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Buzău County · Romania · 45.38° N · 27.05° E

Solar position in Râmnicu Sărat

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Râmnicu Sărat — computed for 45.38° N, 27.05° E, 130 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:39106° ESE
Sunset today18:11254° WSW
Best panel angle36°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle70°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation32.8°
At solar noon, 12:55Open on the sun map

Sun in Râmnicu Sărat today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:00sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:3412° below
Civil dawn07:096° below
Sunrise07:39106° ESE
Golden hour ends08:21sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5532.8° high
Golden hour starts17:30sun 6° up
Sunset18:11254° WSW
Civil dusk18:416° below
Nautical dusk19:1612° below
Astronomical dusk19:5018° below
Day length10 h 32 min

Sun path diagram for Râmnicu Sărat

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 68.1° at solar noon in Râmnicu Sărat; on the December solstice only 21.2°. Sunrise swings from 54° NE in June to 123° ESE in December — a 69° 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
January07:4312:2317:029 h 19 min24.8°
February07:0412:2517:4710 h 43 min34.2°
March06:1312:1918:2512 h 12 min45.0°
April06:1613:1020:0513 h 49 min56.6°
May05:3513:0820:4115 h 06 min64.9°
June05:2313:1321:0315 h 40 min68.1°
July05:4313:1820:5215 h 08 min65.0°
August06:1913:1420:0913 h 50 min56.7°
September06:5713:0419:1112 h 14 min45.2°
October07:3512:5618:1610 h 41 min33.9°
November07:1811:5716:369 h 18 min24.7°
December07:4812:0916:318 h 43 min21.2°

A year of daylight in Râmnicu Sărat

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 Râmnicu Sărat

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

36°collects the most energy over a year: 1311 kWh per kWp.

70°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 36°Best worst-month 70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°109784%0.885.6×
15°123594%1.313.9×
30°130499%1.673.0×
36° year-round best1311100%1.792.7×
45° = latitude129999%1.942.4×
60°122193%2.082.0×
70° off-grid best113186%2.111.7×
90°87767%2.001.4×

A fixed array in Râmnicu Sărat produces the most over a year at 36°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 70° it makes 2.11 kWh per kWp a day, 18% more than at 36°, and costs 14% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Râmnicu Sărat at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 36° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.37 (70°)2.4JanFebruary: 2.92 (70°)2.9FebMarch: 3.42 (70°)3.4MarApril: 3.53 (70°)3.5AprMay: 3.40 (70°)3.4MayJune: 3.21 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.35 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.70 (70°)3.7AugSeptember: 3.66 (70°)3.7SepOctober: 3.23 (70°)3.2OctNovember: 2.29 (70°)2.3NovDecember: 2.11 (70°)2.1Dec36°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 36°Mean temp.
January snow1.312.612.372.01-2.4 °C
February snow2.143.232.922.77-0.4 °C
March3.303.853.423.674.6 °C
April4.604.083.534.3310.3 °C
May5.664.033.404.6916.6 °C
June6.113.883.214.7121.0 °C
July6.184.083.354.8223.5 °C
August5.584.493.704.8123.4 °C
September4.074.343.664.1317.7 °C
October2.623.733.233.2111.0 °C
November1.482.602.292.095.1 °C
December snow1.112.352.111.79-0.6 °C
Year3.69 avg3.61 avg1131 kWh1311 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 36°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Râmnicu Sărat

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.

6.5 mrow pitch at 70°

5.2 mrow pitch at 36°

Row spacing calculator

How Râmnicu Sărat compares in Romania

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

43rdof 126 places in Romania for sunshine: 3.69 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Romania: 1,311 against 1,300 kWh per kWp.

+8 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bucharest: 15 h 40 min against 15 h 33 min.

36°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); Râmnicu Sărat ranks 43rd. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.11 kWh a day here, against 2.01 kWh on average in Romania. The shortest day lasts 8 h 43 min, −7 min compared with Bucharest.

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Solar forecast for Râmnicu Sărat, 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 Râmnicu Sărat

What is the best solar panel angle in Râmnicu Sărat?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Râmnicu Sărat is 36°, worth about 1311 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 70°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Râmnicu Sărat today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 18:11 local time (UTC+3), giving 10 h 32 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:55.
How many peak sun hours does Râmnicu Sărat get?
On a flat surface 3.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.1 in December to 6.2 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.3 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Râmnicu Sărat?
At solar noon the sun stands 68.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 21.2° on the December solstice.
Is Râmnicu Sărat a good place for solar panels?
With 3.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Râmnicu Sărat ranks 43rd of 126 places in Romania for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (36°) makes about 1,311 kWh a year here, 1% 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.