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Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates · 24.11° N · 52.73° E

Solar position in Ar Ruways

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ar Ruways — computed for 24.11° N, 52.73° E, 16 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:30102° ESE
Sunset today17:55257° WSW
Best panel angle22°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle34°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation54.1°
At solar noon, 12:13Open on the sun map

Sun in Ar Ruways today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:14sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4112° below
Civil dawn06:076° below
Sunrise06:30102° ESE
Golden hour ends07:01sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1354.1° high
Golden hour starts17:24sun 6° up
Sunset17:55257° WSW
Civil dusk18:186° below
Nautical dusk18:4512° below
Astronomical dusk19:1118° below
Day length11 h 24 min

Sun path diagram for Ar Ruways

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 89.3° at solar noon in Ar Ruways; on the December solstice only 42.5°. Sunrise swings from 64° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 52° 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
January07:1312:4018:0710 h 54 min46.0°
February06:5812:4218:2711 h 29 min55.4°
March06:3212:3618:4012 h 08 min66.2°
April06:0212:2718:5312 h 51 min77.8°
May05:4312:2519:0713 h 24 min86.1°
June05:4212:3019:1913 h 38 min89.3°
July05:5312:3519:1713 h 25 min86.3°
August06:0612:3218:5712 h 51 min77.9°
September06:1712:2218:2612 h 09 min66.5°
October06:2912:1317:5711 h 28 min55.2°
November06:4812:1417:4110 h 53 min46.0°
December07:0712:2717:4610 h 39 min42.5°

A year of daylight in Ar Ruways

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 Ar Ruways

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

22°collects the most energy over a year: 1750 kWh per kWp.

34°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 22°Best worst-month 34°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°164494%3.101.8×
15°173999%3.821.4×
22° year-round best1750100%4.081.3×
24° = latitude1749100%4.141.2×
30°173699%4.311.2×
34° off-grid best171998%4.401.1×
45°163593%4.541.3×
60°144483%4.491.5×
70°127473%4.321.9×
90°88250%3.622.9×

A fixed array in Ar Ruways produces the most over a year at 22°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 34° it makes 4.40 kWh per kWp a day, 8% more than at 22°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ar Ruways at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 22° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.37 (70°)4.4JanFebruary: 4.23 (70°)4.2FebMarch: 3.80 (70°)3.8MarApril: 3.10 (70°)3.1AprMay: 2.58 (70°)2.6MayJune: 2.28 (70°)2.3JunJuly: 2.35 (70°)2.4JulAugust: 2.78 (70°)2.8AugSeptember: 3.55 (70°)3.6SepOctober: 4.22 (70°)4.2OctNovember: 4.35 (70°)4.4NovDecember: 4.32 (70°)4.3Dec22°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 22°Mean temp.
January4.145.204.374.2719.0 °C
February4.925.054.234.6919.9 °C
March5.714.603.804.9723.0 °C
April6.323.833.105.0027.1 °C
May7.073.262.585.1731.6 °C
June7.312.922.285.1333.6 °C
July6.873.032.354.8835.5 °C
August6.693.572.784.9735.9 °C
September6.304.503.555.0834.0 °C
October5.495.274.224.9230.6 °C
November4.435.334.354.3826.0 °C
December3.905.194.324.0821.4 °C
Year5.76 avg4.31 avg1274 kWh1750 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 520 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 290 Wp at 22°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ar Ruways

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.

3.0 mrow pitch at 70°

2.8 mrow pitch at 22°

Row spacing calculator

How Ar Ruways compares in the United Arab Emirates

Against the other 29 places in the United Arab Emirates with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

15thof 30 places in the United Arab Emirates for sunshine, shared: 5.77 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in the United Arab Emirates: 1,750 against 1,773 kWh per kWp.

−4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Dubai: 13 h 38 min against 13 h 42 min.

22°best year-round tilt here; across the United Arab Emirates it runs from 22° in Zayed City to 24° in Ras Al Khaimah.

Of the 30 places in the United Arab Emirates, Zayed City gets the most sun (6.09 peak sun hours a day) and Dibba Al-Fujairah and one other place the least (5.64); Ar Ruways ranks joint 15th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.28 kWh a day here, against 2.31 kWh on average in the United Arab Emirates. The shortest day lasts 10 h 39 min, +4 min compared with Dubai.

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Solar forecast for Ar Ruways, 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 Ar Ruways

What is the best solar panel angle in Ar Ruways?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Ar Ruways is 22°, worth about 1750 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 34°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ar Ruways today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:55 local time (UTC+4), giving 11 h 24 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:13.
How many peak sun hours does Ar Ruways get?
On a flat surface 5.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.9 in December to 7.3 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.9 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Ar Ruways?
At solar noon the sun stands 89.3° above the horizon on the June solstice and 42.5° on the December solstice.
Is Ar Ruways a good place for solar panels?
With 5.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ar Ruways ranks joint 15th of 30 places in the United Arab Emirates for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (22°) makes about 1,750 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in the United Arab Emirates.

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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.