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Solar position in Mangalia

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Mangalia — computed for 43.82° N, 28.58° E, 1 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:32106° ESE
Sunset today17:06254° WSW
Best panel angle33°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle65°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation34.0°
At solar noon, 11:49Open on the sun map

Sun in Mangalia today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:55sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2912° below
Civil dawn06:026° below
Sunrise06:32106° ESE
Golden hour ends07:12sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4934.0° high
Golden hour starts16:26sun 6° up
Sunset17:06254° WSW
Civil dusk17:356° below
Nautical dusk18:0912° below
Astronomical dusk18:4218° below
Day length10 h 34 min

Sun path diagram for Mangalia

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 69.6° at solar noon in Mangalia; on the December solstice only 22.8°. Sunrise swings from 56° NE in June to 123° ESE in December — a 67° 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
January07:3212:1717:019 h 28 min26.4°
February06:5512:1917:4310 h 48 min35.7°
March06:0712:1318:1912 h 12 min46.5°
April06:1313:0419:5613 h 43 min58.1°
May05:3413:0220:3014 h 56 min66.4°
June05:2313:0720:5115 h 28 min69.6°
July05:4213:1220:4014 h 58 min66.6°
August06:1613:0820:0013 h 44 min58.2°
September06:5112:5819:0512 h 14 min46.8°
October07:2712:5018:1210 h 45 min35.4°
November07:0711:5116:359 h 27 min26.3°
December07:3612:0316:308 h 55 min22.8°

A year of daylight in Mangalia

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 Mangalia

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

33°collects the most energy over a year: 1350 kWh per kWp.

65°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 33°Best worst-month 65°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°116586%0.915.9×
15°129496%1.314.2×
30°1349100%1.623.3×
33° year-round best1350100%1.673.1×
44° = latitude132998%1.832.7×
45°132598%1.842.7×
60°122791%1.942.2×
65° off-grid best117987%1.952.1×
70°112383%1.942.0×
90°84162%1.791.6×

A fixed array in Mangalia produces the most over a year at 33°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 65° it makes 1.95 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 33°, and costs 13% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Mangalia at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 33° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.05 (70°)2.0JanFebruary: 2.57 (70°)2.6FebMarch: 3.34 (70°)3.3MarApril: 3.72 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.56 (70°)3.6MayJune: 3.36 (70°)3.4JunJuly: 3.47 (70°)3.5JulAugust: 3.84 (70°)3.8AugSeptember: 3.76 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 3.08 (70°)3.1OctNovember: 2.19 (70°)2.2NovDecember: 1.94 (70°)1.9Dec33°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 33°Mean temp.
January1.332.302.051.822.2 °C
February2.102.902.572.523.4 °C
March3.363.793.343.626.5 °C
April4.954.303.724.6510.5 °C
May6.144.223.565.1016.6 °C
June6.724.073.365.1921.7 °C
July6.744.253.475.2524.4 °C
August6.014.693.845.1424.6 °C
September4.314.503.764.2820.1 °C
October2.693.613.083.0914.5 °C
November1.552.532.192.009.3 °C
December1.162.201.941.674.2 °C
Year3.93 avg3.62 avg1123 kWh1350 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 610 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 700 Wp at 33°. The steep array is 14% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Mangalia

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.

6.0 mrow pitch at 70°

4.7 mrow pitch at 33°

Row spacing calculator

How Mangalia compares in Romania

Against the other 125 places in Romania with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

1stof 126 places in Romania for sunshine: 3.93 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Romania: 1,350 against 1,300 kWh per kWp.

−5 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bucharest: 15 h 28 min against 15 h 33 min.

33°best year-round tilt here; across Romania it runs from 33° in Mangalia to 39° in Bistriţa.

Mangalia gets the most sun of the 126 places in Romania (3.93 peak sun hours a day); the least sunny are Vişeu de Sus and one other place with 3.33. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.95 kWh a day here, against 2.01 kWh on average in Romania. The shortest day lasts 8 h 55 min, +4 min compared with Bucharest.

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Solar forecast for Mangalia, 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 Mangalia

What is the best solar panel angle in Mangalia?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Mangalia is 33°, worth about 1350 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 65°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mangalia today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 17:06 local time (UTC+3), giving 10 h 34 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:49.
How many peak sun hours does Mangalia get?
On a flat surface 3.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.2 in December to 6.7 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.2 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Mangalia?
At solar noon the sun stands 69.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 22.8° on the December solstice.
Is Mangalia a good place for solar panels?
With 3.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Mangalia ranks 1st of 126 places in Romania for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (33°) makes about 1,350 kWh a year here, 4% more than the average place in Romania.

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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.