Zarqa · Jordan · 32.12° N · 36.28° E
Solar position in Az̧ Z̧ulayl
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Az̧ Z̧ulayl — computed for 32.12° N, 36.28° E, 572 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Az̧ Z̧ulayl today
Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:23 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 05:52 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 06:20 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 104° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 07:19 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 12:18 | 45.7° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:18 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 256° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:16 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 18:45 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:13 | 18° below |
| Day length | 11 h 06 min | |
Sun path diagram for Az̧ Z̧ulayl
Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.
- June solstice
- Equinox
- December solstice
- Today
On the June solstice the sun reaches 81.3° at solar noon in Az̧ Z̧ulayl; on the December solstice only 34.5°. Sunrise swings from 61° ENE in June to 117° 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.
| Month | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Day length | Noon elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:34 | 12:46 | 17:58 | 10 h 24 min | 38.0° |
| February | 07:11 | 12:48 | 18:25 | 11 h 15 min | 47.4° |
| March | 06:37 | 12:42 | 18:46 | 12 h 09 min | 58.2° |
| April | 05:59 | 12:33 | 19:08 | 13 h 09 min | 69.8° |
| May | 05:33 | 12:31 | 19:29 | 13 h 56 min | 78.1° |
| June | 05:28 | 12:36 | 19:44 | 14 h 15 min | 81.3° |
| July | 05:42 | 12:41 | 19:39 | 13 h 57 min | 78.3° |
| August | 06:03 | 12:37 | 19:12 | 13 h 10 min | 69.9° |
| September | 06:22 | 12:27 | 18:33 | 12 h 11 min | 58.5° |
| October | 06:42 | 12:19 | 17:55 | 11 h 13 min | 47.1° |
| November | 07:08 | 12:20 | 17:32 | 10 h 23 min | 37.9° |
| December | 07:31 | 12:32 | 17:34 | 10 h 03 min | 34.5° |
A year of daylight in Az̧ Z̧ulayl
Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.
Best solar panel angle in Az̧ Z̧ulayl
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: 1845 kWh per kWp.
54°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.
- Yearly energy
- Worst-month energy
| Tilt | kWh/kWp per year | Share of best year | December kWh/kWp/day | Best ÷ worst month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 1671 | 91% | 2.38 | 2.8× |
| 15° | 1811 | 98% | 3.17 | 2.0× |
| 27° year-round best | 1845 | 100% | 3.66 | 1.6× |
| 30° | 1843 | 100% | 3.76 | 1.5× |
| 32° = latitude | 1839 | 100% | 3.82 | 1.5× |
| 45° | 1766 | 96% | 4.11 | 1.3× |
| 54° off-grid best | 1671 | 91% | 4.20 | 1.2× |
| 60° | 1587 | 86% | 4.21 | 1.3× |
| 70° | 1418 | 77% | 4.12 | 1.6× |
| 90° | 995 | 54% | 3.62 | 3.1× |
A fixed array in Az̧ Z̧ulayl produces the most over a year at 27°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 54° it makes 4.20 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 27°, and costs 9% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Az̧ Z̧ulayl at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 27° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 27° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.09 | 4.62 | 4.06 | 3.74 | 8.3 °C |
| February | 3.91 | 4.69 | 4.08 | 4.22 | 9.9 °C |
| March | 5.33 | 5.06 | 4.34 | 5.16 | 13.5 °C |
| April | 6.51 | 4.53 | 3.82 | 5.54 | 17.6 °C |
| May | 7.55 | 3.95 | 3.26 | 5.78 | 22.6 °C |
| June | 8.37 | 3.52 | 2.85 | 5.94 | 26.1 °C |
| July | 8.16 | 3.67 | 2.95 | 5.86 | 28.0 °C |
| August | 7.47 | 4.44 | 3.59 | 5.85 | 27.9 °C |
| September | 6.38 | 5.42 | 4.43 | 5.68 | 25.8 °C |
| October | 4.87 | 5.60 | 4.65 | 4.96 | 21.9 °C |
| November | 3.60 | 5.26 | 4.49 | 4.21 | 15.2 °C |
| December | 2.92 | 4.74 | 4.12 | 3.66 | 10.2 °C |
| Year | 5.69 avg | 4.62 avg | 1418 kWh | 1845 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 320 Wp at 27°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Az̧ Z̧ulayl
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°
3.3 mrow pitch at 27°
How Az̧ Z̧ulayl compares in Jordan
Against the other 30 places in Jordan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
11thof 31 places in Jordan for sunshine, shared: 5.69 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Jordan: 1,845 against 1,842 kWh per kWp.
+1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Amman: 14 h 15 min against 14 h 15 min.
27°best year-round tilt here; across Jordan it runs from 26° in Safi to 29° in Rukban.
Of the 31 places in Jordan, Aqaba gets the most sun (6.22 peak sun hours a day) and Judita and one other place the least (5.53); Az̧ Z̧ulayl ranks joint 11th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.85 kWh a day here, against 2.82 kWh on average in Jordan. The shortest day lasts 10 h 03 min, −1 min compared with Amman.
Solar forecast for Az̧ Z̧ulayl, 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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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.