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Thessaly · Greece · 39.38° N · 22.93° E

Solar position in Néa Ionía

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Néa Ionía — computed for 39.38° N, 22.93° E, 34 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:48105° ESE
Sunset today17:35255° WSW
Best panel angle31°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle63°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation38.5°
At solar noon, 12:12Open on the sun map

Sun in Néa Ionía today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:18sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4912° below
Civil dawn06:216° below
Sunrise06:48105° ESE
Golden hour ends07:25sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1238.5° high
Golden hour starts16:58sun 6° up
Sunset17:35255° WSW
Civil dusk18:036° below
Nautical dusk18:3412° below
Astronomical dusk19:0518° below
Day length10 h 47 min

Sun path diagram for Néa Ionía

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 solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 74.1° at solar noon in Néa Ionía; on the December solstice only 27.2°. Sunrise swings from 58° ENE in June to 120° ESE in December — a 62° 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
January07:4312:3917:359 h 52 min30.8°
February07:1212:4218:1110 h 59 min40.2°
March06:3012:3518:4112 h 11 min51.0°
April06:4213:2720:1113 h 29 min62.6°
May06:0913:2420:4014 h 31 min70.9°
June06:0113:3020:5814 h 57 min74.1°
July06:1813:3420:5014 h 32 min71.0°
August06:4613:3120:1513 h 29 min62.7°
September07:1413:2119:2712 h 12 min51.2°
October07:4413:1218:4110 h 57 min39.9°
November07:1812:1317:099 h 51 min30.7°
December07:4412:2617:089 h 23 min27.2°

A year of daylight in Néa Ionía

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 Néa Ionía

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

31°collects the most energy over a year: 1478 kWh per kWp.

63°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 31°Best worst-month 63°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°129988%1.264.6×
15°143097%1.753.3×
30°1478100%2.142.6×
31° year-round best1478100%2.162.5×
39° = latitude146599%2.312.3×
45°144097%2.402.1×
60°131989%2.501.7×
63° off-grid best128687%2.511.7×
70°119781%2.491.6×
90°87659%2.251.7×

A fixed array in Néa Ionía produces the most over a year at 31°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 63° it makes 2.51 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 31°, and costs 13% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Néa Ionía at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 31° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.77 (70°)2.8JanFebruary: 3.10 (70°)3.1FebMarch: 3.58 (70°)3.6MarApril: 3.59 (70°)3.6AprMay: 3.34 (70°)3.3MayJune: 3.17 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.33 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.78 (70°)3.8AugSeptember: 3.88 (70°)3.9SepOctober: 3.46 (70°)3.5OctNovember: 2.85 (70°)2.9NovDecember: 2.49 (70°)2.5Dec31°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 31°Mean temp.
January1.873.162.772.477.5 °C
February2.653.553.103.088.4 °C
March3.894.143.584.0010.9 °C
April5.244.213.594.7114.2 °C
May6.344.013.345.0919.4 °C
June7.183.883.175.3424.4 °C
July7.364.113.335.5027.1 °C
August6.564.663.785.3927.0 °C
September4.844.693.884.5922.8 °C
October3.244.113.463.5517.8 °C
November2.123.322.852.6313.2 °C
December1.592.852.492.169.0 °C
Year4.42 avg3.89 avg1197 kWh1478 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 31°. The steep array is 13% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Néa Ionía

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.

4.9 mrow pitch at 70°

4.0 mrow pitch at 31°

Row spacing calculator

How Néa Ionía compares in Greece

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

82ndof 117 places in Greece for sunshine, shared: 4.42 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Greece: 1,478 against 1,533 kWh per kWp.

+9 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Athens: 14 h 57 min against 14 h 48 min.

31°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); Néa Ionía ranks joint 82nd. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.49 kWh a day here, against 2.64 kWh on average in Greece. The shortest day lasts 9 h 23 min, −8 min compared with Athens.

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Solar forecast for Néa Ionía, 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 Néa Ionía

What is the best solar panel angle in Néa Ionía?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Néa Ionía is 31°, worth about 1478 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 63°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Néa Ionía today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:35 local time (UTC+3), giving 10 h 47 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:12.
How many peak sun hours does Néa Ionía get?
On a flat surface 4.4 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.6 in December to 7.4 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.9 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Néa Ionía?
At solar noon the sun stands 74.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 27.2° on the December solstice.
Is Néa Ionía a good place for solar panels?
With 4.4 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Néa Ionía ranks joint 82nd of 117 places in Greece for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (31°) makes about 1,478 kWh a year here, 4% less 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.