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Ilfov · Romania · 44.38° N · 26.17° E

Solar position in Popeşti-Leordeni

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Popeşti-Leordeni — computed for 44.38° N, 26.17° E, 76 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:41106° ESE
Sunset today18:16254° WSW
Best panel angle35°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle69°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation33.8°
At solar noon, 12:59Open on the sun map

Sun in Popeşti-Leordeni today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:04sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:3812° below
Civil dawn07:116° below
Sunrise07:41106° ESE
Golden hour ends08:22sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5933.8° high
Golden hour starts17:36sun 6° up
Sunset18:16254° WSW
Civil dusk18:466° below
Nautical dusk19:2012° below
Astronomical dusk19:5318° below
Day length10 h 35 min

Sun path diagram for Popeşti-Leordeni

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 69.1° at solar noon in Popeşti-Leordeni; on the December solstice only 22.2°. Sunrise swings from 55° NE in June to 123° ESE in December — a 68° 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
January07:4412:2617:099 h 25 min25.8°
February07:0612:2917:5210 h 46 min35.2°
March06:1712:2218:2812 h 12 min46.0°
April06:2113:1420:0713 h 45 min57.6°
May05:4213:1220:4215 h 00 min65.9°
June05:3113:1721:0315 h 32 min69.1°
July05:5013:2120:5215 h 02 min66.0°
August06:2513:1820:1113 h 46 min57.7°
September07:0113:0819:1512 h 14 min46.2°
October07:3712:5918:2110 h 44 min34.9°
November07:1812:0016:439 h 24 min25.7°
December07:4812:1316:388 h 50 min22.2°

A year of daylight in Popeşti-Leordeni

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 Popeşti-Leordeni

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

35°collects the most energy over a year: 1344 kWh per kWp.

69°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 35°Best worst-month 69°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°113885%0.925.6×
15°127595%1.343.9×
30°1340100%1.693.0×
35° year-round best1344100%1.792.8×
44° = latitude133099%1.932.5×
45°132799%1.942.4×
60°123992%2.082.0×
69° off-grid best115386%2.101.8×
70°114285%2.101.8×
90°87265%1.981.5×

A fixed array in Popeşti-Leordeni produces the most over a year at 35°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 69° it makes 2.10 kWh per kWp a day, 18% more than at 35°, and costs 14% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Popeşti-Leordeni at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 35° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.35 (70°)2.3JanFebruary: 2.85 (70°)2.9FebMarch: 3.51 (70°)3.5MarApril: 3.63 (70°)3.6AprMay: 3.43 (70°)3.4MayJune: 3.24 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.40 (70°)3.4JulAugust: 3.74 (70°)3.7AugSeptember: 3.73 (70°)3.7SepOctober: 3.27 (70°)3.3OctNovember: 2.30 (70°)2.3NovDecember: 2.10 (70°)2.1Dec35°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 35°Mean temp.
January snow1.392.602.352.05-1.4 °C
February2.223.182.852.791.0 °C
March3.453.983.513.796.1 °C
April4.824.213.634.5111.6 °C
May5.854.083.434.8117.5 °C
June6.353.943.244.8722.0 °C
July6.474.163.405.0024.6 °C
August5.784.563.744.9324.6 °C
September4.224.443.734.2319.1 °C
October2.733.793.273.2612.3 °C
November1.542.622.302.106.3 °C
December snow1.162.342.101.790.4 °C
Year3.84 avg3.66 avg1142 kWh1344 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 560 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 660 Wp at 35°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Popeşti-Leordeni

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.

6.1 mrow pitch at 70°

5.0 mrow pitch at 35°

Row spacing calculator

How Popeşti-Leordeni compares in Romania

Against the other 125 places in Romania with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

18thof 126 places in Romania for sunshine, shared: 3.84 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Romania: 1,344 against 1,300 kWh per kWp.

±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bucharest: 15 h 32 min against 15 h 33 min.

35°best year-round tilt here; across Romania it runs from 33° in Mangalia to 39° in Bistriţa.

Of the 126 places in Romania, Mangalia gets the most sun (3.93 peak sun hours a day) and Vişeu de Sus and one other place the least (3.33); Popeşti-Leordeni ranks joint 18th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.10 kWh a day here, against 2.01 kWh on average in Romania. The shortest day lasts 8 h 50 min, ±0 min compared with Bucharest.

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Solar forecast for Popeşti-Leordeni, 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 Popeşti-Leordeni

What is the best solar panel angle in Popeşti-Leordeni?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Popeşti-Leordeni is 35°, worth about 1344 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 69°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Popeşti-Leordeni today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 18:16 local time (UTC+3), giving 10 h 35 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:59.
How many peak sun hours does Popeşti-Leordeni get?
On a flat surface 3.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.2 in December to 6.5 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.3 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Popeşti-Leordeni?
At solar noon the sun stands 69.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 22.2° on the December solstice.
Is Popeşti-Leordeni a good place for solar panels?
With 3.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Popeşti-Leordeni ranks joint 18th of 126 places in Romania for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (35°) makes about 1,344 kWh a year here, 3% more than the average place in Romania.

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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.