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Ivanovo Oblast · Russia · 57.38° N · 41.29° E

Solar position in Privolzhsk

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Privolzhsk — computed for 57.38° N, 41.29° E, 117 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:10111° ESE
Sunset today16:46248° WSW
Best panel angle44°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle82°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation20.5°
At solar noon, 11:58Open on the sun map

Sun in Privolzhsk today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:00sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4512° below
Civil dawn06:306° below
Sunrise07:10111° ESE
Golden hour ends08:07sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5820.5° high
Golden hour starts15:49sun 6° up
Sunset16:46248° WSW
Civil dusk17:266° below
Nautical dusk18:1112° below
Astronomical dusk18:5618° below
Day length9 h 36 min

Sun path diagram for Privolzhsk

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 solstice456789101112131415161718192021EquinoxDecember solstice101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 56.1° at solar noon in Privolzhsk; on the December solstice only 9.3°. Sunrise swings from 40° NE in June to 136° SE in December — a 95° 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
January08:3512:2616:167 h 41 min12.8°
February07:2912:2817:289 h 58 min22.2°
March06:1412:2218:3012 h 16 min32.9°
April04:5012:1319:3714 h 47 min44.6°
May03:4312:1120:4016 h 57 min52.8°
June03:1612:1621:1618 h 00 min56.1°
July03:5012:2120:5117 h 01 min53.1°
August04:5212:1719:4114 h 49 min44.7°
September05:5712:0718:1712 h 20 min33.3°
October07:0111:5916:569 h 55 min21.9°
November08:1012:0015:507 h 39 min12.7°
December08:5412:1215:316 h 37 min9.3°

A year of daylight in Privolzhsk

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 Privolzhsk

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

44°collects the most energy over a year: 1092 kWh per kWp.

82°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 44°Best worst-month 82°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°83977%0.2022.8×
15°97990%0.3713.0×
30°106598%0.539.3×
44° year-round best1092100%0.657.3×
45°1092100%0.667.2×
57° = latitude107098%0.736.1×
60°105997%0.755.8×
70°100592%0.785.2×
82° off-grid best90983%0.805.0×
90°82976%0.794.8×

A fixed array in Privolzhsk produces the most over a year at 44°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 82° it makes 0.80 kWh per kWp a day, 23% more than at 44°, and costs 17% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Privolzhsk at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 44° (year-round best).

0123456January: 1.39 (70°)1.4JanFebruary: 2.71 (70°)2.7FebMarch: 4.11 (70°)4.1MarApril: 3.80 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.93 (70°)3.9MayJune: 3.63 (70°)3.6JunJuly: 3.66 (70°)3.7JulAugust: 3.54 (70°)3.5AugSeptember: 2.85 (70°)2.8SepOctober: 1.71 (70°)1.7OctNovember: 0.93 (70°)0.9NovDecember: 0.78 (70°)0.8Dec44°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 44°Mean temp.
January snow0.511.491.391.17-12.2 °C
February snow1.342.892.712.42-11.0 °C
March snow2.774.474.113.93-5.2 °C
April3.924.273.804.232.7 °C
May5.294.573.934.7711.9 °C
June5.594.303.634.6015.5 °C
July5.444.383.664.5618.7 °C
August4.264.193.544.0916.7 °C
September2.563.302.852.9910.9 °C
October1.181.951.711.663.4 °C
November snow0.441.050.930.80-3.3 °C
December snow0.280.870.780.65-9.4 °C
Year2.81 avg3.15 avg1005 kWh1092 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 1,500 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 1,810 Wp at 44°. The steep array is 17% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Privolzhsk

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.

18.5 mrow pitch at 70°

14.6 mrow pitch at 44°

Row spacing calculator

How Privolzhsk compares in Russia

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

767thof 980 places in Russia for sunshine, shared: 2.81 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−9%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Russia: 1,092 against 1,196 kWh per kWp.

+26 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Moscow: 18 h 00 min against 17 h 34 min.

44°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); Privolzhsk ranks joint 767th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.78 kWh a day here, against 1.31 kWh on average in Russia. The shortest day lasts 6 h 37 min, −23 min compared with Moscow.

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Solar forecast for Privolzhsk, 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 Privolzhsk

What is the best solar panel angle in Privolzhsk?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Privolzhsk is 44°, worth about 1092 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 82°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Privolzhsk today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 16:46 local time (UTC+3), giving 9 h 36 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:58.
How many peak sun hours does Privolzhsk get?
On a flat surface 2.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.3 in December to 5.6 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 0.9 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Privolzhsk?
At solar noon the sun stands 56.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 9.3° on the December solstice.
Is Privolzhsk a good place for solar panels?
With 2.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Privolzhsk ranks joint 767th of 980 places in Russia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (44°) makes about 1,092 kWh a year here, 9% less 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.