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Azerbaijan · 39.38° N · 49.25° E

Solar position in Neftçala

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Neftçala — computed for 39.38° N, 49.25° E, -24 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:02105° ESE
Sunset today17:51255° WSW
Best panel angle30°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle62°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation38.8°
At solar noon, 12:27Open on the sun map

Sun in Neftçala today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:32sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:0312° below
Civil dawn06:346° below
Sunrise07:02105° ESE
Golden hour ends07:39sun 6° up
Solar noon12:2738.8° high
Golden hour starts17:14sun 6° up
Sunset17:51255° WSW
Civil dusk18:196° below
Nautical dusk18:5012° below
Astronomical dusk19:2118° below
Day length10 h 50 min

Sun path diagram for Neftçala

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 solstice91011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 74.1° at solar noon in Neftçala; 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
January07:5812:5417:509 h 52 min30.8°
February07:2712:5618:2610 h 59 min40.1°
March06:4512:5018:5512 h 10 min50.9°
April05:5712:4119:2613 h 29 min62.5°
May05:2412:3919:5514 h 30 min70.8°
June05:1612:4420:1314 h 57 min74.1°
July05:3312:4920:0514 h 32 min71.1°
August06:0112:4619:3013 h 30 min62.7°
September06:2912:3518:4212 h 13 min51.3°
October06:5812:2717:5510 h 57 min39.9°
November07:3312:2817:249 h 51 min30.7°
December07:5912:4117:229 h 23 min27.2°

A year of daylight in Neftçala

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 Neftçala

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

30°collects the most energy over a year: 1351 kWh per kWp.

62°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 30°Best worst-month 62°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°120089%1.254.4×
15°131297%1.713.3×
30° year-round best1351100%2.072.5×
39° = latitude133899%2.222.2×
45°131497%2.302.0×
60°120489%2.391.7×
62° off-grid best118588%2.391.6×
70°109581%2.371.5×
90°80860%2.131.4×

A fixed array in Neftçala produces the most over a year at 30°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 62° it makes 2.39 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 30°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Neftçala at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 30° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.63 (70°)2.6JanFebruary: 2.73 (70°)2.7FebMarch: 3.10 (70°)3.1MarApril: 3.18 (70°)3.2AprMay: 3.26 (70°)3.3MayJune: 3.17 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.14 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.45 (70°)3.5AugSeptember: 3.40 (70°)3.4SepOctober: 2.94 (70°)2.9OctNovember: 2.61 (70°)2.6NovDecember: 2.37 (70°)2.4Dec30°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 30°Mean temp.
January1.832.992.632.356.6 °C
February2.443.112.732.746.6 °C
March3.513.563.103.519.1 °C
April4.663.713.184.1612.5 °C
May6.093.913.264.9318.9 °C
June6.953.883.175.2524.1 °C
July6.523.883.144.9826.8 °C
August5.914.263.454.8527.0 °C
September4.394.133.404.0523.6 °C
October2.933.512.943.0618.7 °C
November2.013.042.612.4212.9 °C
December1.582.712.372.078.5 °C
Year4.08 avg3.56 avg1095 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 500 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 570 Wp at 30°. The steep array is 13% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Neftçala

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 30°

Row spacing calculator

How Neftçala compares in Azerbaijan

Against the other 64 places in Azerbaijan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

18thof 65 places in Azerbaijan for sunshine, shared: 4.08 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Azerbaijan: 1,351 against 1,366 kWh per kWp.

−7 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Baku: 14 h 57 min against 15 h 03 min.

30°best year-round tilt here; across Azerbaijan it runs from 30° in Baku to 35° in Sheki.

Of the 65 places in Azerbaijan, Nehram gets the most sun (4.74 peak sun hours a day) and Quba and one other place the least (3.72); Neftçala ranks joint 18th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.37 kWh a day here, against 2.54 kWh on average in Azerbaijan. The shortest day lasts 9 h 23 min, +6 min compared with Baku.

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Solar forecast for Neftçala, 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 Neftçala

What is the best solar panel angle in Neftçala?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Neftçala is 30°, worth about 1351 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 62°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Neftçala today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 17:51 local time (UTC+4), giving 10 h 50 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:27.
How many peak sun hours does Neftçala get?
On a flat surface 4.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.6 in December to 6.9 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.7 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Neftçala?
At solar noon the sun stands 74.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 27.2° on the December solstice.
Is Neftçala a good place for solar panels?
With 4.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Neftçala ranks joint 18th of 65 places in Azerbaijan for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (30°) makes about 1,351 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Azerbaijan.

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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.