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Khabarovsk · Russia · 50.55° N · 137.01° E

Solar position in Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Komsomolsk-on-Amur — computed for 50.55° N, 137.01° E, 36 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:30108° ESE
Sunset today17:40252° WSW
Best panel angle49°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle74°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation27.4°
At solar noon, 12:35Open on the sun map

Sun in Komsomolsk-on-Amur today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+10

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:40sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:1812° below
Civil dawn06:566° below
Sunrise07:30108° ESE
Golden hour ends08:17sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3527.4° high
Golden hour starts16:54sun 6° up
Sunset17:40252° WSW
Civil dusk18:146° below
Nautical dusk18:5212° below
Astronomical dusk19:3018° below
Day length10 h 11 min

Sun path diagram for Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.

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  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 62.9° at solar noon in Komsomolsk-on-Amur; on the December solstice only 16.1°. Sunrise swings from 50° NE in June to 127° SE in December — a 78° 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
January08:4113:0317:258 h 43 min19.6°
February07:5313:0518:1810 h 26 min28.9°
March06:5312:5919:0512 h 12 min39.7°
April05:4612:5019:5514 h 09 min51.3°
May04:5612:4820:4115 h 45 min59.6°
June04:3912:5321:0716 h 28 min62.9°
July05:0312:5820:5215 h 49 min59.9°
August05:4812:5520:0014 h 12 min51.6°
September06:3512:4418:5312 h 17 min40.2°
October07:2312:3617:4810 h 25 min28.8°
November08:1512:3716:598 h 44 min19.6°
December08:5012:4916:497 h 59 min16.1°

A year of daylight in Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.

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Best solar panel angle in Komsomolsk-on-Amur

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

49°collects the most energy over a year: 1474 kWh per kWp.

74°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 49°Best worst-month 74°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearNovember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°106072%1.094.8×
15°126986%1.682.8×
30°140996%2.192.5×
45°1471100%2.582.3×
49° year-round best1474100%2.662.2×
51° = latitude1473100%2.692.2×
60°145298%2.822.1×
70°139495%2.892.1×
74° off-grid best136292%2.892.0×
90°118380%2.802.6×

A fixed array in Komsomolsk-on-Amur produces the most over a year at 49°. The design month for an off-grid system is November: at 74° it makes 2.89 kWh per kWp a day, 9% more than at 49°, and costs 8% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Komsomolsk-on-Amur at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 49° (year-round best).

01234567January: 4.17 (70°)4.2JanFebruary: 5.51 (70°)5.5FebMarch: 5.97 (70°)6.0MarApril: 4.25 (70°)4.2AprMay: 3.42 (70°)3.4MayJune: 3.27 (70°)3.3JunJuly: 3.09 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.13 (70°)3.1AugSeptember: 3.48 (70°)3.5SepOctober: 3.19 (70°)3.2OctNovember: 2.89 (70°)2.9NovDecember: 3.59 (70°)3.6Dec49°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 49°Mean temp.
January snow1.574.244.173.76-23.5 °C
February snow2.765.685.515.18-19.9 °C
March snow4.266.385.975.95-10.0 °C
April4.914.734.254.860.7 °C
May5.113.973.424.2110.1 °C
June5.553.893.274.1616.6 °C
July5.093.733.093.8620.4 °C
August4.323.753.133.7019.0 °C
September3.494.053.483.7912.5 °C
October2.243.573.193.222.4 °C
November snow1.333.082.892.66-10.7 °C
December snow1.173.673.593.20-22.1 °C
Year3.48 avg4.22 avg1394 kWh1474 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 410 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 440 Wp at 49°. The steep array is 8% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Komsomolsk-on-Amur

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.

8.9 mrow pitch at 70°

7.9 mrow pitch at 49°

Row spacing calculator

How Komsomolsk-on-Amur compares in Russia

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

246thof 980 places in Russia for sunshine, shared: 3.49 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+23%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Russia: 1,474 against 1,196 kWh per kWp.

−1 h 05 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Moscow: 16 h 28 min against 17 h 34 min.

49°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); Komsomolsk-on-Amur ranks joint 246th. In its darkest month, November, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.89 kWh a day here, against 1.31 kWh on average in Russia. The shortest day lasts 7 h 59 min, +59 min compared with Moscow.

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Solar forecast for Komsomolsk-on-Amur, 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 Komsomolsk-on-Amur

What is the best solar panel angle in Komsomolsk-on-Amur?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Komsomolsk-on-Amur is 49°, worth about 1474 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through November does better at about 74°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Komsomolsk-on-Amur today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:40 local time (UTC+10), giving 10 h 11 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:35.
How many peak sun hours does Komsomolsk-on-Amur get?
On a flat surface 3.5 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.2 in December to 5.6 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.1 sun hours a day in November.
How high does the sun get in Komsomolsk-on-Amur?
At solar noon the sun stands 62.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 16.1° on the December solstice.
Is Komsomolsk-on-Amur a good place for solar panels?
With 3.5 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Komsomolsk-on-Amur ranks joint 246th of 980 places in Russia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (49°) makes about 1,474 kWh a year here, 23% 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.