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Solar position in Al Ḩirāk

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Al Ḩirāk — computed for 32.75° N, 36.31° E, 634 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:46104° ESE
Sunset today17:50256° WSW
Best panel angle27°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle55°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation45.1°
At solar noon, 12:18Open on the sun map

Sun in Al Ḩirāk today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:23sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5212° below
Civil dawn06:216° below
Sunrise06:46104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:20sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1845.1° high
Golden hour starts17:16sun 6° up
Sunset17:50256° WSW
Civil dusk18:156° below
Nautical dusk18:4412° below
Astronomical dusk19:1318° below
Day length11 h 04 min

Sun path diagram for Al Ḩirāk

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 solstice891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 80.7° at solar noon in Al Ḩirāk; on the December solstice only 33.8°. 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
January07:3512:4617:5610 h 21 min37.4°
February07:1112:4818:2511 h 13 min46.8°
March06:3712:4218:4612 h 09 min57.6°
April05:5812:3319:0813 h 11 min69.2°
May05:3212:3119:3013 h 58 min77.5°
June05:2712:3619:4514 h 19 min80.7°
July05:4112:4119:4014 h 00 min77.7°
August06:0212:3719:1313 h 11 min69.3°
September06:2212:2718:3312 h 11 min57.9°
October06:4312:1917:5511 h 12 min46.5°
November07:1012:2017:3010 h 21 min37.3°
December07:3212:3217:3210 h 00 min33.8°

A year of daylight in Al Ḩirāk

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 Ḩirāk

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

27°collects the most energy over a year: 1818 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 27°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°164691%2.253.0×
15°178498%3.002.1×
27° year-round best1818100%3.461.7×
30°1816100%3.551.6×
33° = latitude1809100%3.641.6×
45°174196%3.891.4×
55° off-grid best163590%3.981.3×
60°156686%3.981.3×
70°140077%3.901.6×
90°98354%3.432.9×

A fixed array in Al Ḩirāk produces the most over a year at 27°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 55° it makes 3.98 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 27°, and costs 10% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Al Ḩirāk at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 27° (year-round best).

01234567January: 3.83 (70°)3.8JanFebruary: 3.90 (70°)3.9FebMarch: 4.27 (70°)4.3MarApril: 3.81 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.30 (70°)3.3MayJune: 2.91 (70°)2.9JunJuly: 3.01 (70°)3.0JulAugust: 3.64 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 4.47 (70°)4.5SepOctober: 4.62 (70°)4.6OctNovember: 4.37 (70°)4.4NovDecember: 3.90 (70°)3.9Dec27°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 27°Mean temp.
January2.914.353.833.527.3 °C
February3.724.463.904.038.9 °C
March5.184.954.275.0412.5 °C
April6.384.503.815.4816.5 °C
May7.503.993.305.7921.5 °C
June8.363.582.915.9825.3 °C
July8.153.743.015.8927.5 °C
August7.434.493.645.8627.4 °C
September6.335.454.475.6925.1 °C
October4.775.544.624.9020.9 °C
November3.475.104.374.0814.1 °C
December2.764.473.903.469.3 °C
Year5.59 avg4.55 avg1400 kWh1818 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 410 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 340 Wp at 27°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Al Ḩirāk

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.

3.9 mrow pitch at 70°

3.3 mrow pitch at 27°

Row spacing calculator

How Al Ḩirāk compares in Syria

Against the other 87 places in Syria with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

2ndof 88 places in Syria for sunshine: 5.59 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+5%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Syria: 1,818 against 1,731 kWh per kWp.

−19 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Aleppo: 14 h 19 min against 14 h 38 min.

27°best year-round tilt here; across Syria it runs from 27° in Damascus to 31° in Al Qāmishlī.

Of the 88 places in Syria, As-Suwayda gets the most sun (5.64 peak sun hours a day) and Al Mālikīyah the least (5.02); Al Ḩirāk ranks 2nd. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.91 kWh a day here, against 3.06 kWh on average in Syria. The shortest day lasts 10 h 00 min, +18 min compared with Aleppo.

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Solar forecast for Al Ḩirāk, 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 Ḩirāk

What is the best solar panel angle in Al Ḩirāk?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Al Ḩirāk is 27°, worth about 1818 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 Ḩirāk today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:50 local time (UTC+3), giving 11 h 04 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:18.
How many peak sun hours does Al Ḩirāk get?
On a flat surface 5.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.8 in December to 8.4 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.6 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Al Ḩirāk?
At solar noon the sun stands 80.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 33.8° on the December solstice.
Is Al Ḩirāk a good place for solar panels?
With 5.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Al Ḩirāk ranks 2nd of 88 places in Syria for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (27°) makes about 1,818 kWh a year here, 5% more than the average place in Syria.

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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.