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Solar position in Brvenica

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Brvenica — computed for 41.97° N, 20.98° E, 435 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:58105° ESE
Sunset today17:41255° WSW
Best panel angle34°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle65°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation36.2°
At solar noon, 12:20Open on the sun map

Sun in Brvenica today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:25sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5712° below
Civil dawn06:306° below
Sunrise06:58105° ESE
Golden hour ends07:37sun 6° up
Solar noon12:2036.2° high
Golden hour starts17:02sun 6° up
Sunset17:41255° WSW
Civil dusk18:096° below
Nautical dusk18:4212° below
Astronomical dusk19:1418° below
Day length10 h 42 min

Sun path diagram for Brvenica

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 solstice89101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 71.5° at solar noon in Brvenica; on the December solstice only 24.6°. Sunrise swings from 57° ENE in June to 121° ESE in December — a 65° 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
January06:5811:4716:369 h 39 min28.2°
February06:2311:4917:1610 h 53 min37.6°
March05:3811:4317:4912 h 11 min48.4°
April05:4612:3419:2313 h 37 min60.0°
May05:1012:3219:5514 h 45 min68.3°
June05:0012:3720:1515 h 14 min71.5°
July05:1812:4220:0514 h 47 min68.5°
August05:5012:3919:2713 h 38 min60.1°
September06:2212:2818:3512 h 13 min48.7°
October06:5512:2017:4510 h 50 min37.3°
November06:3211:2116:109 h 38 min28.1°
December07:0011:3416:079 h 07 min24.6°

A year of daylight in Brvenica

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 Brvenica

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: 1402 kWh per kWp.

65°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 65°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°120286%1.144.8×
15°133996%1.623.4×
30°1400100%2.002.7×
34° year-round best1402100%2.092.5×
42° = latitude139099%2.222.2×
45°138098%2.262.1×
60°128291%2.381.8×
65° off-grid best123388%2.391.7×
70°117784%2.381.6×
90°89164%2.181.6×

A fixed array in Brvenica produces the most over a year at 34°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 65° it makes 2.39 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 34°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Brvenica at 70°

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

0123456January: 2.73 (70°)2.7JanFebruary: 3.09 (70°)3.1FebMarch: 3.37 (70°)3.4MarApril: 3.36 (70°)3.4AprMay: 3.22 (70°)3.2MayJune: 3.20 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.39 (70°)3.4JulAugust: 3.76 (70°)3.8AugSeptember: 3.71 (70°)3.7SepOctober: 3.59 (70°)3.6OctNovember: 2.90 (70°)2.9NovDecember: 2.38 (70°)2.4Dec34°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 34°Mean temp.
January snow1.663.022.732.39-0.8 °C
February2.483.443.093.060.7 °C
March3.503.813.373.734.6 °C
April4.653.863.364.269.1 °C
May5.623.793.224.6114.1 °C
June6.513.843.204.9918.7 °C
July6.774.113.395.2121.9 °C
August6.034.543.765.1122.2 °C
September4.374.393.714.3116.8 °C
October3.084.153.593.6311.4 °C
November1.943.282.902.656.1 °C
December1.412.652.382.090.7 °C
Year4.01 avg3.74 avg1177 kWh1402 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 500 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 570 Wp at 34°. The steep array is 12% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Brvenica

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.

5.5 mrow pitch at 70°

4.5 mrow pitch at 34°

Row spacing calculator

How Brvenica compares in North Macedonia

Against the other 35 places in North Macedonia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

28thof 36 places in North Macedonia for sunshine, shared: 4.01 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in North Macedonia: 1,402 against 1,422 kWh per kWp.

±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Skopje: 15 h 14 min against 15 h 15 min.

34°best year-round tilt here; across North Macedonia it runs from 33° in Bitola to 35° in Kriva Palanka.

Of the 36 places in North Macedonia, Gevgelija gets the most sun (4.23 peak sun hours a day) and Kriva Palanka the least (3.98); Brvenica ranks joint 28th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.38 kWh a day here, against 2.49 kWh on average in North Macedonia. The shortest day lasts 9 h 07 min, ±0 min compared with Skopje.

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Solar forecast for Brvenica, 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 Brvenica

What is the best solar panel angle in Brvenica?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Brvenica is 34°, worth about 1402 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 65°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Brvenica today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:41 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 42 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:20.
How many peak sun hours does Brvenica get?
On a flat surface 4.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.4 in December to 6.8 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.7 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Brvenica?
At solar noon the sun stands 71.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 24.6° on the December solstice.
Is Brvenica a good place for solar panels?
With 4.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Brvenica ranks joint 28th of 36 places in North Macedonia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (34°) makes about 1,402 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in North Macedonia.

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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.