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Central Serbia · Serbia · 43.90° N · 22.26° E

Solar position in Zaječar

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Zaječar — computed for 43.90° N, 22.26° E, 130 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:56106° ESE
Sunset today17:33254° WSW
Best panel angle35°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle69°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation34.3°
At solar noon, 12:14Open on the sun map

Sun in Zaječar today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:20sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5312° below
Civil dawn06:276° below
Sunrise06:56106° ESE
Golden hour ends07:36sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1434.3° high
Golden hour starts16:52sun 6° up
Sunset17:33254° WSW
Civil dusk18:026° below
Nautical dusk18:3612° below
Astronomical dusk19:0918° below
Day length10 h 37 min

Sun path diagram for Zaječar

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 solstice567891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice89101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 69.5° at solar noon in Zaječar; on the December solstice only 22.7°. Sunrise swings from 56° NE in June to 123° ESE in December — a 67° 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
January06:5811:4216:269 h 28 min26.3°
February06:2111:4417:0810 h 47 min35.6°
March05:3211:3817:4412 h 12 min46.4°
April05:3812:2919:2113 h 43 min58.0°
May04:5912:2719:5614 h 57 min66.3°
June04:4812:3220:1715 h 29 min69.5°
July05:0712:3720:0614 h 59 min66.5°
August05:4112:3319:2513 h 44 min58.1°
September06:1612:2318:3012 h 14 min46.7°
October06:5212:1517:3710 h 45 min35.3°
November06:3311:1616:009 h 27 min26.2°
December07:0211:2815:558 h 54 min22.7°

A year of daylight in Zaječar

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 Zaječar

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: 1320 kWh per kWp.

69°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 69°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°112085%0.975.3×
15°125495%1.393.8×
30°1316100%1.742.9×
35° year-round best1320100%1.842.7×
44° = latitude130699%1.982.4×
45°130399%1.992.3×
60°121892%2.131.9×
69° off-grid best113586%2.151.7×
70°112485%2.151.7×
90°86265%2.021.4×

A fixed array in Zaječar produces the most over a year at 35°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 69° it makes 2.15 kWh per kWp a day, 17% more than at 35°, and costs 14% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Zaječar at 70°

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

0123456January: 2.39 (70°)2.4JanFebruary: 2.96 (70°)3.0FebMarch: 3.33 (70°)3.3MarApril: 3.44 (70°)3.4AprMay: 3.24 (70°)3.2MayJune: 3.19 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.35 (70°)3.4JulAugust: 3.67 (70°)3.7AugSeptember: 3.56 (70°)3.6SepOctober: 3.24 (70°)3.2OctNovember: 2.43 (70°)2.4NovDecember: 2.15 (70°)2.1Dec35°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 35°Mean temp.
January snow1.422.632.392.09-2.0 °C
February snow2.213.282.962.810.0 °C
March3.343.763.333.634.8 °C
April4.613.983.444.2910.2 °C
May5.483.833.244.5215.5 °C
June6.233.853.194.8119.8 °C
July6.394.083.354.9722.6 °C
August5.684.443.674.8622.6 °C
September4.074.213.564.0617.2 °C
October2.723.743.243.2511.0 °C
November1.602.752.432.215.3 °C
December snow1.212.392.151.84-0.4 °C
Year3.75 avg3.58 avg1124 kWh1320 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 550 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 640 Wp at 35°. The steep array is 14% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Zaječar

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.

6.0 mrow pitch at 70°

4.9 mrow pitch at 35°

Row spacing calculator

How Zaječar compares in Serbia

Against the other 49 places in Serbia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

9thof 50 places in Serbia for sunshine, shared: 3.75 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Serbia: 1,320 against 1,306 kWh per kWp.

−7 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Belgrade: 15 h 29 min against 15 h 36 min.

35°best year-round tilt here; across Serbia it runs from 34° in Vranje to 36° in Subotica.

Of the 50 places in Serbia, Vranje gets the most sun (3.91 peak sun hours a day) and Subotica the least (3.63); Zaječar ranks joint 9th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.15 kWh a day here, against 1.93 kWh on average in Serbia. The shortest day lasts 8 h 54 min, +7 min compared with Belgrade.

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Solar forecast for Zaječar, 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 Zaječar

What is the best solar panel angle in Zaječar?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Zaječar is 35°, worth about 1320 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 69°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zaječar today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:33 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 37 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:14.
How many peak sun hours does Zaječar get?
On a flat surface 3.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.2 in December to 6.4 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.4 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Zaječar?
At solar noon the sun stands 69.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 22.7° on the December solstice.
Is Zaječar a good place for solar panels?
With 3.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Zaječar ranks joint 9th of 50 places in Serbia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (35°) makes about 1,320 kWh a year here, 1% more than the average place in Serbia.

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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.