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Gagauzia · Moldova · 46.06° N · 28.83° E

Solar position in Ceadîr-Lunga

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ceadîr-Lunga — computed for 46.06° N, 28.83° E, 45 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:33106° ESE
Sunset today18:03254° WSW
Best panel angle36°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle70°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation32.1°
At solar noon, 12:48Open on the sun map

Sun in Ceadîr-Lunga today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:53sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:2812° below
Civil dawn07:036° below
Sunrise07:33106° ESE
Golden hour ends08:15sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4832.1° high
Golden hour starts17:21sun 6° up
Sunset18:03254° WSW
Civil dusk18:336° below
Nautical dusk19:0812° below
Astronomical dusk19:4318° below
Day length10 h 30 min

Sun path diagram for Ceadîr-Lunga

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
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 67.4° at solar noon in Ceadîr-Lunga; on the December solstice only 20.5°. Sunrise swings from 54° NE in June to 124° SE in December — a 70° 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
January07:3812:1616:539 h 15 min24.1°
February06:5712:1817:3910 h 41 min33.5°
March06:0612:1218:1812 h 12 min44.3°
April06:0813:0319:5913 h 51 min55.9°
May05:2613:0120:3715 h 11 min64.2°
June05:1313:0620:5915 h 46 min67.4°
July05:3413:1120:4715 h 13 min64.4°
August06:1113:0720:0313 h 52 min56.0°
September06:5012:5719:0412 h 15 min44.6°
October07:2912:4918:0810 h 39 min33.2°
November07:1311:5016:279 h 14 min24.0°
December07:4312:0216:218 h 38 min20.5°

A year of daylight in Ceadîr-Lunga

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 Ceadîr-Lunga

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

36°collects the most energy over a year: 1322 kWh per kWp.

70°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 36°Best worst-month 70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°110984%0.776.7×
15°124894%1.154.6×
30°1316100%1.473.5×
36° year-round best1322100%1.583.2×
45°130899%1.702.8×
46° = latitude130599%1.722.8×
60°122793%1.842.3×
70° off-grid best113586%1.862.1×
90°87566%1.771.7×

A fixed array in Ceadîr-Lunga produces the most over a year at 36°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 70° it makes 1.86 kWh per kWp a day, 18% more than at 36°, and costs 14% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ceadîr-Lunga at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 36° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.14 (70°)2.1JanFebruary: 2.70 (70°)2.7FebMarch: 3.46 (70°)3.5MarApril: 3.73 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.60 (70°)3.6MayJune: 3.38 (70°)3.4JunJuly: 3.47 (70°)3.5JulAugust: 3.84 (70°)3.8AugSeptember: 3.81 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 3.24 (70°)3.2OctNovember: 2.08 (70°)2.1NovDecember: 1.86 (70°)1.9Dec36°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 36°Mean temp.
January snow1.192.362.141.81-2.3 °C
February snow1.973.002.702.55-0.2 °C
March3.273.913.463.694.9 °C
April4.784.323.734.5510.8 °C
May5.974.283.604.9617.5 °C
June6.444.113.384.9722.1 °C
July6.394.253.474.9824.7 °C
August5.744.683.844.9624.4 °C
September4.154.533.814.2618.5 °C
October2.593.753.243.2011.5 °C
November1.352.372.081.895.6 °C
December snow0.992.081.861.58-0.4 °C
Year3.74 avg3.64 avg1135 kWh1322 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 630 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 750 Wp at 36°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ceadîr-Lunga

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.

6.7 mrow pitch at 70°

5.4 mrow pitch at 36°

Row spacing calculator

How Ceadîr-Lunga compares in Moldova

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

1stof 22 places in Moldova for sunshine: 3.74 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Moldova: 1,322 against 1,287 kWh per kWp.

−8 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Chisinau: 15 h 46 min against 15 h 54 min.

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

Ceadîr-Lunga gets the most sun of the 22 places in Moldova (3.74 peak sun hours a day); the least sunny is Edineţ with 3.45. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.86 kWh a day here, against 1.73 kWh on average in Moldova. The shortest day lasts 8 h 38 min, +8 min compared with Chisinau.

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Solar forecast for Ceadîr-Lunga, 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 Ceadîr-Lunga

What is the best solar panel angle in Ceadîr-Lunga?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Ceadîr-Lunga is 36°, worth about 1322 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 70°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ceadîr-Lunga today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 18:03 local time (UTC+3), giving 10 h 30 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:48.
How many peak sun hours does Ceadîr-Lunga get?
On a flat surface 3.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.0 in December to 6.4 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.1 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Ceadîr-Lunga?
At solar noon the sun stands 67.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 20.5° on the December solstice.
Is Ceadîr-Lunga a good place for solar panels?
With 3.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ceadîr-Lunga ranks 1st of 22 places in Moldova for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (36°) makes about 1,322 kWh a year here, 3% more 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.