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Solar position in Chornomors’k

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Chornomors’k — computed for 46.30° N, 30.66° E, 29 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:26106° ESE
Sunset today17:55254° WSW
Best panel angle35°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle67°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation31.9°
At solar noon, 12:41Open on the sun map

Sun in Chornomors’k today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:46sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:2012° below
Civil dawn06:566° below
Sunrise07:26106° ESE
Golden hour ends08:09sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4131.9° high
Golden hour starts17:13sun 6° up
Sunset17:55254° WSW
Civil dusk18:266° below
Nautical dusk19:0112° below
Astronomical dusk19:3618° below
Day length10 h 29 min

Sun path diagram for Chornomors’k

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 67.1° at solar noon in Chornomors’k; on the December solstice only 20.3°. 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
January07:3212:0816:459 h 14 min23.9°
February06:5012:1117:3110 h 41 min33.2°
March05:5812:0418:1112 h 12 min44.0°
April06:0012:5619:5213 h 52 min55.6°
May05:1712:5420:3015 h 13 min63.9°
June05:0512:5920:5315 h 48 min67.1°
July05:2613:0320:4015 h 15 min64.1°
August06:0313:0019:5613 h 53 min55.7°
September06:4212:5018:5712 h 15 min44.3°
October07:2212:4118:0010 h 38 min33.0°
November07:0611:4316:199 h 12 min23.8°
December07:3711:5516:138 h 36 min20.3°

A year of daylight in Chornomors’k

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 Chornomors’k

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

35°collects the most energy over a year: 1340 kWh per kWp.

67°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 35°Best worst-month 67°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°113485%0.697.9×
15°127295%1.005.5×
30°1336100%1.264.3×
35° year-round best1340100%1.333.9×
45°132299%1.443.5×
46° = latitude131998%1.453.4×
60°123492%1.532.9×
67° off-grid best116887%1.542.7×
70°113585%1.542.6×
90°86264%1.432.2×

A fixed array in Chornomors’k produces the most over a year at 35°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 67° it makes 1.54 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 35°, and costs 13% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Chornomors’k at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 35° (year-round best).

0123456January: 1.79 (70°)1.8JanFebruary: 2.53 (70°)2.5FebMarch: 3.51 (70°)3.5MarApril: 3.97 (70°)4.0AprMay: 3.77 (70°)3.8MayJune: 3.50 (70°)3.5JunJuly: 3.61 (70°)3.6JulAugust: 3.97 (70°)4.0AugSeptember: 3.97 (70°)4.0SepOctober: 3.21 (70°)3.2OctNovember: 1.93 (70°)1.9NovDecember: 1.54 (70°)1.5Dec35°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 35°Mean temp.
January snow1.062.001.791.55-0.7 °C
February1.922.822.532.440.6 °C
March3.303.963.513.724.7 °C
April5.024.583.974.8410.2 °C
May6.254.473.775.2416.9 °C
June6.704.243.505.2021.8 °C
July6.684.423.615.2324.6 °C
August5.924.843.975.1424.5 °C
September4.264.733.974.4119.0 °C
October2.563.723.213.1412.5 °C
November1.272.211.931.746.8 °C
December0.881.741.541.331.6 °C
Year3.83 avg3.65 avg1135 kWh1340 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 770 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 890 Wp at 35°. The steep array is 14% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Chornomors’k

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.

6.8 mrow pitch at 70°

5.4 mrow pitch at 35°

Row spacing calculator

How Chornomors’k compares in Ukraine

Against the other 271 places in Ukraine with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

16thof 272 places in Ukraine for sunshine: 3.83 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+8%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Ukraine: 1,340 against 1,242 kWh per kWp.

−39 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Kyiv: 15 h 48 min against 16 h 27 min.

35°best year-round tilt here; across Ukraine it runs from 33° in Sevastopol to 40° in Novhorod-Siverskyi.

Of the 272 places in Ukraine, Balaklava and one other place get the most sun (4.05 peak sun hours a day) and Mostyska and 2 other places the least (3.11); Chornomors’k ranks 16th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.54 kWh a day here, against 1.38 kWh on average in Ukraine. The shortest day lasts 8 h 36 min, +36 min compared with Kyiv.

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Solar forecast for Chornomors’k, 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 Chornomors’k

What is the best solar panel angle in Chornomors’k?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Chornomors’k is 35°, worth about 1340 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 67°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chornomors’k today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 17:55 local time (UTC+3), giving 10 h 29 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:41.
How many peak sun hours does Chornomors’k get?
On a flat surface 3.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.9 in December to 6.7 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.7 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Chornomors’k?
At solar noon the sun stands 67.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 20.3° on the December solstice.
Is Chornomors’k a good place for solar panels?
With 3.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Chornomors’k ranks 16th of 272 places in Ukraine for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (35°) makes about 1,340 kWh a year here, 8% more than the average place in Ukraine.

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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.