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Altai · Russia · 51.96° N · 85.92° E

Solar position in Gorno-Altaysk

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Gorno-Altaysk — computed for 51.96° N, 85.92° E, 285 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:58109° ESE
Sunset today18:02251° WSW
Best panel angle46°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle75°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation26.0°
At solar noon, 13:00Open on the sun map

Sun in Gorno-Altaysk today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+7

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:04sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:4312° below
Civil dawn07:236° below
Sunrise07:58109° ESE
Golden hour ends08:46sun 6° up
Solar noon13:0026.0° high
Golden hour starts17:13sun 6° up
Sunset18:02251° WSW
Civil dusk18:366° below
Nautical dusk19:1612° below
Astronomical dusk19:5518° below
Day length10 h 04 min

Sun path diagram for Gorno-Altaysk

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 solstice6789101112131415161718192021EquinoxDecember solstice10111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 61.5° at solar noon in Gorno-Altaysk; on the December solstice only 14.7°. Sunrise swings from 48° NE in June to 129° SE in December — a 80° 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
January09:1113:2717:448 h 33 min18.2°
February08:1913:3018:4010 h 21 min27.5°
March07:1713:2319:3012 h 13 min38.3°
April06:0713:1520:2314 h 16 min49.9°
May05:1413:1321:1215 h 58 min58.2°
June04:5613:1821:3916 h 44 min61.5°
July05:2113:2221:2216 h 01 min58.5°
August06:0913:1920:2814 h 18 min50.1°
September07:0013:0919:1712 h 18 min38.7°
October07:5013:0018:1010 h 19 min27.4°
November08:4513:0117:178 h 32 min18.2°
December09:2113:1417:067 h 45 min14.7°

A year of daylight in Gorno-Altaysk

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 Gorno-Altaysk

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

46°collects the most energy over a year: 1378 kWh per kWp.

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

20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 46°Best worst-month 75°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearNovember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°103575%0.867.6×
15°121888%1.314.4×
30°133597%1.703.1×
45°1377100%2.002.4×
46° year-round best1378100%2.012.4×
52° = latitude1371100%2.102.3×
60°134498%2.182.3×
70°128093%2.242.2×
75° off-grid best123790%2.242.2×
90°106577%2.182.1×

A fixed array in Gorno-Altaysk produces the most over a year at 46°. The design month for an off-grid system is November: at 75° it makes 2.24 kWh per kWp a day, 12% more than at 46°, and costs 10% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Gorno-Altaysk at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 46° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.28 (70°)3.3JanFebruary: 4.26 (70°)4.3FebMarch: 4.89 (70°)4.9MarApril: 3.95 (70°)3.9AprMay: 3.74 (70°)3.7MayJune: 3.63 (70°)3.6JunJuly: 3.45 (70°)3.5JulAugust: 3.72 (70°)3.7AugSeptember: 3.72 (70°)3.7SepOctober: 2.91 (70°)2.9OctNovember: 2.24 (70°)2.2NovDecember: 2.35 (70°)2.3Dec46°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 46°Mean temp.
January snow1.203.423.282.86-15.9 °C
February snow2.214.484.263.93-13.5 °C
March snow3.555.304.894.82-5.9 °C
April4.494.433.954.522.9 °C
May5.454.323.744.679.4 °C
June6.084.303.634.7215.7 °C
July5.544.123.454.4017.5 °C
August4.874.383.724.4315.7 °C
September3.514.283.724.029.3 °C
October1.993.262.912.891.8 °C
November snow1.072.432.242.01-7.1 °C
December snow0.842.482.352.03-13.8 °C
Year3.41 avg3.93 avg1280 kWh1378 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through November on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 530 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 590 Wp at 46°. The steep array is 10% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Gorno-Altaysk

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.

10.0 mrow pitch at 70°

8.5 mrow pitch at 46°

Row spacing calculator

How Gorno-Altaysk compares in Russia

Against the other 979 places in Russia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

269thof 980 places in Russia for sunshine, shared: 3.41 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+15%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Russia: 1,378 against 1,196 kWh per kWp.

−50 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Moscow: 16 h 44 min against 17 h 34 min.

46°best year-round tilt here; across Russia it runs from 32° in Derbent to 54° in Yakutsk.

Of the 980 places in Russia, Novorossiysk gets the most sun (3.96 peak sun hours a day) and Polyarnyy the least (1.93); Gorno-Altaysk ranks joint 269th. In its darkest month, November, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.24 kWh a day here, against 1.31 kWh on average in Russia. The shortest day lasts 7 h 45 min, +45 min compared with Moscow.

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Solar forecast for Gorno-Altaysk, 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 Gorno-Altaysk

What is the best solar panel angle in Gorno-Altaysk?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Gorno-Altaysk is 46°, worth about 1378 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through November does better at about 75°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gorno-Altaysk today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 18:02 local time (UTC+7), giving 10 h 04 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:00.
How many peak sun hours does Gorno-Altaysk get?
On a flat surface 3.4 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.8 in December to 6.1 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.4 sun hours a day in November.
How high does the sun get in Gorno-Altaysk?
At solar noon the sun stands 61.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 14.7° on the December solstice.
Is Gorno-Altaysk a good place for solar panels?
With 3.4 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Gorno-Altaysk ranks joint 269th of 980 places in Russia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (46°) makes about 1,378 kWh a year here, 15% more than the average place in Russia.

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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.