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Abkhazia · Georgia · 43.08° N · 40.84° E

Solar position in Stantsiya Novyy Afon

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Stantsiya Novyy Afon — computed for 43.08° N, 40.84° E, 8 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:40105° ESE
Sunset today18:20254° WSW
Best panel angle35°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle62°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation35.1°
At solar noon, 13:00Open on the sun map

Sun in Stantsiya Novyy Afon today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:05sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:3812° below
Civil dawn07:116° below
Sunrise07:40105° ESE
Golden hour ends08:20sun 6° up
Solar noon13:0035.1° high
Golden hour starts17:40sun 6° up
Sunset18:20254° WSW
Civil dusk18:496° below
Nautical dusk19:2212° below
Astronomical dusk19:5518° below
Day length10 h 39 min

Sun path diagram for Stantsiya Novyy Afon

Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.

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  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 70.4° at solar noon in Stantsiya Novyy Afon; on the December solstice only 23.5°. Sunrise swings from 56° NE in June to 122° ESE in December — a 66° 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
January08:4113:2818:149 h 32 min27.1°
February08:0513:3018:5510 h 50 min36.4°
March07:1813:2419:2912 h 11 min47.2°
April06:2513:1520:0513 h 40 min58.8°
May05:4713:1320:3914 h 52 min67.1°
June05:3713:1820:5915 h 22 min70.4°
July05:5613:2320:4914 h 54 min67.4°
August06:2813:1920:1013 h 41 min59.0°
September07:0213:0919:1612 h 14 min47.6°
October07:3713:0118:2410 h 47 min36.2°
November08:1613:0217:489 h 32 min27.0°
December08:4413:1417:449 h 00 min23.5°

A year of daylight in Stantsiya Novyy Afon

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 Stantsiya Novyy Afon

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: 1340 kWh per kWp.

62°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 62°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
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  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°114285%1.094.7×
15°127695%1.563.3×
30°1337100%1.952.6×
35° year-round best1340100%2.052.4×
43° = latitude132899%2.182.1×
45°132299%2.212.1×
60°123292%2.341.8×
62° off-grid best121591%2.341.8×
70°113585%2.341.7×
90°86565%2.151.5×

A fixed array in Stantsiya Novyy Afon produces the most over a year at 35°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 62° it makes 2.34 kWh per kWp a day, 14% more than at 35°, and costs 9% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Stantsiya Novyy Afon at 70°

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

0123456January: 2.25 (70°)2.3JanFebruary: 2.78 (70°)2.8FebMarch: 3.02 (70°)3.0MarApril: 3.35 (70°)3.4AprMay: 3.24 (70°)3.2MayJune: 3.21 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.25 (70°)3.2JulAugust: 3.60 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 3.78 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 3.47 (70°)3.5OctNovember: 3.01 (70°)3.0NovDecember: 2.34 (70°)2.3Dec35°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 35°Mean temp.
January1.482.522.252.050.9 °C
February2.283.102.782.771.3 °C
March3.173.403.023.353.6 °C
April4.523.833.354.207.5 °C
May5.533.803.244.5813.3 °C
June6.273.843.214.8517.9 °C
July6.163.923.254.8120.7 °C
August5.624.343.604.7921.4 °C
September4.374.493.784.3517.8 °C
October2.974.033.473.5013.1 °C
November1.923.433.012.737.5 °C
December1.372.632.342.053.0 °C
Year3.81 avg3.61 avg1135 kWh1340 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through January on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 520 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 580 Wp at 35°. The steep array is 9% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Stantsiya Novyy Afon

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.

5.8 mrow pitch at 70°

4.7 mrow pitch at 35°

Row spacing calculator

How Stantsiya Novyy Afon compares in Georgia

Against the other 16 places in Georgia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

13thof 17 places in Georgia for sunshine, shared: 3.81 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Georgia: 1,340 against 1,363 kWh per kWp.

+10 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Tbilisi: 15 h 22 min against 15 h 12 min.

35°best year-round tilt here; across Georgia it runs from 34° in Batumi to 36° in Kutaisi.

Of the 17 places in Georgia, Akhaltsikhe gets the most sun (3.98 peak sun hours a day) and Batumi the least (3.77); Stantsiya Novyy Afon ranks joint 13th. In its darkest month, January, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.25 kWh a day here, against 2.68 kWh on average in Georgia. The shortest day lasts 9 h 00 min, −9 min compared with Tbilisi.

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Solar forecast for Stantsiya Novyy Afon, 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 Stantsiya Novyy Afon

What is the best solar panel angle in Stantsiya Novyy Afon?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Stantsiya Novyy Afon is 35°, worth about 1340 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 62°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Stantsiya Novyy Afon today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 18:20 local time (UTC+4), giving 10 h 39 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:00.
How many peak sun hours does Stantsiya Novyy Afon get?
On a flat surface 3.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.4 in December to 6.3 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.5 sun hours a day in January.
How high does the sun get in Stantsiya Novyy Afon?
At solar noon the sun stands 70.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 23.5° on the December solstice.
Is Stantsiya Novyy Afon a good place for solar panels?
With 3.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Stantsiya Novyy Afon ranks joint 13th of 17 places in Georgia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (35°) makes about 1,340 kWh a year here, 2% less than the average place in Georgia.

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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.