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Beni Mellal-Khenifra · Morocco · 32.50° N · 6.69° W

Solar position in Al Fqih Ben Çalah

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Al Fqih Ben Çalah — computed for 32.50° N, 6.69° W, 444 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:37103° ESE
Sunset today18:44256° WSW
Best panel angle30°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle45°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation45.7°
At solar noon, 13:10Open on the sun map

Sun in Al Fqih Ben Çalah today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:15sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:4312° below
Civil dawn07:126° below
Sunrise07:37103° ESE
Golden hour ends08:11sun 6° up
Solar noon13:1045.7° high
Golden hour starts18:10sun 6° up
Sunset18:44256° WSW
Civil dusk19:096° below
Nautical dusk19:3712° below
Astronomical dusk20:0618° below
Day length11 h 07 min

Sun path diagram for Al Fqih Ben Çalah

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 solstice7891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice9101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 80.9° at solar noon in Al Fqih Ben Çalah; on the December solstice only 34.1°. Sunrise swings from 61° ENE in June to 118° 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
January08:2613:3818:4910 h 22 min37.7°
February07:0312:4018:1711 h 14 min47.1°
March06:2912:3418:3812 h 10 min57.9°
April06:5013:2520:0013 h 10 min69.5°
May06:2413:2320:2213 h 57 min77.7°
June06:1913:2820:3714 h 17 min80.9°
July06:3313:3320:3213 h 58 min77.9°
August06:5413:2920:0413 h 10 min69.5°
September07:1413:1919:2412 h 11 min58.1°
October07:3513:1118:4711 h 12 min46.7°
November08:0113:1218:2310 h 22 min37.5°
December08:2413:2418:2510 h 01 min34.1°

A year of daylight in Al Fqih Ben Çalah

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 Fqih Ben Çalah

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

30°collects the most energy over a year: 1863 kWh per kWp.

45°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 30°Best worst-month 45°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°164588%2.552.5×
15°180997%3.531.7×
30° year-round best1863100%4.271.3×
33° = latitude1860100%4.391.2×
45° off-grid best180697%4.731.1×
60°164388%4.891.4×
70°148179%4.821.8×
90°106457%4.273.4×

A fixed array in Al Fqih Ben Çalah produces the most over a year at 30°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 45° it makes 4.73 kWh per kWp a day, 11% more than at 30°, and costs 3% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Al Fqih Ben Çalah at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 30° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.99 (70°)5.0JanFebruary: 4.86 (70°)4.9FebMarch: 4.55 (70°)4.6MarApril: 3.80 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.16 (70°)3.2MayJune: 2.82 (70°)2.8JunJuly: 2.97 (70°)3.0JulAugust: 3.49 (70°)3.5AugSeptember: 4.15 (70°)4.1SepOctober: 4.49 (70°)4.5OctNovember: 4.64 (70°)4.6NovDecember: 4.82 (70°)4.8Dec30°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 30°Mean temp.
January3.445.724.994.549.2 °C
February4.325.594.864.9510.3 °C
March5.445.294.555.3813.2 °C
April6.404.473.805.4815.7 °C
May7.173.793.165.4819.5 °C
June7.933.462.825.5924.0 °C
July7.793.692.975.5428.2 °C
August7.084.323.495.4928.4 °C
September5.915.044.155.3023.7 °C
October4.635.364.494.8419.6 °C
November3.545.404.644.3713.5 °C
December3.145.554.824.2710.5 °C
Year5.57 avg4.80 avg1481 kWh1863 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 280 Wp at 30°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Al Fqih Ben Çalah

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.

3.8 mrow pitch at 70°

3.4 mrow pitch at 30°

Row spacing calculator

How Al Fqih Ben Çalah compares in Morocco

Against the other 175 places in Morocco with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

56thof 176 places in Morocco for sunshine, shared: 5.57 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Morocco: 1,863 against 1,808 kWh per kWp.

−6 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Casablanca: 14 h 17 min against 14 h 23 min.

30°best year-round tilt here; across Morocco it runs from 25° in Smara to 31° in Oujda.

Of the 176 places in Morocco, Zagora gets the most sun (6.02 peak sun hours a day) and Azla the least (4.95); Al Fqih Ben Çalah ranks joint 56th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.82 kWh a day here, against 2.86 kWh on average in Morocco. The shortest day lasts 10 h 01 min, +5 min compared with Casablanca.

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Solar forecast for Al Fqih Ben Çalah, 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 Fqih Ben Çalah

What is the best solar panel angle in Al Fqih Ben Çalah?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Al Fqih Ben Çalah is 30°, worth about 1863 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 45°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Al Fqih Ben Çalah today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 18:44 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 07 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:10.
How many peak sun hours does Al Fqih Ben Çalah get?
On a flat surface 5.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.1 in December to 7.9 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.5 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Al Fqih Ben Çalah?
At solar noon the sun stands 80.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 34.1° on the December solstice.
Is Al Fqih Ben Çalah a good place for solar panels?
With 5.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Al Fqih Ben Çalah ranks joint 56th of 176 places in Morocco for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (30°) makes about 1,863 kWh a year here, 3% more than the average place in Morocco.

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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.