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Sakhalin Oblast · Russia · 46.95° N · 142.74° E

Solar position in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk — computed for 46.95° N, 142.74° E, 48 m above sea level.

Sunrise today08:00107° ESE
Sunset today18:25253° WSW
Best panel angle40°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle75°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation31.0°
At solar noon, 13:12Open on the sun map

Sun in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+11

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:18sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:5312° below
Civil dawn07:296° below
Sunrise08:00107° ESE
Golden hour ends08:43sun 6° up
Solar noon13:1231.0° high
Golden hour starts17:42sun 6° up
Sunset18:25253° WSW
Civil dusk18:566° below
Nautical dusk19:3112° below
Astronomical dusk20:0618° below
Day length10 h 24 min

Sun path diagram for Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

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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On the June solstice the sun reaches 66.5° at solar noon in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk; on the December solstice only 19.7°. Sunrise swings from 53° NE in June to 125° SE in December — a 71° 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
January09:0613:4018:149 h 09 min23.2°
February08:2413:4219:0110 h 38 min32.5°
March07:3113:3619:4212 h 11 min43.3°
April06:3113:2820:2513 h 54 min54.9°
May05:4713:2521:0415 h 17 min63.2°
June05:3413:3021:2715 h 53 min66.5°
July05:5513:3521:1515 h 20 min63.5°
August06:3313:3220:3013 h 57 min55.2°
September07:1313:2219:2912 h 16 min43.8°
October07:5413:1318:3110 h 37 min32.4°
November08:4013:1417:499 h 09 min23.2°
December09:1113:2617:428 h 31 min19.7°

A year of daylight in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.

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Best solar panel angle in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

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

40°collects the most energy over a year: 1168 kWh per kWp.

75°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 40°Best worst-month 75°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°95081%0.775.3×
15°108092%1.163.7×
30°115399%1.502.9×
40° year-round best1168100%1.682.6×
45°1165100%1.762.5×
47° = latitude116299%1.792.4×
60°111595%1.922.1×
70°104990%1.971.9×
75° off-grid best100786%1.971.9×
90°85073%1.921.9×

A fixed array in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk produces the most over a year at 40°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 75° it makes 1.97 kWh per kWp a day, 17% more than at 40°, and costs 14% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 40° (year-round best).

012345January: 2.24 (70°)2.2JanFebruary: 2.76 (70°)2.8FebMarch: 3.79 (70°)3.8MarApril: 3.63 (70°)3.6AprMay: 3.10 (70°)3.1MayJune: 2.72 (70°)2.7JunJuly: 2.62 (70°)2.6JulAugust: 2.78 (70°)2.8AugSeptember: 3.44 (70°)3.4SepOctober: 3.15 (70°)3.1OctNovember: 2.29 (70°)2.3NovDecember: 1.97 (70°)2.0Dec40°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 40°Mean temp.
January snow1.192.422.241.96-9.2 °C
February snow1.882.962.762.58-9.8 °C
March snow3.124.133.793.77-4.8 °C
April4.464.053.634.371.0 °C
May4.823.543.104.116.1 °C
June4.763.192.723.7711.0 °C
July4.473.122.623.5515.3 °C
August4.063.322.783.5017.3 °C
September3.724.043.443.8514.6 °C
October2.483.593.153.168.0 °C
November snow1.372.552.292.080.4 °C
December snow0.962.151.971.68-5.9 °C
Year3.11 avg3.26 avg1049 kWh1168 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 600 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 700 Wp at 40°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

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.

7.0 mrow pitch at 70°

5.9 mrow pitch at 40°

Row spacing calculator

How Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk compares in Russia

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

455thof 980 places in Russia for sunshine, shared: 3.11 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Russia: 1,168 against 1,196 kWh per kWp.

−1 h 40 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Moscow: 15 h 53 min against 17 h 34 min.

40°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); Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk ranks joint 455th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.97 kWh a day here, against 1.31 kWh on average in Russia. The shortest day lasts 8 h 31 min, +1 h 31 min compared with Moscow.

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Solar forecast for Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 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 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

What is the best solar panel angle in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is 40°, worth about 1168 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 75°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:25 local time (UTC+11), giving 10 h 24 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:12.
How many peak sun hours does Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk get?
On a flat surface 3.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.0 in December to 4.8 in May. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.1 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk?
At solar noon the sun stands 66.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 19.7° on the December solstice.
Is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk a good place for solar panels?
With 3.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk ranks joint 455th of 980 places in Russia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (40°) makes about 1,168 kWh a year here, 2% 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.