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Solar position in Al Qanţarah

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Al Qanţarah — computed for 30.86° N, 32.31° E, 6 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:59103° ESE
Sunset today18:09257° WSW
Best panel angle26°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle52°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation47.3°
At solar noon, 12:34Open on the sun map

Sun in Al Qanţarah today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:38sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:0612° below
Civil dawn06:346° below
Sunrise06:59103° ESE
Golden hour ends07:32sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3447.3° high
Golden hour starts17:36sun 6° up
Sunset18:09257° WSW
Civil dusk18:346° below
Nautical dusk19:0212° below
Astronomical dusk19:3018° below
Day length11 h 10 min

Sun path diagram for Al Qanţarah

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 82.6° at solar noon in Al Qanţarah; on the December solstice only 35.7°. Sunrise swings from 62° ENE in June to 117° ESE in December — a 55° 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
January06:4712:0217:1610 h 29 min39.3°
February06:2512:0417:4311 h 17 min48.7°
March05:5311:5818:0212 h 09 min59.5°
April05:1611:4918:2213 h 06 min71.1°
May05:5212:4719:4213 h 50 min79.4°
June05:4812:5219:5714 h 09 min82.6°
July06:0112:5719:5213 h 51 min79.6°
August06:2012:5319:2613 h 06 min71.2°
September06:3812:4318:4812 h 11 min59.8°
October06:5712:3518:1311 h 16 min48.4°
November06:2211:3616:5010 h 28 min39.2°
December06:4411:4816:5310 h 09 min35.7°

A year of daylight in Al Qanţarah

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 Qanţarah

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: 1812 kWh per kWp.

52°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 52°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°165691%2.482.6×
15°178498%3.231.9×
26° year-round best1812100%3.661.6×
30°1808100%3.781.5×
31° = latitude1806100%3.811.4×
45°172795%4.101.3×
52° off-grid best165591%4.161.2×
60°154885%4.161.3×
70°138076%4.061.6×
90°96653%3.542.8×

A fixed array in Al Qanţarah produces the most over a year at 26°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 52° it makes 4.16 kWh per kWp a day, 14% more than at 26°, and costs 9% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Al Qanţarah at 70°

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

0123456January: 4.13 (70°)4.1JanFebruary: 4.12 (70°)4.1FebMarch: 4.29 (70°)4.3MarApril: 3.77 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.17 (70°)3.2MayJune: 2.77 (70°)2.8JunJuly: 2.85 (70°)2.9JulAugust: 3.42 (70°)3.4AugSeptember: 4.16 (70°)4.2SepOctober: 4.40 (70°)4.4OctNovember: 4.25 (70°)4.3NovDecember: 4.06 (70°)4.1Dec26°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 26°Mean temp.
January3.354.824.133.8513.9 °C
February4.164.834.124.3214.7 °C
March5.505.064.295.1716.9 °C
April6.594.513.775.5419.6 °C
May7.443.863.175.6923.2 °C
June8.003.422.775.7526.1 °C
July7.813.542.855.6628.0 °C
August7.214.253.425.6328.4 °C
September6.215.124.165.4326.7 °C
October4.865.354.404.7924.0 °C
November3.685.084.254.0620.0 °C
December3.104.784.063.6616.0 °C
Year5.67 avg4.55 avg1380 kWh1812 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 430 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 320 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 Qanţarah

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.

3.6 mrow pitch at 70°

3.2 mrow pitch at 26°

Row spacing calculator

How Al Qanţarah compares in Egypt

Against the other 235 places in Egypt with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

152ndof 236 places in Egypt for sunshine, shared: 5.67 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Egypt: 1,812 against 1,878 kWh per kWp.

+4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Cairo: 14 h 09 min against 14 h 05 min.

26°best year-round tilt here; across Egypt it runs from 20° in Hala'ib to 26° in Cairo.

Of the 236 places in Egypt, Aswān gets the most sun (6.52 peak sun hours a day) and ‘Izbat al Burj the least (5.35); Al Qanţarah ranks joint 152nd. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.77 kWh a day here, against 2.63 kWh on average in Egypt. The shortest day lasts 10 h 09 min, −4 min compared with Cairo.

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Solar forecast for Al Qanţarah, 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 Qanţarah

What is the best solar panel angle in Al Qanţarah?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Al Qanţarah is 26°, worth about 1812 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 52°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Al Qanţarah today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 18:09 local time (UTC+3), giving 11 h 10 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:34.
How many peak sun hours does Al Qanţarah get?
On a flat surface 5.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.1 in December to 8.0 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.4 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Al Qanţarah?
At solar noon the sun stands 82.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 35.7° on the December solstice.
Is Al Qanţarah a good place for solar panels?
With 5.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Al Qanţarah ranks joint 152nd of 236 places in Egypt for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (26°) makes about 1,812 kWh a year here, 4% less than the average place in Egypt.

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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.