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Amazonas · Peru · 5.76° S · 78.44° W

Solar position in Bagua Grande

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Bagua Grande — computed for 5.76° S, 78.44° W, 450 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:49102° ESE
Sunset today18:06258° WSW
Best panel angle7°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation83.8°
At solar noon, 11:57Open on the sun map

Sun in Bagua Grande today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−5

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:38sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0312° below
Civil dawn05:286° below
Sunrise05:49102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:17sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5783.8° high
Golden hour starts17:38sun 6° up
Sunset18:06258° WSW
Civil dusk18:276° below
Nautical dusk18:5212° below
Astronomical dusk19:1718° below
Day length12 h 17 min

Sun path diagram for Bagua Grande

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 solstice789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 60.8° at solar noon in Bagua Grande; on the December solstice only 72.3°. Sunrise swings from 67° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 47° 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
January06:1312:2518:3712 h 24 min76.0°
February06:1912:2718:3412 h 15 min85.4°
March06:1712:2018:2312 h 06 min83.8°
April06:1312:1218:1011 h 57 min72.2°
May06:1512:1018:0511 h 50 min64.0°
June06:2112:1518:0911 h 47 min60.8°
July06:2512:2018:1511 h 50 min63.9°
August06:1812:1618:1511 h 57 min72.3°
September06:0312:0618:0912 h 06 min83.7°
October05:5011:5818:0612 h 16 min84.9°
November05:4711:5918:1112 h 24 min75.7°
December05:5812:1118:2512 h 28 min72.3°

A year of daylight in Bagua Grande

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 Bagua Grande

Fixed array facing north (azimuth 0°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

7°collects the most energy over a year: 1257 kWh per kWp.

0°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 7°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearFebruary kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best125199%3.091.3×
6° = latitude1257100%3.051.3×
7° year-round best1257100%3.041.3×
15°124799%2.941.3×
30°117794%2.651.4×
45°104783%2.231.7×
60°86869%1.732.2×
70°73558%1.362.6×
90°51141%0.972.2×

A fixed array in Bagua Grande produces the most over a year at 7°. The design month for an off-grid system is February: at 0° it makes 3.09 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 7°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Bagua Grande at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 7° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.13 (70°)1.1JanFebruary: 1.36 (70°)1.4FebMarch: 1.79 (70°)1.8MarApril: 2.36 (70°)2.4AprMay: 2.72 (70°)2.7MayJune: 2.92 (70°)2.9JunJuly: 2.93 (70°)2.9JulAugust: 2.71 (70°)2.7AugSeptember: 2.16 (70°)2.2SepOctober: 1.67 (70°)1.7OctNovember: 1.24 (70°)1.2NovDecember: 1.13 (70°)1.1Dec7°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 7°Mean temp.
January4.081.411.133.2019.7 °C
February3.811.681.363.0419.6 °C
March3.912.171.793.1719.3 °C
April4.132.842.363.4319.4 °C
May3.993.262.723.3719.3 °C
June3.863.492.923.3118.7 °C
July3.993.492.933.4118.8 °C
August4.343.262.713.6519.7 °C
September4.482.612.163.6820.5 °C
October4.772.041.673.8320.4 °C
November4.901.551.243.8620.2 °C
December4.311.411.133.3719.8 °C
Year4.21 avg2.44 avg735 kWh1257 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through January on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 1,050 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 390 Wp at 7°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Bagua Grande

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.

1.9 mrow pitch at 70°

2.1 mrow pitch at 7°

Row spacing calculator

How Bagua Grande compares in Peru

Against the other 135 places in Peru with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

133rdof 136 places in Peru for sunshine: 4.22 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−22%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Peru: 1,257 against 1,605 kWh per kWp.

−23 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Lima: 12 h 28 min against 12 h 50 min.

7°best year-round tilt here; across Peru it runs from 3° in Tumbes to 19° in Arequipa.

Of the 136 places in Peru, Ciudad Satelite and one other place get the most sun (6.60 peak sun hours a day) and La Peca the least (4.16); Bagua Grande ranks 133rd. In its darkest month, January, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.13 kWh a day here, against 1.33 kWh on average in Peru. The shortest day lasts 11 h 47 min, +22 min compared with Lima.

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Solar forecast for Bagua Grande, 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 Bagua Grande

What is the best solar panel angle in Bagua Grande?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Bagua Grande is 7°, worth about 1257 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through February does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bagua Grande today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:06 local time (UTC−5), giving 12 h 17 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:57.
How many peak sun hours does Bagua Grande get?
On a flat surface 4.2 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.8 in February to 4.9 in November. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.4 sun hours a day in January.
How high does the sun get in Bagua Grande?
At solar noon the sun stands 60.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 72.3° on the December solstice.
Is Bagua Grande a good place for solar panels?
With 4.2 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Bagua Grande ranks 133rd of 136 places in Peru for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (7°) makes about 1,257 kWh a year here, 22% less than the average place in Peru.

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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.