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Solar position in Nova Zagora

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Nova Zagora — computed for 42.48° N, 26.02° E, 130 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:39105° ESE
Sunset today18:20255° WSW
Best panel angle34°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle65°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation35.7°
At solar noon, 12:59Open on the sun map

Sun in Nova Zagora today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:05sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:3712° below
Civil dawn07:106° below
Sunrise07:39105° ESE
Golden hour ends08:18sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5935.7° high
Golden hour starts17:41sun 6° up
Sunset18:20255° WSW
Civil dusk18:496° below
Nautical dusk19:2112° below
Astronomical dusk19:5418° below
Day length10 h 41 min

Sun path diagram for Nova Zagora

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 71.0° at solar noon in Nova Zagora; 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
January07:3912:2717:159 h 36 min27.7°
February07:0412:2917:5510 h 51 min37.1°
March06:1712:2318:2912 h 11 min47.9°
April06:2513:1420:0413 h 39 min59.5°
May05:4813:1220:3614 h 48 min67.8°
June05:3813:1720:5615 h 18 min71.0°
July05:5713:2220:4714 h 50 min67.9°
August06:2913:1820:0813 h 39 min59.6°
September07:0213:0819:1512 h 13 min48.1°
October07:3513:0018:2410 h 49 min36.8°
November07:1412:0116:499 h 35 min27.6°
December07:4212:1316:459 h 04 min24.1°

A year of daylight in Nova Zagora

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 Nova Zagora

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: 1372 kWh per kWp.

65°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 65°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°117586%1.094.9×
15°131095%1.563.4×
30°1370100%1.942.7×
34° year-round best1372100%2.022.5×
42° = latitude136199%2.152.3×
45°135198%2.192.2×
60°125692%2.321.8×
65° off-grid best120888%2.321.7×
70°115384%2.321.6×
90°87364%2.121.5×

A fixed array in Nova Zagora produces the most over a year at 34°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 65° it makes 2.32 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 34°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Nova Zagora at 70°

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

0123456January: 2.61 (70°)2.6JanFebruary: 2.98 (70°)3.0FebMarch: 3.32 (70°)3.3MarApril: 3.47 (70°)3.5AprMay: 3.31 (70°)3.3MayJune: 3.17 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.33 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.72 (70°)3.7AugSeptember: 3.77 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 3.30 (70°)3.3OctNovember: 2.61 (70°)2.6NovDecember: 2.32 (70°)2.3Dec34°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 34°Mean temp.
January snow1.592.902.612.280.1 °C
February2.373.332.982.932.2 °C
March3.443.773.323.666.3 °C
April4.764.023.474.3810.9 °C
May5.803.933.314.7416.6 °C
June6.393.833.174.8821.2 °C
July6.584.063.335.0524.0 °C
August5.954.533.725.0224.2 °C
September4.414.493.774.3519.0 °C
October2.893.843.303.3512.7 °C
November1.792.982.612.407.3 °C
December1.362.592.322.021.7 °C
Year3.95 avg3.69 avg1153 kWh1372 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 510 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 580 Wp at 34°. The steep array is 13% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Nova Zagora

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°

Row spacing calculator

How Nova Zagora compares in Bulgaria

Against the other 54 places in Bulgaria with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

21stof 55 places in Bulgaria for sunshine, shared: 3.95 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Bulgaria: 1,372 against 1,377 kWh per kWp.

−2 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Sofia: 15 h 18 min against 15 h 20 min.

34°best year-round tilt here; across Bulgaria it runs from 32° in Burgas to 35° in Sofia.

Of the 55 places in Bulgaria, Petrich gets the most sun (4.15 peak sun hours a day) and Vidin the least (3.79); Nova Zagora ranks joint 21st. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.32 kWh a day here, against 2.34 kWh on average in Bulgaria. The shortest day lasts 9 h 04 min, +1 min compared with Sofia.

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Solar forecast for Nova Zagora, 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 Nova Zagora

What is the best solar panel angle in Nova Zagora?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Nova Zagora is 34°, worth about 1372 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 65°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nova Zagora today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 18:20 local time (UTC+3), giving 10 h 41 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:59.
How many peak sun hours does Nova Zagora get?
On a flat surface 4.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.4 in December to 6.6 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.6 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Nova Zagora?
At solar noon the sun stands 71.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 24.1° on the December solstice.
Is Nova Zagora a good place for solar panels?
With 4.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Nova Zagora ranks joint 21st of 55 places in Bulgaria for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (34°) makes about 1,372 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in Bulgaria.

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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.