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Gilan Province · Iran · 37.47° N · 49.46° E

Solar position in Bandar-e Anzalī

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Bandar-e Anzalī — computed for 37.47° N, 49.46° E, -20 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:28104° ESE
Sunset today17:23256° WSW
Best panel angle29°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle61°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation40.7°
At solar noon, 11:56Open on the sun map

Sun in Bandar-e Anzalī today

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

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:01sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:3112° below
Civil dawn06:026° below
Sunrise06:28104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:04sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5640.7° high
Golden hour starts16:47sun 6° up
Sunset17:23256° WSW
Civil dusk17:506° below
Nautical dusk18:2012° below
Astronomical dusk18:5118° below
Day length10 h 55 min

Sun path diagram for Bandar-e Anzalī

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 76.0° at solar noon in Bandar-e Anzalī; on the December solstice only 29.1°. 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
January07:2312:2317:2310 h 01 min32.7°
February06:5412:2517:5711 h 03 min42.0°
March06:1412:1918:2412 h 10 min52.8°
April05:2912:1118:5213 h 23 min64.4°
May04:5812:0819:1914 h 21 min72.7°
June04:5112:1319:3614 h 45 min76.0°
July05:0712:1819:2914 h 22 min73.0°
August05:3312:1518:5713 h 24 min64.6°
September05:5812:0518:1112 h 12 min53.2°
October06:2511:5617:2711 h 02 min41.8°
November06:5711:5716:5710 h 00 min32.6°
December07:2212:1016:579 h 35 min29.1°

A year of daylight in Bandar-e Anzalī

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 Bandar-e Anzalī

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: 1293 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°115689%1.383.8×
15°126097%1.872.8×
29° year-round best1293100%2.232.2×
30°1293100%2.252.2×
37° = latitude128499%2.382.0×
45°125497%2.491.7×
60°114689%2.581.4×
61° off-grid best113788%2.581.4×
70°104080%2.551.2×
90°76659%2.281.5×

A fixed array in Bandar-e Anzalī produces the most over a year at 29°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 61° it makes 2.58 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 Bandar-e Anzalī at 70°

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

0123456January: 2.75 (70°)2.8JanFebruary: 2.76 (70°)2.8FebMarch: 2.85 (70°)2.9MarApril: 2.80 (70°)2.8AprMay: 2.94 (70°)2.9MayJune: 2.90 (70°)2.9JunJuly: 2.88 (70°)2.9JulAugust: 3.13 (70°)3.1AugSeptember: 3.12 (70°)3.1SepOctober: 2.86 (70°)2.9OctNovember: 2.66 (70°)2.7NovDecember: 2.55 (70°)2.5Dec29°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 29°Mean temp.
January1.993.142.752.497.5 °C
February2.563.162.762.817.5 °C
March3.373.302.853.2910.3 °C
April4.263.282.803.7313.5 °C
May5.643.532.944.5219.3 °C
June6.523.542.904.9223.5 °C
July6.113.542.884.6725.4 °C
August5.523.853.134.5025.9 °C
September4.193.793.123.8023.1 °C
October2.973.412.863.0319.0 °C
November2.113.102.662.4813.3 °C
December1.742.932.552.239.4 °C
Year3.92 avg3.38 avg1040 kWh1293 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 460 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 530 Wp at 29°. The steep array is 12% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Bandar-e Anzalī

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 Bandar-e Anzalī compares in Iran

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

423rdof 423 places in Iran for sunshine: 3.92 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−27%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Iran: 1,293 against 1,760 kWh per kWp.

+10 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Tehran: 14 h 45 min against 14 h 35 min.

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

Bandar-e Anzalī gets the least sun of the 423 places in Iran (3.92 peak sun hours a day); the sunniest is Jālq with 6.10. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.55 kWh a day here, against 2.96 kWh on average in Iran. The shortest day lasts 9 h 35 min, −10 min compared with Tehran.

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Solar forecast for Bandar-e Anzalī, 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 Bandar-e Anzalī

What is the best solar panel angle in Bandar-e Anzalī?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Bandar-e Anzalī is 29°, worth about 1293 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 Bandar-e Anzalī today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:23 local time (UTC+3:30), giving 10 h 55 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:56.
How many peak sun hours does Bandar-e Anzalī get?
On a flat surface 3.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.7 in December to 6.5 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.9 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Bandar-e Anzalī?
At solar noon the sun stands 76.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 29.1° on the December solstice.
Is Bandar-e Anzalī a good place for solar panels?
With 3.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Bandar-e Anzalī ranks 423rd of 423 places in Iran for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (29°) makes about 1,293 kWh a year here, 27% 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.