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Attica · Greece · 38.07° N · 23.76° E

Solar position in Metamórfosi

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Metamórfosi — computed for 38.07° N, 23.76° E, 173 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:43105° ESE
Sunset today17:34255° WSW
Best panel angle29°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle61°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation39.8°
At solar noon, 12:08Open on the sun map

Sun in Metamórfosi today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:14sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4512° below
Civil dawn06:166° below
Sunrise06:43105° ESE
Golden hour ends07:19sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0839.8° high
Golden hour starts16:57sun 6° up
Sunset17:34255° WSW
Civil dusk18:016° below
Nautical dusk18:3112° below
Astronomical dusk19:0218° below
Day length10 h 51 min

Sun path diagram for Metamórfosi

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 solstice7891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 75.4° at solar noon in Metamórfosi; on the December solstice only 28.5°. Sunrise swings from 59° ENE in June to 120° ESE in December — a 61° 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
January07:3712:3617:359 h 58 min32.1°
February07:0712:3818:0911 h 02 min41.5°
March06:2712:3218:3712 h 10 min52.3°
April06:4113:2320:0613 h 25 min63.9°
May06:0913:2120:3314 h 24 min72.2°
June06:0213:2620:5114 h 49 min75.4°
July06:1813:3120:4314 h 25 min72.4°
August06:4513:2820:1013 h 25 min64.0°
September07:1113:1719:2312 h 12 min52.6°
October07:3913:0918:3911 h 00 min41.2°
November07:1112:1017:099 h 57 min32.0°
December07:3712:2217:089 h 31 min28.5°

A year of daylight in Metamórfosi

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 Metamórfosi

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

29°collects the most energy over a year: 1542 kWh per kWp.

61°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 29°Best worst-month 61°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°137189%1.364.4×
15°150197%1.853.3×
29° year-round best1542100%2.202.6×
30°1542100%2.222.6×
38° = latitude152799%2.362.3×
45°149497%2.462.1×
60°136088%2.541.8×
61° off-grid best134887%2.541.7×
70°122880%2.521.6×
90°88557%2.251.8×

A fixed array in Metamórfosi produces the most over a year at 29°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 61° it makes 2.54 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 29°, and costs 13% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Metamórfosi at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 29° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.80 (70°)2.8JanFebruary: 3.14 (70°)3.1FebMarch: 3.72 (70°)3.7MarApril: 3.69 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.38 (70°)3.4MayJune: 3.16 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.32 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.81 (70°)3.8AugSeptember: 4.07 (70°)4.1SepOctober: 3.69 (70°)3.7OctNovember: 3.05 (70°)3.1NovDecember: 2.52 (70°)2.5Dec29°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 29°Mean temp.
January2.013.232.802.5110.4 °C
February2.793.623.143.1310.7 °C
March4.144.323.724.1912.5 °C
April5.534.333.694.9315.0 °C
May6.634.053.385.3219.5 °C
June7.533.873.165.6024.1 °C
July7.644.093.325.7226.6 °C
August6.834.703.815.5926.7 °C
September5.194.944.074.8723.6 °C
October3.544.403.693.7919.5 °C
November2.343.583.052.8015.6 °C
December1.732.922.522.2011.9 °C
Year4.67 avg4.01 avg1228 kWh1542 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 540 Wp at 29°. The steep array is 13% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Metamórfosi

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.

4.7 mrow pitch at 70°

3.8 mrow pitch at 29°

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How Metamórfosi compares in Greece

Against the other 116 places in Greece with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

58thof 117 places in Greece for sunshine, shared: 4.67 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Greece: 1,542 against 1,533 kWh per kWp.

±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Athens: 14 h 49 min against 14 h 48 min.

29°best year-round tilt here; across Greece it runs from 27° in Irákleion to 34° in Sérres.

Of the 117 places in Greece, Ródos gets the most sun (5.17 peak sun hours a day) and Dráma the least (4.18); Metamórfosi ranks joint 58th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.52 kWh a day here, against 2.64 kWh on average in Greece. The shortest day lasts 9 h 31 min, ±0 min compared with Athens.

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Solar forecast for Metamórfosi, 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 Metamórfosi

What is the best solar panel angle in Metamórfosi?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Metamórfosi is 29°, worth about 1542 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 61°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Metamórfosi today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 17:34 local time (UTC+3), giving 10 h 51 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:08.
How many peak sun hours does Metamórfosi get?
On a flat surface 4.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.7 in December to 7.6 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.9 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Metamórfosi?
At solar noon the sun stands 75.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 28.5° on the December solstice.
Is Metamórfosi a good place for solar panels?
With 4.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Metamórfosi ranks joint 58th of 117 places in Greece for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (29°) makes about 1,542 kWh a year here, 1% more than the average place in Greece.

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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.