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Sîngerei · Moldova · 47.66° N · 28.05° E

Solar position in Bilicenii Vechi

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Bilicenii Vechi — computed for 47.66° N, 28.05° E, 121 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:41107° ESE
Sunset today17:01253° WSW
Best panel angle37°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle75°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation30.2°
At solar noon, 11:51Open on the sun map

Sun in Bilicenii Vechi today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:57sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:3312° below
Civil dawn06:096° below
Sunrise06:41107° ESE
Golden hour ends07:24sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5130.2° high
Golden hour starts16:18sun 6° up
Sunset17:01253° WSW
Civil dusk17:336° below
Nautical dusk18:0912° below
Astronomical dusk18:4518° below
Day length10 h 21 min

Sun path diagram for Bilicenii Vechi

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 solstice910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 65.8° at solar noon in Bilicenii Vechi; on the December solstice only 19.0°. Sunrise swings from 53° NE in June to 125° SE in December — a 72° 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
January07:4612:1916:519 h 05 min22.5°
February07:0312:2117:4010 h 37 min31.9°
March06:0912:1518:2112 h 13 min42.7°
April06:0813:0620:0513 h 58 min54.3°
May05:2313:0420:4515 h 22 min62.6°
June05:0913:0921:0916 h 00 min65.8°
July05:3113:1420:5615 h 25 min62.8°
August06:1113:1020:0913 h 58 min54.4°
September06:5213:0019:0812 h 15 min43.0°
October07:3512:5218:0810 h 34 min31.6°
November07:2111:5316:259 h 04 min22.4°
December07:5312:0516:188 h 25 min19.0°

A year of daylight in Bilicenii Vechi

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 Bilicenii Vechi

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

37°collects the most energy over a year: 1268 kWh per kWp.

75°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 37°Best worst-month 75°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°105383%0.687.3×
15°119094%1.025.0×
30°126099%1.323.8×
37° year-round best1268100%1.443.4×
45°125999%1.553.0×
48° = latitude125199%1.582.9×
60°118994%1.692.5×
70°110687%1.742.2×
75° off-grid best105483%1.742.0×
90°86668%1.691.7×

A fixed array in Bilicenii Vechi produces the most over a year at 37°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 75° it makes 1.74 kWh per kWp a day, 21% more than at 37°, and costs 17% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Bilicenii Vechi at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 37° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.06 (70°)2.1JanFebruary: 2.73 (70°)2.7FebMarch: 3.42 (70°)3.4MarApril: 3.67 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.56 (70°)3.6MayJune: 3.37 (70°)3.4JunJuly: 3.45 (70°)3.5JulAugust: 3.77 (70°)3.8AugSeptember: 3.62 (70°)3.6SepOctober: 3.06 (70°)3.1OctNovember: 1.88 (70°)1.9NovDecember: 1.74 (70°)1.7Dec37°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 37°Mean temp.
January snow1.112.262.061.75-4.1 °C
February snow1.873.012.732.49-2.0 °C
March3.143.853.423.623.5 °C
April4.584.233.674.4110.1 °C
May5.724.223.564.8016.5 °C
June6.164.073.374.8120.7 °C
July6.094.203.454.8223.1 °C
August5.454.573.774.7922.7 °C
September3.854.283.624.0117.0 °C
October2.383.523.063.019.8 °C
November1.182.131.881.703.7 °C
December snow0.871.931.741.44-2.0 °C
Year3.54 avg3.53 avg1106 kWh1268 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 680 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 820 Wp at 37°. The steep array is 17% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Bilicenii Vechi

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.

7.3 mrow pitch at 70°

5.9 mrow pitch at 37°

Row spacing calculator

How Bilicenii Vechi compares in Moldova

Against the other 21 places in Moldova with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

17thof 22 places in Moldova for sunshine, shared: 3.54 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Moldova: 1,268 against 1,287 kWh per kWp.

+6 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Chisinau: 16 h 00 min against 15 h 54 min.

37°best year-round tilt here; across Moldova it runs from 36° in Tiraspol to 38° in Edineţ.

Of the 22 places in Moldova, Ceadîr-Lunga gets the most sun (3.74 peak sun hours a day) and Edineţ the least (3.45); Bilicenii Vechi ranks joint 17th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.74 kWh a day here, against 1.73 kWh on average in Moldova. The shortest day lasts 8 h 25 min, −5 min compared with Chisinau.

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Solar forecast for Bilicenii Vechi, 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 Bilicenii Vechi

What is the best solar panel angle in Bilicenii Vechi?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Bilicenii Vechi is 37°, worth about 1268 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 75°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bilicenii Vechi today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:01 local time (UTC+3), giving 10 h 21 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:51.
How many peak sun hours does Bilicenii Vechi get?
On a flat surface 3.5 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.9 in December to 6.2 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.9 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Bilicenii Vechi?
At solar noon the sun stands 65.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 19.0° on the December solstice.
Is Bilicenii Vechi a good place for solar panels?
With 3.5 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Bilicenii Vechi ranks joint 17th of 22 places in Moldova for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (37°) makes about 1,268 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Moldova.

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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.