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Solar position in Velika Gorica

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Velika Gorica — computed for 45.71° N, 16.08° E, 107 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:24106° ESE
Sunset today17:54254° WSW
Best panel angle36°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle67°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation32.5°
At solar noon, 12:39Open on the sun map

Sun in Velika Gorica today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:44sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:1912° below
Civil dawn06:536° below
Sunrise07:24106° ESE
Golden hour ends08:05sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3932.5° high
Golden hour starts17:13sun 6° up
Sunset17:54254° WSW
Civil dusk18:256° below
Nautical dusk19:0012° below
Astronomical dusk19:3418° below
Day length10 h 31 min

Sun path diagram for Velika Gorica

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 67.7° at solar noon in Velika Gorica; on the December solstice only 20.9°. Sunrise swings from 54° NE in June to 124° 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
January07:2812:0716:459 h 17 min24.5°
February06:4812:0917:3010 h 42 min33.8°
March05:5712:0318:0912 h 12 min44.6°
April05:5912:5419:4913 h 50 min56.2°
May05:1812:5220:2615 h 09 min64.5°
June05:0612:5720:4815 h 43 min67.7°
July05:2613:0220:3715 h 11 min64.7°
August06:0312:5819:5313 h 51 min56.3°
September06:4112:4818:5512 h 14 min44.9°
October07:2012:4017:5910 h 40 min33.5°
November07:0311:4116:199 h 16 min24.4°
December07:3311:5316:148 h 41 min20.9°

A year of daylight in Velika Gorica

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 Velika Gorica

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: 1272 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 36°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°107084%0.806.3×
15°120395%1.184.4×
30°1267100%1.503.4×
36° year-round best1272100%1.603.1×
45°125999%1.722.7×
46° = latitude125599%1.732.6×
60°117993%1.832.2×
67° off-grid best112088%1.852.0×
70°109086%1.852.0×
90°83866%1.721.6×

A fixed array in Velika Gorica produces the most over a year at 36°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 67° it makes 1.85 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 36°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Velika Gorica at 70°

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

0123456January: 2.24 (70°)2.2JanFebruary: 2.69 (70°)2.7FebMarch: 3.37 (70°)3.4MarApril: 3.47 (70°)3.5AprMay: 3.34 (70°)3.3MayJune: 3.27 (70°)3.3JunJuly: 3.40 (70°)3.4JulAugust: 3.62 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 3.40 (70°)3.4SepOctober: 3.05 (70°)3.1OctNovember: 2.12 (70°)2.1NovDecember: 1.85 (70°)1.8Dec36°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 36°Mean temp.
January snow1.272.492.241.95-0.4 °C
February2.033.012.692.611.2 °C
March3.243.823.373.615.7 °C
April4.514.023.474.2511.0 °C
May5.503.943.344.5715.6 °C
June6.163.943.274.7920.0 °C
July6.244.123.404.8922.6 °C
August5.414.383.624.6922.3 °C
September3.784.013.403.8316.6 °C
October2.513.533.053.0411.3 °C
November1.392.422.121.946.0 °C
December1.022.071.851.600.9 °C
Year3.60 avg3.48 avg1090 kWh1272 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 640 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 740 Wp at 36°. The steep array is 13% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Velika Gorica

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.

6.6 mrow pitch at 70°

5.3 mrow pitch at 36°

Row spacing calculator

How Velika Gorica compares in Croatia

Against the other 23 places in Croatia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

15thof 24 places in Croatia for sunshine, shared: 3.60 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Croatia: 1,272 against 1,318 kWh per kWp.

−1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Zagreb: 15 h 43 min against 15 h 44 min.

36°best year-round tilt here; across Croatia it runs from 35° in Split to 36° in Zagreb.

Of the 24 places in Croatia, Dubrovnik gets the most sun (4.21 peak sun hours a day) and Varaždin the least (3.56); Velika Gorica ranks joint 15th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.85 kWh a day here, against 1.98 kWh on average in Croatia. The shortest day lasts 8 h 41 min, +1 min compared with Zagreb.

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Solar forecast for Velika Gorica, 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 Velika Gorica

What is the best solar panel angle in Velika Gorica?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Velika Gorica is 36°, worth about 1272 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 Velika Gorica today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 17:54 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 31 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:39.
How many peak sun hours does Velika Gorica get?
On a flat surface 3.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.0 in December to 6.2 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.1 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Velika Gorica?
At solar noon the sun stands 67.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 20.9° on the December solstice.
Is Velika Gorica a good place for solar panels?
With 3.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Velika Gorica ranks joint 15th of 24 places in Croatia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (36°) makes about 1,272 kWh a year here, 4% less than the average place in Croatia.

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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.