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Krasnodar Krai · Russia · 46.05° N · 38.18° E

Solar position in Primorsko-Akhtarsk

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Primorsko-Akhtarsk — computed for 46.05° N, 38.18° E, 6 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:56106° ESE
Sunset today17:26254° WSW
Best panel angle35°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle67°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation32.2°
At solar noon, 12:11Open on the sun map

Sun in Primorsko-Akhtarsk today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:16sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5012° below
Civil dawn06:256° below
Sunrise06:56106° ESE
Golden hour ends07:38sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1132.2° high
Golden hour starts16:44sun 6° up
Sunset17:26254° WSW
Civil dusk17:566° below
Nautical dusk18:3112° below
Astronomical dusk19:0618° below
Day length10 h 30 min

Sun path diagram for Primorsko-Akhtarsk

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 solstice567891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice910111213141516Today
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  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 67.4° at solar noon in Primorsko-Akhtarsk; on the December solstice only 20.6°. Sunrise swings from 54° NE in June to 124° SE in December — a 70° 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
January08:0112:3817:169 h 15 min24.1°
February07:2012:4118:0110 h 41 min33.5°
March06:2812:3418:4012 h 12 min44.3°
April05:3012:2619:2213 h 51 min55.9°
May04:4812:2319:5915 h 11 min64.2°
June04:3612:2920:2115 h 46 min67.4°
July04:5612:3320:0915 h 13 min64.4°
August05:3312:3019:2613 h 52 min56.0°
September06:1212:2018:2712 h 15 min44.6°
October06:5212:1117:3110 h 39 min33.2°
November07:3512:1216:499 h 14 min24.0°
December08:0612:2516:448 h 38 min20.6°

A year of daylight in Primorsko-Akhtarsk

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 Primorsko-Akhtarsk

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: 1333 kWh per kWp.

67°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 67°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°113085%0.737.4×
15°126695%1.055.2×
30°1329100%1.324.0×
35° year-round best1333100%1.393.7×
45°131599%1.513.3×
46° = latitude131298%1.513.2×
60°122792%1.602.8×
67° off-grid best116287%1.612.5×
70°113085%1.612.5×
90°86065%1.492.1×

A fixed array in Primorsko-Akhtarsk produces the most over a year at 35°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 67° it makes 1.61 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 35°, and costs 13% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Primorsko-Akhtarsk at 70°

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

0123456January: 1.80 (70°)1.8JanFebruary: 2.54 (70°)2.5FebMarch: 3.22 (70°)3.2MarApril: 3.81 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.69 (70°)3.7MayJune: 3.49 (70°)3.5JunJuly: 3.57 (70°)3.6JulAugust: 3.94 (70°)3.9AugSeptember: 3.97 (70°)4.0SepOctober: 3.30 (70°)3.3OctNovember: 2.21 (70°)2.2NovDecember: 1.61 (70°)1.6Dec35°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 35°Mean temp.
January snow1.112.011.801.570.0 °C
February1.962.842.542.460.8 °C
March3.143.633.223.454.6 °C
April4.874.393.814.6510.5 °C
May6.134.383.695.1117.6 °C
June6.714.253.495.1822.7 °C
July6.644.393.575.1825.7 °C
August5.924.833.945.1125.7 °C
September4.324.753.974.4319.9 °C
October2.643.833.303.2412.7 °C
November1.402.512.211.986.1 °C
December0.931.811.611.391.7 °C
Year3.82 avg3.64 avg1130 kWh1333 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 730 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 850 Wp at 35°. The steep array is 13% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Primorsko-Akhtarsk

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.

6.7 mrow pitch at 70°

5.3 mrow pitch at 35°

Row spacing calculator

How Primorsko-Akhtarsk compares in Russia

Against the other 979 places in Russia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

50thof 980 places in Russia for sunshine, shared: 3.83 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+11%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Russia: 1,333 against 1,196 kWh per kWp.

−1 h 48 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Moscow: 15 h 46 min against 17 h 34 min.

35°best year-round tilt here; across Russia it runs from 32° in Derbent to 54° in Yakutsk.

Of the 980 places in Russia, Novorossiysk gets the most sun (3.96 peak sun hours a day) and Polyarnyy the least (1.93); Primorsko-Akhtarsk ranks joint 50th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.61 kWh a day here, against 1.31 kWh on average in Russia. The shortest day lasts 8 h 38 min, +1 h 38 min compared with Moscow.

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Solar forecast for Primorsko-Akhtarsk, 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 Primorsko-Akhtarsk

What is the best solar panel angle in Primorsko-Akhtarsk?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Primorsko-Akhtarsk is 35°, worth about 1333 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 67°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Primorsko-Akhtarsk today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:26 local time (UTC+3), giving 10 h 30 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:11.
How many peak sun hours does Primorsko-Akhtarsk get?
On a flat surface 3.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.9 in December to 6.7 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.8 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Primorsko-Akhtarsk?
At solar noon the sun stands 67.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 20.6° on the December solstice.
Is Primorsko-Akhtarsk a good place for solar panels?
With 3.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Primorsko-Akhtarsk ranks joint 50th of 980 places in Russia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (35°) makes about 1,333 kWh a year here, 11% more than the average place in Russia.

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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.