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Solar position in Ts’khinvali

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ts’khinvali — computed for 42.23° N, 43.97° E, 874 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:27105° ESE
Sunset today18:08255° WSW
Best panel angle36°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle71°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation36.0°
At solar noon, 12:48Open on the sun map

Sun in Ts’khinvali today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:53sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:2512° below
Civil dawn06:586° below
Sunrise07:27105° ESE
Golden hour ends08:06sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4836.0° high
Golden hour starts17:29sun 6° up
Sunset18:08255° WSW
Civil dusk18:376° below
Nautical dusk19:1012° below
Astronomical dusk19:4218° below
Day length10 h 42 min

Sun path diagram for Ts’khinvali

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 solstice91011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 71.2° at solar noon in Ts’khinvali; on the December solstice only 24.4°. Sunrise swings from 57° ENE in June to 122° ESE in December — a 65° 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
January08:2713:1518:049 h 37 min27.9°
February07:5213:1718:4310 h 52 min37.3°
March07:0613:1119:1712 h 11 min48.1°
April06:1413:0219:5213 h 38 min59.7°
May05:3713:0020:2414 h 46 min68.0°
June05:2713:0520:4415 h 16 min71.2°
July05:4613:1020:3414 h 48 min68.2°
August06:1713:0719:5613 h 39 min59.8°
September06:5012:5719:0312 h 13 min48.4°
October07:2312:4818:1310 h 50 min37.0°
November08:0112:4917:379 h 36 min27.9°
December08:2913:0217:349 h 05 min24.4°

A year of daylight in Ts’khinvali

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 Ts’khinvali

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: 1373 kWh per kWp.

71°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 71°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°115984%1.283.8×
15°129895%1.852.7×
30°1366100%2.332.1×
36° year-round best1373100%2.481.9×
42° = latitude1368100%2.621.8×
45°136199%2.681.7×
60°128293%2.881.4×
70°119387%2.931.3×
71° off-grid best118286%2.941.3×
90°93968%2.821.8×

A fixed array in Ts’khinvali produces the most over a year at 36°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 71° it makes 2.94 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 Ts’khinvali at 70°

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

012345January: 2.99 (70°)3.0JanFebruary: 3.66 (70°)3.7FebMarch: 3.41 (70°)3.4MarApril: 3.16 (70°)3.2AprMay: 3.03 (70°)3.0MayJune: 3.05 (70°)3.1JunJuly: 3.11 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.51 (70°)3.5AugSeptember: 3.75 (70°)3.7SepOctober: 3.51 (70°)3.5OctNovember: 3.13 (70°)3.1NovDecember: 2.93 (70°)2.9Dec36°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 36°Mean temp.
January snow1.773.252.992.61-5.2 °C
February snow2.673.993.663.42-3.9 °C
March snow3.413.793.413.660.4 °C
April4.333.593.163.995.2 °C
May5.213.523.034.2811.0 °C
June5.973.623.054.5915.5 °C
July5.903.723.114.5718.6 °C
August5.544.193.514.7118.7 °C
September4.374.383.754.3514.2 °C
October3.004.013.513.598.5 °C
November2.003.493.132.891.8 °C
December snow1.563.212.932.48-3.3 °C
Year3.82 avg3.73 avg1193 kWh1373 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 400 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 480 Wp at 36°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ts’khinvali

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.

5.5 mrow pitch at 70°

4.7 mrow pitch at 36°

Row spacing calculator

How Ts’khinvali compares in Georgia

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

9thof 17 places in Georgia for sunshine, shared: 3.82 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Georgia: 1,373 against 1,363 kWh per kWp.

+4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Tbilisi: 15 h 16 min against 15 h 12 min.

36°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); Ts’khinvali ranks joint 9th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.93 kWh a day here, against 2.68 kWh on average in Georgia. The shortest day lasts 9 h 05 min, −4 min compared with Tbilisi.

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Solar forecast for Ts’khinvali, 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 Ts’khinvali

What is the best solar panel angle in Ts’khinvali?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Ts’khinvali is 36°, worth about 1373 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 71°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ts’khinvali today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 18:08 local time (UTC+4), giving 10 h 42 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:48.
How many peak sun hours does Ts’khinvali get?
On a flat surface 3.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.6 in December to 6.0 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.2 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Ts’khinvali?
At solar noon the sun stands 71.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 24.4° on the December solstice.
Is Ts’khinvali a good place for solar panels?
With 3.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ts’khinvali ranks joint 9th of 17 places in Georgia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (36°) makes about 1,373 kWh a year here, 1% more 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.