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Constanța County · Romania · 44.25° N · 28.28° E

Solar position in Medgidia

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Medgidia — computed for 44.25° N, 28.28° E, 9 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:34106° ESE
Sunset today17:06254° WSW
Best panel angle34°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle66°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation33.6°
At solar noon, 11:50Open on the sun map

Sun in Medgidia today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:57sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:3012° below
Civil dawn06:046° below
Sunrise06:34106° ESE
Golden hour ends07:14sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5033.6° high
Golden hour starts16:26sun 6° up
Sunset17:06254° WSW
Civil dusk17:366° below
Nautical dusk18:1012° below
Astronomical dusk18:4418° below
Day length10 h 33 min

Sun path diagram for Medgidia

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 69.2° at solar noon in Medgidia; on the December solstice only 22.4°. Sunrise swings from 55° 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
January07:3512:1817:019 h 26 min25.9°
February06:5712:2017:4410 h 46 min35.3°
March06:0812:1418:2012 h 12 min46.1°
April06:1313:0519:5813 h 45 min57.7°
May05:3413:0320:3314 h 59 min66.0°
June05:2313:0820:5415 h 31 min69.2°
July05:4213:1320:4315 h 01 min66.2°
August06:1613:0920:0213 h 45 min57.8°
September06:5212:5919:0612 h 14 min46.4°
October07:2912:5118:1310 h 44 min35.0°
November07:1011:5216:349 h 25 min25.8°
December07:3912:0416:308 h 51 min22.4°

A year of daylight in Medgidia

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 Medgidia

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

34°collects the most energy over a year: 1351 kWh per kWp.

66°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 34°Best worst-month 66°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°115485%0.925.8×
15°128895%1.334.1×
30°1348100%1.663.2×
34° year-round best1351100%1.733.0×
44° = latitude133499%1.882.6×
45°133098%1.892.6×
60°123792%2.002.2×
66° off-grid best118087%2.012.0×
70°113684%2.011.9×
90°86064%1.851.6×

A fixed array in Medgidia produces the most over a year at 34°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 66° it makes 2.01 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 34°, and costs 13% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Medgidia at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 34° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.21 (70°)2.2JanFebruary: 2.68 (70°)2.7FebMarch: 3.38 (70°)3.4MarApril: 3.71 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.53 (70°)3.5MayJune: 3.33 (70°)3.3JunJuly: 3.46 (70°)3.5JulAugust: 3.83 (70°)3.8AugSeptember: 3.79 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 3.17 (70°)3.2OctNovember: 2.24 (70°)2.2NovDecember: 2.01 (70°)2.0Dec34°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 34°Mean temp.
January snow1.342.462.211.910.4 °C
February2.133.002.682.622.2 °C
March3.363.843.383.656.2 °C
April4.904.293.714.6110.9 °C
May6.044.193.535.0017.2 °C
June6.594.053.335.0722.1 °C
July6.654.243.465.1624.8 °C
August5.944.673.835.0724.8 °C
September4.314.533.794.3019.6 °C
October2.703.703.173.1713.5 °C
November1.542.572.242.058.0 °C
December1.162.262.011.732.4 °C
Year3.90 avg3.65 avg1136 kWh1351 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 590 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 680 Wp at 34°. The steep array is 14% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Medgidia

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.

6.1 mrow pitch at 70°

4.9 mrow pitch at 34°

Row spacing calculator

How Medgidia compares in Romania

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

4thof 126 places in Romania for sunshine, shared: 3.90 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.

−1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bucharest: 15 h 31 min against 15 h 33 min.

34°best year-round tilt here; across Romania it runs from 33° in Mangalia to 39° in Bistriţa.

Of the 126 places in Romania, Mangalia gets the most sun (3.93 peak sun hours a day) and Vişeu de Sus and one other place the least (3.33); Medgidia ranks joint 4th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.01 kWh a day here, against 2.01 kWh on average in Romania. The shortest day lasts 8 h 51 min, +1 min compared with Bucharest.

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Solar forecast for Medgidia, 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 Medgidia

What is the best solar panel angle in Medgidia?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Medgidia is 34°, worth about 1351 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 66°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Medgidia today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 17:06 local time (UTC+3), giving 10 h 33 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:50.
How many peak sun hours does Medgidia get?
On a flat surface 3.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.2 in December to 6.6 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.3 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Medgidia?
At solar noon the sun stands 69.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 22.4° on the December solstice.
Is Medgidia a good place for solar panels?
With 3.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Medgidia ranks joint 4th of 126 places in Romania for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (34°) 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.