The major planets are shown above at their relative
angular diameter, which depends on their current distance from earth.
The interactive chart below shows the current positions of the inner and outer planets within the solar system. (Drag to move & scroll to zoom)
The major planets - 2025-10-21
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The following sky chart shows where the major planets can currently be found:
Planet positions calculated using a subset of VSOP87 coefficients.
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.