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Solar position in Montesilvano

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Montesilvano — computed for 42.51° N, 14.15° E, 5 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:28106° 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°
Elevation35.3°
At solar noon, 11:47Open on the sun map

Sun in Montesilvano today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:53sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2612° below
Civil dawn05:596° below
Sunrise06:28106° ESE
Golden hour ends07:07sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4735.3° high
Golden hour starts16:26sun 6° up
Sunset17:06254° WSW
Civil dusk17:356° below
Nautical dusk18:0712° below
Astronomical dusk18:4018° below
Day length10 h 38 min

Sun path diagram for Montesilvano

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 70.9° at solar noon in Montesilvano; on the December solstice only 24.1°. Sunrise swings from 56° 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
January07:2712:1417:029 h 36 min27.7°
February06:5112:1717:4210 h 51 min37.0°
March06:0512:1018:1612 h 11 min47.8°
April06:1313:0219:5113 h 39 min59.4°
May05:3613:0020:2414 h 48 min67.7°
June05:2613:0520:4415 h 18 min70.9°
July05:4413:0920:3414 h 50 min67.9°
August06:1613:0619:5513 h 39 min59.5°
September06:4912:5619:0212 h 13 min48.1°
October07:2312:4718:1210 h 49 min36.7°
November07:0111:4916:369 h 35 min27.6°
December07:2912:0116:339 h 04 min24.1°

A year of daylight in Montesilvano

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 Montesilvano

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: 1407 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°120586%1.144.8×
15°134395%1.663.4×
30°1404100%2.082.6×
34° year-round best1407100%2.172.4×
43° = latitude139299%2.342.1×
45°138498%2.372.0×
60°128691%2.511.7×
66° off-grid best122687%2.521.6×
70°118084%2.521.5×
90°89063%2.321.5×

A fixed array in Montesilvano produces the most over a year at 34°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 66° it makes 2.52 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 Montesilvano at 70°

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

0123456January: 2.60 (70°)2.6JanFebruary: 3.05 (70°)3.0FebMarch: 3.51 (70°)3.5MarApril: 3.51 (70°)3.5AprMay: 3.36 (70°)3.4MayJune: 3.30 (70°)3.3JunJuly: 3.45 (70°)3.4JulAugust: 3.76 (70°)3.8AugSeptember: 3.70 (70°)3.7SepOctober: 3.37 (70°)3.4OctNovember: 2.66 (70°)2.7NovDecember: 2.52 (70°)2.5Dec34°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 34°Mean temp.
January1.652.972.602.327.5 °C
February2.453.483.052.997.6 °C
March3.644.033.513.859.7 °C
April4.844.093.514.4312.7 °C
May5.903.993.364.8316.7 °C
June6.733.993.305.1321.4 °C
July6.884.223.455.2724.5 °C
August6.034.593.765.0824.6 °C
September4.394.433.704.2720.3 °C
October2.993.973.373.4216.3 °C
November1.853.082.662.4412.2 °C
December1.462.882.522.178.7 °C
Year4.08 avg3.81 avg1180 kWh1407 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 34°. The steep array is 14% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Montesilvano

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.

5.6 mrow pitch at 70°

4.6 mrow pitch at 34°

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How Montesilvano compares in Italy

Against the other 596 places in Italy with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

330thof 597 places in Italy for sunshine, shared: 4.08 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Italy: 1,407 against 1,452 kWh per kWp.

+4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Rome: 15 h 18 min against 15 h 14 min.

34°best year-round tilt here; across Italy it runs from 30° in Palermo to 42° in Bolzano.

Of the 597 places in Italy, Pozzallo and one other place get the most sun (4.91 peak sun hours a day) and Bressanone the least (3.51); Montesilvano ranks joint 330th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.52 kWh a day here, against 2.63 kWh on average in Italy. The shortest day lasts 9 h 04 min, −4 min compared with Rome.

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Solar forecast for Montesilvano, 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 Montesilvano

What is the best solar panel angle in Montesilvano?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Montesilvano is 34°, worth about 1407 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 Montesilvano today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:06 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 38 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:47.
How many peak sun hours does Montesilvano get?
On a flat surface 4.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.5 in December to 6.9 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.9 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Montesilvano?
At solar noon the sun stands 70.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 24.1° on the December solstice.
Is Montesilvano a good place for solar panels?
With 4.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Montesilvano ranks joint 330th of 597 places in Italy for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (34°) makes about 1,407 kWh a year here, 3% less than the average place in Italy.

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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.