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North Macedonia · 42.20° N · 22.33° E

Solar position in Kriva Palanka

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Kriva Palanka — computed for 42.20° N, 22.33° E, 742 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:53105° ESE
Sunset today17:35255° WSW
Best panel angle35°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle68°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation36.0°
At solar noon, 12:14Open on the sun map

Sun in Kriva Palanka today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:19sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5212° below
Civil dawn06:256° below
Sunrise06:53105° ESE
Golden hour ends07:32sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1436.0° high
Golden hour starts16:56sun 6° up
Sunset17:35255° WSW
Civil dusk18:046° below
Nautical dusk18:3612° below
Astronomical dusk19:0918° below
Day length10 h 42 min

Sun path diagram for Kriva Palanka

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 solstice89101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 71.2° at solar noon in Kriva Palanka; on the December solstice only 24.4°. Sunrise swings from 57° ENE in June to 122° ESE in December — a 65° 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
January06:5311:4216:309 h 37 min28.0°
February06:1811:4417:1010 h 52 min37.3°
March05:3211:3817:4312 h 11 min48.1°
April05:4012:2919:1813 h 38 min59.7°
May05:0412:2719:5014 h 46 min68.0°
June04:5412:3220:1015 h 16 min71.2°
July05:1212:3720:0014 h 48 min68.2°
August05:4412:3319:2213 h 38 min59.8°
September06:1612:2318:3012 h 13 min48.4°
October06:5012:1517:3910 h 50 min37.0°
November06:2811:1616:049 h 36 min27.9°
December06:5511:2816:019 h 06 min24.4°

A year of daylight in Kriva Palanka

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 Kriva Palanka

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: 1401 kWh per kWp.

68°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 68°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°119585%1.144.7×
15°133495%1.633.4×
30°1398100%2.032.6×
35° year-round best1401100%2.142.4×
42° = latitude139299%2.272.1×
45°138299%2.322.1×
60°128992%2.471.7×
68° off-grid best121086%2.491.5×
70°118885%2.491.5×
90°90865%2.331.6×

A fixed array in Kriva Palanka produces the most over a year at 35°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 68° it makes 2.49 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 35°, and costs 14% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Kriva Palanka at 70°

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

0123456January: 2.73 (70°)2.7JanFebruary: 3.32 (70°)3.3FebMarch: 3.45 (70°)3.5MarApril: 3.37 (70°)3.4AprMay: 3.19 (70°)3.2MayJune: 3.17 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.37 (70°)3.4JulAugust: 3.71 (70°)3.7AugSeptember: 3.72 (70°)3.7SepOctober: 3.60 (70°)3.6OctNovember: 2.94 (70°)2.9NovDecember: 2.49 (70°)2.5Dec35°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 35°Mean temp.
January snow1.653.012.732.41-1.8 °C
February snow2.513.683.323.180.1 °C
March3.553.893.453.824.1 °C
April4.653.873.374.278.8 °C
May5.553.753.194.5414.0 °C
June6.403.803.174.8818.5 °C
July6.664.073.375.1121.5 °C
August5.934.483.715.0221.7 °C
September4.354.393.724.3116.5 °C
October3.064.153.603.6510.7 °C
November1.943.322.942.705.3 °C
December snow1.412.762.492.14-0.2 °C
Year3.98 avg3.76 avg1188 kWh1401 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 470 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 550 Wp at 35°. The steep array is 14% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Kriva Palanka

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.

5.5 mrow pitch at 70°

4.6 mrow pitch at 35°

Row spacing calculator

How Kriva Palanka compares in North Macedonia

Against the other 35 places in North Macedonia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

36thof 36 places in North Macedonia for sunshine: 3.98 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in North Macedonia: 1,401 against 1,422 kWh per kWp.

+1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Skopje: 15 h 16 min against 15 h 15 min.

35°best year-round tilt here; across North Macedonia it runs from 33° in Bitola to 35° in Kriva Palanka.

Kriva Palanka gets the least sun of the 36 places in North Macedonia (3.98 peak sun hours a day); the sunniest is Gevgelija with 4.23. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.49 kWh a day here, against 2.49 kWh on average in North Macedonia. The shortest day lasts 9 h 06 min, −1 min compared with Skopje.

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Solar forecast for Kriva Palanka, 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 Kriva Palanka

What is the best solar panel angle in Kriva Palanka?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Kriva Palanka is 35°, worth about 1401 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 68°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kriva Palanka today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 17:35 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 42 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:14.
How many peak sun hours does Kriva Palanka get?
On a flat surface 4.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.4 in December to 6.7 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.8 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Kriva Palanka?
At solar noon the sun stands 71.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 24.4° on the December solstice.
Is Kriva Palanka a good place for solar panels?
With 4.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Kriva Palanka ranks 36th of 36 places in North Macedonia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (35°) makes about 1,401 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in North Macedonia.

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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.