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Solar position in Carmen de Patagones

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Carmen de Patagones — computed for 40.80° S, 62.98° W, 3 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:09106° ESE
Sunset today19:42253° WSW
Best panel angle35°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle65°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation61.1°
At solar noon, 12:56Open on the sun map

Sun in Carmen de Patagones today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:29sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0612° below
Civil dawn05:416° below
Sunrise06:09106° ESE
Golden hour ends06:47sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5661.1° high
Golden hour starts19:05sun 6° up
Sunset19:42253° WSW
Civil dusk20:116° below
Nautical dusk20:4612° below
Astronomical dusk21:2318° below
Day length13 h 33 min

Sun path diagram for Carmen de Patagones

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 solstice91011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice67891011121314151617181920Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 25.8° at solar noon in Carmen de Patagones; on the December solstice only 72.6°. Sunrise swings from 59° ENE in June to 123° ESE in December — a 63° 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
January06:0513:2320:4014 h 35 min69.0°
February06:4413:2520:0613 h 22 min59.6°
March07:1513:1819:2112 h 06 min48.8°
April07:4813:1018:3210 h 44 min37.2°
May08:1713:0817:589 h 41 min28.9°
June08:3613:1317:519 h 15 min25.8°
July08:2813:1818:089 h 40 min28.9°
August07:5213:1518:3710 h 45 min37.3°
September07:0213:0519:0712 h 05 min48.7°
October06:1412:5619:3913 h 25 min60.1°
November05:3912:5720:1614 h 37 min69.2°
December05:3613:1020:4315 h 06 min72.6°

A year of daylight in Carmen de Patagones

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 Carmen de Patagones

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

35°collects the most energy over a year: 1662 kWh per kWp.

65°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 35°Best worst-month 65°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°140384%1.384.7×
15°157895%2.013.2×
30°1658100%2.522.4×
35° year-round best1662100%2.662.2×
41° = latitude165399%2.802.0×
45°163999%2.871.9×
60°152392%3.031.6×
65° off-grid best146488%3.051.5×
70°139684%3.041.5×
90°104663%2.781.8×

A fixed array in Carmen de Patagones produces the most over a year at 35°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 65° it makes 3.05 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 35°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Carmen de Patagones at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 35° (year-round best).

01234567January: 3.79 (70°)3.8JanFebruary: 4.21 (70°)4.2FebMarch: 4.49 (70°)4.5MarApril: 4.27 (70°)4.3AprMay: 3.28 (70°)3.3MayJune: 3.04 (70°)3.0JunJuly: 3.27 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.69 (70°)3.7AugSeptember: 4.23 (70°)4.2SepOctober: 4.17 (70°)4.2OctNovember: 3.86 (70°)3.9NovDecember: 3.64 (70°)3.6Dec35°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 35°Mean temp.
January7.854.583.795.9421.8 °C
February6.635.074.215.6921.2 °C
March5.135.354.495.1619.0 °C
April3.515.014.274.2615.0 °C
May2.193.793.283.0211.3 °C
June1.753.473.042.668.3 °C
July1.963.723.272.927.3 °C
August2.804.223.693.588.6 °C
September4.224.874.234.6110.7 °C
October5.704.874.175.2813.7 °C
November7.134.583.865.7217.1 °C
December7.934.373.645.8920.0 °C
Year4.72 avg4.49 avg1396 kWh1662 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 390 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 440 Wp at 35°. The steep array is 12% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Carmen de Patagones

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.

5.2 mrow pitch at 70°

4.4 mrow pitch at 35°

Row spacing calculator

How Carmen de Patagones compares in Argentina

Against the other 313 places in Argentina with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

278thof 314 places in Argentina for sunshine, shared: 4.72 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Argentina: 1,662 against 1,639 kWh per kWp.

+38 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Buenos Aires: 15 h 06 min against 14 h 29 min.

35°best year-round tilt here; across Argentina it runs from 21° in Tartagal to 44° in Río Gallegos.

Of the 314 places in Argentina, Belén gets the most sun (6.11 peak sun hours a day) and Ushuaia the least (2.59); Carmen de Patagones ranks joint 278th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.04 kWh a day here, against 2.68 kWh on average in Argentina. The shortest day lasts 9 h 15 min, −35 min compared with Buenos Aires.

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Solar forecast for Carmen de Patagones, 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 Carmen de Patagones

What is the best solar panel angle in Carmen de Patagones?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Carmen de Patagones is 35°, worth about 1662 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 65°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Carmen de Patagones today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 19:42 local time (UTC−3), giving 13 h 33 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:56.
How many peak sun hours does Carmen de Patagones get?
On a flat surface 4.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.7 in June to 7.9 in December. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.5 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Carmen de Patagones?
At solar noon the sun stands 25.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 72.6° on the December solstice.
Is Carmen de Patagones a good place for solar panels?
With 4.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Carmen de Patagones ranks joint 278th of 314 places in Argentina for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (35°) makes about 1,662 kWh a year here, 1% more than the average place in Argentina.

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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.