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Vologda Oblast · Russia · 59.22° N · 39.88° E

Solar position in Vologda

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Vologda — computed for 59.22° N, 39.88° E, 125 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:19112° ESE
Sunset today16:48248° WSW
Best panel angle45°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle83°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation19.0°
At solar noon, 12:04Open on the sun map

Sun in Vologda today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:02sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4912° below
Civil dawn06:366° below
Sunrise07:19112° ESE
Golden hour ends08:20sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0419.0° high
Golden hour starts15:47sun 6° up
Sunset16:48248° WSW
Civil dusk17:316° below
Nautical dusk18:1812° below
Astronomical dusk19:0518° below
Day length9 h 30 min

Sun path diagram for Vologda

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 54.2° at solar noon in Vologda; on the December solstice only 7.5°. Sunrise swings from 37° NE in June to 139° SE in December — a 102° 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
January08:5212:3216:117 h 19 min11.0°
February07:4012:3417:299 h 49 min20.3°
March06:1912:2818:3612 h 17 min31.1°
April04:4912:1919:5015 h 00 min42.7°
May03:3512:1720:5917 h 24 min51.0°
June03:0412:2221:3918 h 35 min54.2°
July03:4212:2621:1017 h 28 min51.2°
August04:5112:2319:5315 h 02 min42.8°
September06:0212:1318:2312 h 21 min31.4°
October07:1212:0416:579 h 45 min20.1°
November08:2712:0615:447 h 17 min10.9°
December09:1512:1815:216 h 07 min7.5°

A year of daylight in Vologda

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 Vologda

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

45°collects the most energy over a year: 1033 kWh per kWp.

83°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 45°Best worst-month 83°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°79177%0.1432.9×
15°92489%0.2519.1×
30°100697%0.3613.5×
45° year-round best1033100%0.4510.6×
59° = latitude100797%0.508.6×
60°100397%0.518.5×
70°95392%0.537.4×
83° off-grid best85483%0.546.6×
90°78776%0.546.5×

A fixed array in Vologda produces the most over a year at 45°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 83° it makes 0.54 kWh per kWp a day, 22% more than at 45°, and costs 17% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Vologda at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 45° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.12 (70°)1.1JanFebruary: 2.31 (70°)2.3FebMarch: 3.72 (70°)3.7MarApril: 3.81 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.93 (70°)3.9MayJune: 3.69 (70°)3.7JunJuly: 3.68 (70°)3.7JulAugust: 3.45 (70°)3.4AugSeptember: 2.69 (70°)2.7SepOctober: 1.57 (70°)1.6OctNovember: 0.82 (70°)0.8NovDecember: 0.53 (70°)0.5Dec45°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 45°Mean temp.
January snow0.371.211.120.93-12.6 °C
February snow1.082.472.312.05-11.3 °C
March snow2.424.043.723.54-5.7 °C
April3.824.263.814.191.8 °C
May5.144.563.934.7110.8 °C
June5.524.363.694.5914.8 °C
July5.314.403.684.5018.2 °C
August4.044.083.453.9415.8 °C
September2.373.122.692.8010.3 °C
October1.041.791.571.512.9 °C
November snow0.370.930.820.71-3.9 °C
December snow0.200.600.530.45-9.6 °C
Year2.65 avg2.99 avg953 kWh1033 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 2,210 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 2,650 Wp at 45°. The steep array is 16% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Vologda

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.

26.4 mrow pitch at 70°

20.8 mrow pitch at 45°

Row spacing calculator

How Vologda compares in Russia

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

845thof 980 places in Russia for sunshine, shared: 2.65 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−14%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Russia: 1,033 against 1,196 kWh per kWp.

+1 h 02 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Moscow: 18 h 35 min against 17 h 34 min.

45°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); Vologda ranks joint 845th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.53 kWh a day here, against 1.31 kWh on average in Russia. The shortest day lasts 6 h 07 min, −54 min compared with Moscow.

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Solar forecast for Vologda, 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 Vologda

What is the best solar panel angle in Vologda?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Vologda is 45°, worth about 1033 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 83°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Vologda today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 16:48 local time (UTC+3), giving 9 h 30 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:04.
How many peak sun hours does Vologda get?
On a flat surface 2.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.2 in December to 5.5 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 0.6 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Vologda?
At solar noon the sun stands 54.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 7.5° on the December solstice.
Is Vologda a good place for solar panels?
With 2.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Vologda ranks joint 845th of 980 places in Russia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (45°) makes about 1,033 kWh a year here, 14% 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.