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Solar position in Novopolotsk

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Novopolotsk — computed for 55.53° N, 28.59° E, 135 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:56110° ESE
Sunset today17:42249° WSW
Best panel angle42°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle80°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation22.3°
At solar noon, 12:49Open on the sun map

Sun in Novopolotsk today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:52sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:3512° below
Civil dawn07:186° below
Sunrise07:56110° ESE
Golden hour ends08:50sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4922.3° high
Golden hour starts16:48sun 6° up
Sunset17:42249° WSW
Civil dusk18:206° below
Nautical dusk19:0312° below
Astronomical dusk19:4518° below
Day length9 h 46 min

Sun path diagram for Novopolotsk

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 solstice56789101112131415161718192021EquinoxDecember solstice10111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 57.9° at solar noon in Novopolotsk; on the December solstice only 11.1°. Sunrise swings from 44° NE in June to 133° SE in December — a 89° 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
January09:1613:1717:178 h 01 min14.7°
February08:1613:1918:2310 h 07 min24.0°
March07:0513:1319:2112 h 15 min34.8°
April05:4713:0420:2214 h 36 min46.4°
May04:4513:0221:2016 h 35 min54.7°
June04:2213:0721:5217 h 30 min57.9°
July04:5213:1121:3016 h 38 min54.9°
August05:4913:0820:2614 h 37 min46.5°
September06:4812:5819:0712 h 19 min35.1°
October07:4712:4917:5110 h 04 min23.7°
November08:5112:5116:507 h 59 min14.6°
December09:3213:0316:357 h 03 min11.1°

A year of daylight in Novopolotsk

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 Novopolotsk

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

42°collects the most energy over a year: 1072 kWh per kWp.

80°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 42°Best worst-month 80°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°84979%0.2419.3×
15°97791%0.4211.7×
30°105398%0.588.4×
42° year-round best1072100%0.696.8×
45°1071100%0.716.4×
56° = latitude104898%0.785.4×
60°103296%0.805.1×
70°97591%0.834.5×
80° off-grid best89684%0.854.3×
90°79774%0.844.2×

A fixed array in Novopolotsk produces the most over a year at 42°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 80° it makes 0.85 kWh per kWp a day, 23% more than at 42°, and costs 16% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Novopolotsk at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 42° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.29 (70°)1.3JanFebruary: 2.41 (70°)2.4FebMarch: 3.78 (70°)3.8MarApril: 3.68 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.71 (70°)3.7MayJune: 3.59 (70°)3.6JunJuly: 3.50 (70°)3.5JulAugust: 3.40 (70°)3.4AugSeptember: 3.02 (70°)3.0SepOctober: 1.93 (70°)1.9OctNovember: 0.92 (70°)0.9NovDecember: 0.83 (70°)0.8Dec42°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 42°Mean temp.
January snow0.541.411.291.08-8.2 °C
February snow1.332.622.412.16-7.2 °C
March snow2.694.153.783.61-2.1 °C
April3.974.183.684.165.6 °C
May5.174.333.714.5912.3 °C
June5.664.263.594.6416.0 °C
July5.324.193.504.4318.4 °C
August4.294.043.404.0017.2 °C
September2.853.513.023.2012.0 °C
October1.352.211.931.865.3 °C
November snow0.501.050.920.810.2 °C
December snow0.330.940.830.69-5.0 °C
Year2.84 avg3.07 avg975 kWh1072 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 1,420 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 1,720 Wp at 42°. The steep array is 18% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Novopolotsk

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.

14.3 mrow pitch at 70°

11.2 mrow pitch at 42°

Row spacing calculator

How Novopolotsk compares in Belarus

Against the other 55 places in Belarus with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

55thof 56 places in Belarus for sunshine, shared: 2.84 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Belarus: 1,072 against 1,109 kWh per kWp.

+23 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Minsk: 17 h 30 min against 17 h 07 min.

42°best year-round tilt here; across Belarus it runs from 39° in Brest to 42° in Vitebsk.

Of the 56 places in Belarus, Dobrush gets the most sun (3.17 peak sun hours a day) and Novopolotsk and one other place the least (2.84); Novopolotsk ranks joint 55th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.83 kWh a day here, against 0.96 kWh on average in Belarus. The shortest day lasts 7 h 03 min, −20 min compared with Minsk.

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Solar forecast for Novopolotsk, 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 Novopolotsk

What is the best solar panel angle in Novopolotsk?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Novopolotsk is 42°, worth about 1072 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 80°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Novopolotsk today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 17:42 local time (UTC+3), giving 9 h 46 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:49.
How many peak sun hours does Novopolotsk get?
On a flat surface 2.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.3 in December to 5.7 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 0.9 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Novopolotsk?
At solar noon the sun stands 57.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 11.1° on the December solstice.
Is Novopolotsk a good place for solar panels?
With 2.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Novopolotsk ranks joint 55th of 56 places in Belarus for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (42°) makes about 1,072 kWh a year here, 3% less than the average place in Belarus.

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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.