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Al-Qassim Region · Saudi Arabia · 25.99° N · 43.74° E

Solar position in Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá — computed for 25.99° N, 43.74° E, 667 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:08103° ESE
Sunset today17:29257° WSW
Best panel angle24°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle36°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation52.2°
At solar noon, 11:49Open on the sun map

Sun in Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:51sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:1812° below
Civil dawn05:456° below
Sunrise06:08103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:40sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4952.2° high
Golden hour starts16:58sun 6° up
Sunset17:29257° WSW
Civil dusk17:526° below
Nautical dusk18:1912° below
Astronomical dusk18:4618° below
Day length11 h 21 min

Sun path diagram for Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá

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 solstice6789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 87.5° at solar noon in Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá; on the December solstice only 40.6°. Sunrise swings from 63° ENE in June to 116° ESE in December — a 53° 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
January06:5212:1617:3910 h 47 min44.2°
February06:3512:1818:0111 h 26 min53.5°
March06:0812:1218:1612 h 08 min64.3°
April05:3612:0318:3112 h 55 min75.9°
May05:1612:0118:4713 h 31 min84.2°
June05:1312:0618:5913 h 46 min87.5°
July05:2512:1118:5713 h 32 min84.4°
August05:4012:0818:3512 h 55 min76.1°
September05:5311:5818:0212 h 10 min64.7°
October06:0711:4917:3211 h 25 min53.3°
November06:2711:5017:1410 h 47 min44.1°
December06:4712:0317:1810 h 31 min40.6°

A year of daylight in Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá

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 Badā’i‘ al Wusţá

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

24°collects the most energy over a year: 1923 kWh per kWp.

36°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 24°Best worst-month 36°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°178493%3.222.0×
15°190499%4.101.5×
24° year-round best1923100%4.501.2×
26° = latitude1921100%4.581.2×
30°191299%4.721.2×
36° off-grid best188498%4.881.1×
45°180994%5.041.3×
60°160383%5.051.7×
70°141674%4.892.2×
90°97551%4.164.0×

A fixed array in Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá produces the most over a year at 24°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 36° it makes 4.88 kWh per kWp a day, 8% more than at 24°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 24° (year-round best).

0123456January: 5.08 (70°)5.1JanFebruary: 4.88 (70°)4.9FebMarch: 4.36 (70°)4.4MarApril: 3.42 (70°)3.4AprMay: 2.77 (70°)2.8MayJune: 2.35 (70°)2.3JunJuly: 2.44 (70°)2.4JulAugust: 3.05 (70°)3.1AugSeptember: 3.99 (70°)4.0SepOctober: 4.72 (70°)4.7OctNovember: 4.68 (70°)4.7NovDecember: 4.89 (70°)4.9Dec24°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 24°Mean temp.
January4.295.915.084.8112.7 °C
February5.195.734.885.2515.5 °C
March6.175.224.365.5620.0 °C
April6.794.183.425.4325.0 °C
May7.473.472.775.4530.5 °C
June8.183.002.355.5933.4 °C
July8.003.132.445.5334.9 °C
August7.483.893.055.5434.9 °C
September6.755.013.995.5732.0 °C
October5.715.804.725.3626.6 °C
November4.365.584.684.6119.6 °C
December3.965.724.894.5014.4 °C
Year6.20 avg4.71 avg1416 kWh1923 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 500 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 260 Wp at 24°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá

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.

3.1 mrow pitch at 70°

2.9 mrow pitch at 24°

Row spacing calculator

How Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá compares in Saudi Arabia

Against the other 95 places in Saudi Arabia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

34thof 96 places in Saudi Arabia for sunshine, shared: 6.20 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Saudi Arabia: 1,923 against 1,871 kWh per kWp.

+19 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Jeddah: 13 h 46 min against 13 h 27 min.

24°best year-round tilt here; across Saudi Arabia it runs from 17° in Şabyā to 28° in Ţurayf.

Of the 96 places in Saudi Arabia, Al Mash‘ilīyah gets the most sun (6.60 peak sun hours a day) and Al Khafjī the least (5.24); Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá ranks joint 34th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.35 kWh a day here, against 2.26 kWh on average in Saudi Arabia. The shortest day lasts 10 h 31 min, −19 min compared with Jeddah.

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Solar forecast for Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá, 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 Badā’i‘ al Wusţá

What is the best solar panel angle in Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá is 24°, worth about 1923 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 36°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 17:29 local time (UTC+3), giving 11 h 21 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:49.
How many peak sun hours does Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá get?
On a flat surface 6.2 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.0 in December to 8.2 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.0 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá?
At solar noon the sun stands 87.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 40.6° on the December solstice.
Is Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá a good place for solar panels?
With 6.2 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá ranks joint 34th of 96 places in Saudi Arabia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (24°) makes about 1,923 kWh a year here, 3% more than the average place in Saudi Arabia.

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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.