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Gilan Province · Iran · 37.26° N · 49.94° E

Solar position in Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh — computed for 37.26° N, 49.94° E, -8 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:26104° ESE
Sunset today17:21256° WSW
Best panel angle29°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle61°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation41.0°
At solar noon, 11:54Open on the sun map

Sun in Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3:30

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:59sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2912° below
Civil dawn05:596° below
Sunrise06:26104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:02sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5441.0° high
Golden hour starts16:45sun 6° up
Sunset17:21256° WSW
Civil dusk17:486° below
Nautical dusk18:1812° below
Astronomical dusk18:4918° below
Day length10 h 55 min

Sun path diagram for Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh

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 solstice5678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 76.2° at solar noon in Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh; on the December solstice only 29.3°. Sunrise swings from 59° ENE in June to 119° ESE in December — a 60° 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
January07:2012:2117:2210 h 02 min32.9°
February06:5212:2417:5511 h 04 min42.3°
March06:1212:1718:2212 h 10 min53.0°
April05:2812:0918:5013 h 22 min64.7°
May04:5712:0619:1614 h 20 min73.0°
June04:5012:1219:3314 h 44 min76.2°
July05:0512:1619:2714 h 21 min73.2°
August05:3112:1318:5413 h 23 min64.8°
September05:5712:0318:0912 h 12 min53.4°
October06:2311:5417:2511 h 02 min42.0°
November06:5511:5516:5610 h 01 min32.8°
December07:2012:0816:569 h 36 min29.3°

A year of daylight in Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh

Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.

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Best solar panel angle in Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh

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

29°collects the most energy over a year: 1363 kWh per kWp.

61°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 29°Best worst-month 61°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°121789%1.463.7×
15°132797%1.982.7×
29° year-round best1363100%2.352.2×
30°1363100%2.382.1×
37° = latitude135399%2.511.9×
45°132297%2.631.7×
60°120889%2.721.4×
61° off-grid best119888%2.721.4×
70°109580%2.691.3×
90°80459%2.401.5×

A fixed array in Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh produces the most over a year at 29°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 61° it makes 2.72 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 29°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 29° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.84 (70°)2.8JanFebruary: 2.89 (70°)2.9FebMarch: 3.01 (70°)3.0MarApril: 2.94 (70°)2.9AprMay: 3.04 (70°)3.0MayJune: 2.98 (70°)3.0JunJuly: 2.95 (70°)3.0JulAugust: 3.27 (70°)3.3AugSeptember: 3.41 (70°)3.4SepOctober: 3.14 (70°)3.1OctNovember: 2.82 (70°)2.8NovDecember: 2.69 (70°)2.7Dec29°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 29°Mean temp.
January2.073.242.842.587.0 °C
February2.673.302.892.947.2 °C
March3.533.473.013.4710.0 °C
April4.493.452.943.9413.3 °C
May5.893.653.044.7219.0 °C
June6.783.642.985.1123.4 °C
July6.353.642.954.8425.5 °C
August5.814.023.274.7426.0 °C
September4.554.143.414.1523.1 °C
October3.203.743.143.3118.8 °C
November2.223.282.822.6312.9 °C
December1.823.082.692.358.9 °C
Year4.12 avg3.56 avg1095 kWh1363 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through December on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 440 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 500 Wp at 29°. The steep array is 12% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh

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.

4.5 mrow pitch at 70°

3.7 mrow pitch at 29°

Row spacing calculator

How Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh compares in Iran

Against the other 422 places in Iran with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

419thof 423 places in Iran for sunshine, shared: 4.12 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−23%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Iran: 1,363 against 1,760 kWh per kWp.

+9 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Tehran: 14 h 44 min against 14 h 35 min.

29°best year-round tilt here; across Iran it runs from 24° in Kīsh to 33° in Khūy.

Of the 423 places in Iran, Jālq gets the most sun (6.10 peak sun hours a day) and Bandar-e Anzalī the least (3.92); Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh ranks joint 419th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.69 kWh a day here, against 2.96 kWh on average in Iran. The shortest day lasts 9 h 36 min, −9 min compared with Tehran.

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Solar forecast for Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh, 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 Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh

What is the best solar panel angle in Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh is 29°, worth about 1363 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 61°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:21 local time (UTC+3:30), giving 10 h 55 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:54.
How many peak sun hours does Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh get?
On a flat surface 4.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.8 in December to 6.8 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.1 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh?
At solar noon the sun stands 76.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 29.3° on the December solstice.
Is Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh a good place for solar panels?
With 4.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh ranks joint 419th of 423 places in Iran for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (29°) makes about 1,363 kWh a year here, 23% less than the average place in Iran.

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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.