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Cherkasy · Ukraine · 49.42° N · 31.25° E

Solar position in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi — computed for 49.42° N, 31.25° E, 105 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:31108° ESE
Sunset today16:45252° WSW
Best panel angle38°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle76°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation28.4°
At solar noon, 11:38Open on the sun map

Sun in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:44sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2112° below
Civil dawn05:586° below
Sunrise06:31108° ESE
Golden hour ends07:17sun 6° up
Solar noon11:3828.4° high
Golden hour starts16:00sun 6° up
Sunset16:45252° WSW
Civil dusk17:186° below
Nautical dusk17:5512° below
Astronomical dusk18:3218° below
Day length10 h 14 min

Sun path diagram for Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi

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 solstice567891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice89101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 64.0° at solar noon in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi; on the December solstice only 17.2°. Sunrise swings from 51° NE in June to 126° SE in December — a 75° 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
January07:4012:0616:328 h 53 min20.8°
February06:5312:0817:2410 h 31 min30.1°
March05:5612:0218:0912 h 13 min40.9°
April05:5112:5319:5614 h 05 min52.5°
May05:0312:5120:3915 h 36 min60.8°
June04:4812:5621:0416 h 16 min64.0°
July05:1113:0120:5015 h 38 min61.0°
August05:5412:5720:0014 h 06 min52.6°
September06:3912:4718:5512 h 16 min41.2°
October07:2512:3917:5310 h 28 min29.8°
November07:1411:4016:068 h 51 min20.7°
December07:4811:5315:578 h 10 min17.2°

A year of daylight in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi

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 Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi

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

38°collects the most energy over a year: 1234 kWh per kWp.

76°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 38°Best worst-month 76°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°102183%0.539.6×
15°115594%0.806.6×
30°122599%1.044.9×
38° year-round best1234100%1.154.3×
45°122699%1.223.9×
49° = latitude121498%1.263.6×
60°115994%1.343.2×
70°107987%1.382.8×
76° off-grid best101983%1.392.5×
90°84769%1.352.1×

A fixed array in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi produces the most over a year at 38°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 76° it makes 1.39 kWh per kWp a day, 21% more than at 38°, and costs 17% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 38° (year-round best).

0123456January: 1.79 (70°)1.8JanFebruary: 2.64 (70°)2.6FebMarch: 3.40 (70°)3.4MarApril: 3.74 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.69 (70°)3.7MayJune: 3.55 (70°)3.6JunJuly: 3.58 (70°)3.6JulAugust: 3.83 (70°)3.8AugSeptember: 3.57 (70°)3.6SepOctober: 2.81 (70°)2.8OctNovember: 1.48 (70°)1.5NovDecember: 1.38 (70°)1.4Dec38°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 38°Mean temp.
January snow0.941.961.791.52-5.8 °C
February snow1.742.892.642.40-4.1 °C
March3.033.803.403.561.7 °C
April4.514.303.744.439.2 °C
May5.734.363.694.8715.9 °C
June6.284.273.554.9519.8 °C
July6.084.343.584.8722.4 °C
August5.344.623.834.7621.8 °C
September3.664.203.573.9015.8 °C
October2.143.222.812.758.5 °C
November0.941.681.481.352.3 °C
December snow0.681.541.381.15-3.2 °C
Year3.43 avg3.43 avg1079 kWh1234 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 850 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 1,030 Wp at 38°. The steep array is 17% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi

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.

8.2 mrow pitch at 70°

6.5 mrow pitch at 38°

Row spacing calculator

How Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi compares in Ukraine

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

147thof 272 places in Ukraine for sunshine, shared: 3.43 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Ukraine: 1,234 against 1,242 kWh per kWp.

−11 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Kyiv: 16 h 16 min against 16 h 27 min.

38°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); Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi ranks joint 147th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.38 kWh a day here, against 1.38 kWh on average in Ukraine. The shortest day lasts 8 h 10 min, +10 min compared with Kyiv.

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Solar forecast for Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, 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 Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi

What is the best solar panel angle in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi is 38°, worth about 1234 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 76°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 16:45 local time (UTC+3), giving 10 h 14 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:38.
How many peak sun hours does Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi get?
On a flat surface 3.4 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.7 in December to 6.3 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.5 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi?
At solar noon the sun stands 64.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 17.2° on the December solstice.
Is Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi a good place for solar panels?
With 3.4 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi ranks joint 147th of 272 places in Ukraine for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (38°) makes about 1,234 kWh a year here, 1% less 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.