array["eta"])
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "array does not have longitudinal coordinates (z/pz or theta or eta): "
+                f"{', '.join(fields)}"
             )
 
 
@@ -142,7 +193,34 @@ def from_fields(cls, array: ak.Array) -> "TemporalAwkward":
             return TemporalAwkwardTau(array["tau"])
         else:
             raise ValueError(
-                f"array does not have temporal coordinates (t/tau): {', '.join(fields)}"
+                "array does not have temporal coordinates (t or tau): "
+                f"{', '.join(fields)}"
+            )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_momentum_fields(cls, array: ak.Array) -> "TemporalAwkward":
+        """
+        Create a :doc:`vector._backends.awkward_.TemporalT` or a
+        :doc:`vector._backends.awkward_.TemporalTau`, depending on
+        the fields in ``array``, allowing momentum synonyms.
+        """
+        fields = ak.fields(array)
+        if "t" in fields:
+            return TemporalAwkwardT(array["t"])
+        elif "E" in fields:
+            return TemporalAwkwardT(array["E"])
+        elif "energy" in fields:
+            return TemporalAwkwardT(array["energy"])
+        elif "tau" in fields:
+            return TemporalAwkwardTau(array["tau"])
+        elif "M" in fields:
+            return TemporalAwkwardTau(array["M"])
+        elif "mass" in fields:
+            return TemporalAwkwardTau(array["mass"])
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "array does not have temporal coordinates (t/E/energy or tau/M/mass): "
+                f"{', '.join(fields)}"
             )
 
 
@@ -544,7 +622,9 @@ def azimuthal(self) -> AzimuthalAwkward:
 
 
 class MomentumAwkward2D(PlanarMomentum, VectorAwkward2D):
-    pass
+    @property
+    def azimuthal(self) -> AzimuthalAwkward:
+        return AzimuthalAwkward.from_momentum_fields(self)
 
 
 class VectorAwkward3D(VectorAwkward, Spatial, Vector3D):
@@ -558,7 +638,13 @@ def longitudinal(self) -> LongitudinalAwkward:
 
 
 class MomentumAwkward3D(SpatialMomentum, VectorAwkward3D):
-    pass
+    @property
+    def azimuthal(self) -> AzimuthalAwkward:
+        return AzimuthalAwkward.from_momentum_fields(self)
+
+    @property
+    def longitudinal(self) -> LongitudinalAwkward:
+        return LongitudinalAwkward.from_momentum_fields(self)
 
 
 class VectorAwkward4D(VectorAwkward, Lorentz, Vector4D):
@@ -576,7 +662,17 @@ def temporal(self) -> TemporalAwkward:
 
 
 class MomentumAwkward4D(LorentzMomentum, VectorAwkward4D):
-    pass
+    @property
+    def azimuthal(self) -> AzimuthalAwkward:
+        return AzimuthalAwkward.from_momentum_fields(self)
+
+    @property
+    def longitudinal(self) -> LongitudinalAwkward:
+        return LongitudinalAwkward.from_momentum_fields(self)
+
+    @property
+    def temporal(self) -> TemporalAwkward:
+        return TemporalAwkward.from_momentum_fields(self)
 
 
 # ak.Array and ak.Record subclasses ###########################################