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Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic · Russia · 43.85° N · 41.59° E

Solar position in Zelenchukskaya

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Zelenchukskaya — computed for 43.85° N, 41.59° E, 931 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:39106° ESE
Sunset today17:15254° WSW
Best panel angle37°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle73°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation34.4°
At solar noon, 11:57Open on the sun map

Sun in Zelenchukskaya today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:02sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:3612° below
Civil dawn06:096° below
Sunrise06:39106° ESE
Golden hour ends07:19sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5734.4° high
Golden hour starts16:35sun 6° up
Sunset17:15254° WSW
Civil dusk17:456° below
Nautical dusk18:1812° below
Astronomical dusk18:5218° below
Day length10 h 37 min

Sun path diagram for Zelenchukskaya

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 solstice5678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 69.6° at solar noon in Zelenchukskaya; 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
January07:4112:2517:099 h 28 min26.3°
February07:0312:2717:5110 h 47 min35.7°
March06:1512:2118:2612 h 11 min46.5°
April05:2112:1219:0413 h 43 min58.1°
May04:4212:1019:3814 h 56 min66.4°
June04:3112:1519:5915 h 28 min69.6°
July04:5012:2019:4814 h 58 min66.6°
August05:2412:1619:0813 h 44 min58.2°
September05:5912:0618:1312 h 14 min46.8°
October06:3511:5817:2010 h 45 min35.4°
November07:1511:5916:429 h 27 min26.2°
December07:4412:1116:388 h 54 min22.7°

A year of daylight in Zelenchukskaya

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 Zelenchukskaya

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

37°collects the most energy over a year: 1379 kWh per kWp.

73°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 37°Best worst-month 73°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°115584%1.164.3×
15°129794%1.693.0×
30°137099%2.152.3×
37° year-round best1379100%2.322.1×
44° = latitude137199%2.471.9×
45°136899%2.491.9×
60°129394%2.701.5×
70°120587%2.751.4×
73° off-grid best117385%2.751.4×
90°95369%2.651.6×

A fixed array in Zelenchukskaya produces the most over a year at 37°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 73° it makes 2.75 kWh per kWp a day, 18% more than at 37°, and costs 15% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Zelenchukskaya at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 37° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.76 (70°)2.8JanFebruary: 3.46 (70°)3.5FebMarch: 3.35 (70°)3.4MarApril: 3.46 (70°)3.5AprMay: 3.22 (70°)3.2MayJune: 3.17 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.27 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.64 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 3.85 (70°)3.9SepOctober: 3.54 (70°)3.5OctNovember: 3.17 (70°)3.2NovDecember: 2.75 (70°)2.7Dec37°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 37°Mean temp.
January snow1.612.982.762.41-6.7 °C
February snow2.463.753.463.23-5.5 °C
March snow3.243.703.353.55-1.7 °C
April4.573.903.464.313.3 °C
May5.363.723.224.459.6 °C
June5.993.733.174.6613.9 °C
July6.053.893.274.7516.8 °C
August5.554.323.644.7917.0 °C
September4.304.483.854.4112.4 °C
October2.914.023.543.586.7 °C
November snow1.883.513.172.840.2 °C
December snow1.412.992.752.32-4.8 °C
Year3.78 avg3.75 avg1205 kWh1379 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 430 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 510 Wp at 37°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Zelenchukskaya

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°

5.0 mrow pitch at 37°

Row spacing calculator

How Zelenchukskaya compares in Russia

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

73rdof 980 places in Russia for sunshine, shared: 3.79 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+15%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Russia: 1,378 against 1,196 kWh per kWp.

−2 h 05 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Moscow: 15 h 28 min against 17 h 34 min.

37°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); Zelenchukskaya ranks joint 73rd. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.75 kWh a day here, against 1.31 kWh on average in Russia. The shortest day lasts 8 h 54 min, +1 h 54 min compared with Moscow.

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Solar forecast for Zelenchukskaya, 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 Zelenchukskaya

What is the best solar panel angle in Zelenchukskaya?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Zelenchukskaya is 37°, worth about 1379 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 73°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zelenchukskaya today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 17:15 local time (UTC+3), giving 10 h 37 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:57.
How many peak sun hours does Zelenchukskaya get?
On a flat surface 3.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.4 in December to 6.1 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.0 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Zelenchukskaya?
At solar noon the sun stands 69.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 22.7° on the December solstice.
Is Zelenchukskaya a good place for solar panels?
With 3.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Zelenchukskaya ranks joint 73rd of 980 places in Russia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (37°) makes about 1,378 kWh a year here, 15% more 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.