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West Bank · Palestinian Territory · 31.77° N · 35.27° E

Solar position in Al ‘Ayzarīyah

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Al ‘Ayzarīyah — computed for 31.77° N, 35.27° E, 566 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:49104° ESE
Sunset today16:56256° WSW
Best panel angle26°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle55°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation46.1°
At solar noon, 11:22Open on the sun map

Sun in Al ‘Ayzarīyah today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:27sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:5612° below
Civil dawn05:246° below
Sunrise05:49104° ESE
Golden hour ends06:22sun 6° up
Solar noon11:2246.1° high
Golden hour starts16:22sun 6° up
Sunset16:56256° WSW
Civil dusk17:206° below
Nautical dusk17:4912° below
Astronomical dusk18:1718° below
Day length11 h 07 min

Sun path diagram for Al ‘Ayzarīyah

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 solstice678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice78910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 81.7° at solar noon in Al ‘Ayzarīyah; on the December solstice only 34.8°. Sunrise swings from 62° ENE in June to 117° ESE in December — a 56° 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
January06:3711:5017:0210 h 25 min38.4°
February06:1511:5217:3011 h 15 min47.8°
March05:4111:4617:5012 h 09 min58.6°
April06:0312:3719:1113 h 08 min70.2°
May05:3812:3519:3213 h 54 min78.5°
June05:3312:4019:4714 h 14 min81.7°
July05:4712:4519:4213 h 55 min78.7°
August06:0712:4219:1613 h 09 min70.3°
September06:2612:3118:3712 h 11 min58.9°
October06:4612:2318:0011 h 14 min47.5°
November06:1211:2416:3610 h 25 min38.3°
December06:3411:3616:3910 h 04 min34.8°

A year of daylight in Al ‘Ayzarīyah

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 Al ‘Ayzarīyah

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

26°collects the most energy over a year: 1796 kWh per kWp.

55°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 26°Best worst-month 55°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°163591%2.332.8×
15°176698%3.072.0×
26° year-round best1796100%3.491.7×
30°1793100%3.611.6×
32° = latitude1788100%3.671.5×
45°171595%3.931.3×
55° off-grid best160890%4.011.2×
60°153986%4.011.3×
70°137476%3.931.6×
90°96354%3.432.9×

A fixed array in Al ‘Ayzarīyah produces the most over a year at 26°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 55° it makes 4.01 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 26°, and costs 10% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Al ‘Ayzarīyah at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 26° (year-round best).

01234567January: 3.88 (70°)3.9JanFebruary: 3.97 (70°)4.0FebMarch: 4.22 (70°)4.2MarApril: 3.75 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.21 (70°)3.2MayJune: 2.82 (70°)2.8JunJuly: 2.92 (70°)2.9JulAugust: 3.51 (70°)3.5AugSeptember: 4.26 (70°)4.3SepOctober: 4.45 (70°)4.4OctNovember: 4.29 (70°)4.3NovDecember: 3.93 (70°)3.9Dec26°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 26°Mean temp.
January3.074.493.883.5812.0 °C
February3.904.623.974.1113.3 °C
March5.294.964.225.0316.2 °C
April6.464.483.755.4519.7 °C
May7.473.923.215.7024.2 °C
June8.213.492.825.8627.3 °C
July8.013.642.925.7829.1 °C
August7.324.363.515.7229.2 °C
September6.245.254.265.4827.4 °C
October4.805.414.454.7724.4 °C
November3.575.104.294.0318.8 °C
December2.904.583.933.4914.1 °C
Year5.61 avg4.52 avg1374 kWh1796 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through June on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 420 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 340 Wp at 26°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Al ‘Ayzarīyah

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.

3.7 mrow pitch at 70°

3.2 mrow pitch at 26°

Row spacing calculator

How Al ‘Ayzarīyah compares in the Palestinian Territory

Against the other 42 places in the Palestinian Territory with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

9thof 43 places in the Palestinian Territory for sunshine, shared: 5.61 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in the Palestinian Territory: 1,796 against 1,780 kWh per kWp.

+1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Gaza: 14 h 14 min against 14 h 12 min.

26°best year-round tilt here; across the Palestinian Territory it runs from 26° in Gaza to 27° in Janīn.

Of the 43 places in the Palestinian Territory, As Samū‘ gets the most sun (5.65 peak sun hours a day) and Gaza and 3 other places the least (5.47); Al ‘Ayzarīyah ranks joint 9th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.82 kWh a day here, against 2.84 kWh on average in the Palestinian Territory. The shortest day lasts 10 h 04 min, −1 min compared with Gaza.

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Solar forecast for Al ‘Ayzarīyah, 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 Al ‘Ayzarīyah

What is the best solar panel angle in Al ‘Ayzarīyah?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Al ‘Ayzarīyah is 26°, worth about 1796 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 55°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Al ‘Ayzarīyah today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 16:56 local time (UTC+2), giving 11 h 07 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:22.
How many peak sun hours does Al ‘Ayzarīyah get?
On a flat surface 5.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.9 in December to 8.2 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.5 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Al ‘Ayzarīyah?
At solar noon the sun stands 81.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 34.8° on the December solstice.
Is Al ‘Ayzarīyah a good place for solar panels?
With 5.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Al ‘Ayzarīyah ranks joint 9th of 43 places in the Palestinian Territory for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (26°) makes about 1,796 kWh a year here, 1% more than the average place in the Palestinian Territory.

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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.