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Solar position in Cândido Mendes

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Cândido Mendes — computed for 1.45° S, 45.73° W, 1 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:42102° ESE
Sunset today17:51258° WSW
Best panel angle3°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation79.6°
At solar noon, 11:47Open on the sun map

Sun in Cândido Mendes today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:32sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:5612° below
Civil dawn05:216° below
Sunrise05:42102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:10sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4779.6° high
Golden hour starts17:23sun 6° up
Sunset17:51258° WSW
Civil dusk18:126° below
Nautical dusk18:3712° below
Astronomical dusk19:0218° below
Day length12 h 09 min

Sun path diagram for Cândido Mendes

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 solstice7891011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 65.1° at solar noon in Cândido Mendes; on the December solstice only 68.0°. Sunrise swings from 67° ENE in June to 113° 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
January06:0812:1418:1912 h 11 min71.7°
February06:1212:1618:2012 h 09 min81.1°
March06:0612:1018:1312 h 06 min88.1°
April05:5912:0118:0312 h 04 min76.5°
May05:5811:5918:0012 h 03 min68.3°
June06:0312:0418:0512 h 02 min65.1°
July06:0712:0918:1012 h 03 min68.2°
August06:0312:0618:0812 h 04 min76.6°
September05:5211:5517:5912 h 06 min88.0°
October05:4311:4717:5112 h 09 min80.6°
November05:4311:4817:5412 h 11 min71.5°
December05:5412:0118:0712 h 13 min68.0°

A year of daylight in Cândido Mendes

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 Cândido Mendes

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

3°collects the most energy over a year: 1503 kWh per kWp.

0°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 3°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearMarch kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best1501100%3.511.4×
1° = latitude1502100%3.511.4×
3° year-round best1503100%3.511.4×
15°147698%3.421.5×
30°136991%3.141.7×
45°118879%2.712.2×
60°95263%2.153.3×
70°79453%1.723.5×
90°53335%0.982.6×

A fixed array in Cândido Mendes produces the most over a year at 3°. The design month for an off-grid system is March: at 0° it makes 3.51 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Cândido Mendes at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 3° (year-round best).

0123456January: 1.10 (70°)1.1JanFebruary: 1.28 (70°)1.3FebMarch: 1.72 (70°)1.7MarApril: 2.30 (70°)2.3AprMay: 3.00 (70°)3.0MayJune: 3.55 (70°)3.5JunJuly: 3.65 (70°)3.6JulAugust: 3.34 (70°)3.3AugSeptember: 2.47 (70°)2.5SepOctober: 1.54 (70°)1.5OctNovember: 1.04 (70°)1.0NovDecember: 1.06 (70°)1.1Dec3°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 3°Mean temp.
January4.871.411.103.7827.1 °C
February4.541.631.283.5626.5 °C
March4.432.151.723.5126.3 °C
April4.472.852.303.5726.3 °C
May4.763.693.003.8426.6 °C
June5.024.353.554.0826.4 °C
July5.334.473.654.3226.3 °C
August5.884.113.344.7326.7 °C
September6.083.062.474.8327.4 °C
October5.941.951.544.6628.1 °C
November5.721.341.044.4328.3 °C
December5.271.371.064.0628.1 °C
Year5.20 avg2.71 avg794 kWh1503 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through November on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 1,140 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 340 Wp at 3°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Cândido Mendes

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.

1.7 mrow pitch at 70°

2.1 mrow pitch at 3°

Row spacing calculator

How Cândido Mendes compares in Brazil

Against the other 2,263 places in Brazil with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

1151stof 2,264 places in Brazil for sunshine, shared: 5.20 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−5%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Brazil: 1,503 against 1,581 kWh per kWp.

−1 h 23 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with São Paulo: 12 h 13 min against 13 h 35 min.

3°best year-round tilt here; across Brazil it runs from 0° in Macapá to 28° in Santa Vitória do Palmar.

Of the 2,264 places in Brazil, Catolé do Rocha gets the most sun (6.16 peak sun hours a day) and Paranaguá the least (4.01); Cândido Mendes ranks joint 1151st. In its darkest month, November, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.04 kWh a day here, against 1.56 kWh on average in Brazil. The shortest day lasts 12 h 02 min, +1 h 21 min compared with São Paulo.

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Solar forecast for Cândido Mendes, 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 Cândido Mendes

What is the best solar panel angle in Cândido Mendes?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Cândido Mendes is 3°, worth about 1503 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through March does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cândido Mendes today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 17:51 local time (UTC−3), giving 12 h 09 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:47.
How many peak sun hours does Cândido Mendes get?
On a flat surface 5.2 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.4 in March to 6.1 in September. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.3 sun hours a day in November.
How high does the sun get in Cândido Mendes?
At solar noon the sun stands 65.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 68.0° on the December solstice.
Is Cândido Mendes a good place for solar panels?
With 5.2 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Cândido Mendes ranks joint 1151st of 2,264 places in Brazil for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (3°) makes about 1,503 kWh a year here, 5% less than the average place in Brazil.

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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.