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Solar position in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica — computed for 41.76° N, 12.33° E, 5 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:33105° ESE
Sunset today18:16255° WSW
Best panel angle34°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle66°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation36.4°
At solar noon, 12:54Open on the sun map

Sun in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:59sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:3212° below
Civil dawn07:046° below
Sunrise07:33105° ESE
Golden hour ends08:11sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5436.4° high
Golden hour starts17:37sun 6° up
Sunset18:16255° WSW
Civil dusk18:446° below
Nautical dusk19:1612° below
Astronomical dusk19:4918° below
Day length10 h 43 min

Sun path diagram for Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica

Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.

15°30°45°60°75°N30°60°E120°150°S210°240°W300°330°June solstice67891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 71.7° at solar noon in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica; on the December solstice only 24.8°. Sunrise swings from 57° ENE in June to 121° ESE in December — a 64° arc along the horizon.

Sunrise, sunset and sun height by month

Values for the 21st of each month, local clock time including daylight saving time.

MonthSunriseSolar noonSunsetDay lengthNoon elevation
January07:3212:2217:129 h 40 min28.4°
February06:5712:2417:5110 h 53 min37.8°
March06:1212:1818:2312 h 11 min48.6°
April06:2113:0919:5713 h 36 min60.2°
May05:4513:0720:2914 h 44 min68.5°
June05:3613:1220:4815 h 13 min71.7°
July05:5413:1720:3914 h 45 min68.7°
August06:2513:1320:0113 h 37 min60.3°
September06:5613:0319:0912 h 13 min48.8°
October07:2912:5518:2010 h 51 min37.5°
November07:0711:5616:459 h 39 min28.3°
December07:3412:0816:429 h 08 min24.8°

A year of daylight in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica

Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.

00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best solar panel angle in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica

Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

34°collects the most energy over a year: 1538 kWh per kWp.

66°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 34°Best worst-month 66°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°131485%1.254.8×
15°146895%1.843.3×
30°1535100%2.312.5×
34° year-round best1538100%2.412.3×
42° = latitude152499%2.582.1×
45°151298%2.632.0×
60°140191%2.791.6×
66° off-grid best133487%2.801.5×
70°128283%2.791.4×
90°95862%2.571.6×

A fixed array in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica produces the most over a year at 34°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 66° it makes 2.80 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 34°, and costs 13% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 34° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.89 (70°)2.9JanFebruary: 3.51 (70°)3.5FebMarch: 3.87 (70°)3.9MarApril: 3.84 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.59 (70°)3.6MayJune: 3.43 (70°)3.4JunJuly: 3.58 (70°)3.6JulAugust: 3.97 (70°)4.0AugSeptember: 4.04 (70°)4.0SepOctober: 3.73 (70°)3.7OctNovember: 2.92 (70°)2.9NovDecember: 2.79 (70°)2.8Dec34°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 34°Mean temp.
January1.803.312.892.569.6 °C
February2.744.033.513.419.7 °C
March3.994.473.874.2411.6 °C
April5.374.503.844.9014.3 °C
May6.504.273.595.2617.9 °C
June7.374.163.435.5122.2 °C
July7.494.393.585.6325.2 °C
August6.524.873.975.4525.5 °C
September4.794.884.044.6822.1 °C
October3.294.443.733.7818.5 °C
November2.023.422.922.6714.6 °C
December1.613.222.792.4110.9 °C
Year4.47 avg4.16 avg1282 kWh1538 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through December on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 420 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 490 Wp at 34°. The steep array is 14% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica

Distance between rows of 2 m long panels (slope length) so that no row shades the next between 10:00 and 14:00 solar time on the winter solstice.

5.4 mrow pitch at 70°

4.5 mrow pitch at 34°

Row spacing calculator

How Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica compares in Italy

Against the other 596 places in Italy with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

114thof 597 places in Italy for sunshine, shared: 4.47 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+6%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Italy: 1,538 against 1,452 kWh per kWp.

−1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Rome: 15 h 13 min against 15 h 14 min.

34°best year-round tilt here; across Italy it runs from 30° in Palermo to 42° in Bolzano.

Of the 597 places in Italy, Pozzallo and one other place get the most sun (4.91 peak sun hours a day) and Bressanone the least (3.51); Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica ranks joint 114th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.79 kWh a day here, against 2.63 kWh on average in Italy. The shortest day lasts 9 h 08 min, +1 min compared with Rome.

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Solar forecast for Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica, next 48 hours

Expected output of 1 kWp at 70°, computed from the ICON-EU weather model of the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Europe.

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Questions about the sun in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica

What is the best solar panel angle in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica is 34°, worth about 1538 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 66°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 18:16 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 43 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:54.
How many peak sun hours does Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica get?
On a flat surface 4.5 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.6 in December to 7.5 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.2 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica?
At solar noon the sun stands 71.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 24.8° on the December solstice.
Is Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica a good place for solar panels?
With 4.5 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica ranks joint 114th of 597 places in Italy for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (34°) makes about 1,538 kWh a year here, 6% more than the average place in Italy.

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Sun positions: NREL Solar Position Algorithm. Climate: NASA POWER monthly climatology (NASA Langley Research Center). Forecast: Deutscher Wetterdienst, ICON-EU (CC BY 4.0), processed. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Time zones: IANA. Sources and licences.