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Solar position in Chichén-Itzá

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Chichén-Itzá — computed for 20.67° N, 88.57° W, 27 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:52102° ESE
Sunset today17:23257° WSW
Best panel angle20°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle21°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation57.4°
At solar noon, 11:38Open on the sun map

Sun in Chichén-Itzá today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−6

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:38sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0412° below
Civil dawn05:306° below
Sunrise05:52102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:23sun 6° up
Solar noon11:3857.4° high
Golden hour starts16:53sun 6° up
Sunset17:23257° WSW
Civil dusk17:466° below
Nautical dusk18:1212° below
Astronomical dusk18:3818° below
Day length11 h 31 min

Sun path diagram for Chichén-Itzá

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 solstice6789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 87.2° at solar noon in Chichén-Itzá; on the December solstice only 45.9°. Sunrise swings from 64° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 50° 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
January06:3312:0517:3811 h 05 min49.6°
February06:2012:0717:5511 h 36 min59.0°
March05:5712:0118:0512 h 08 min69.8°
April05:3011:5218:1512 h 44 min81.4°
May05:1511:5018:2613 h 12 min89.6°
June05:1411:5618:3713 h 23 min87.2°
July05:2412:0018:3613 h 12 min89.7°
August05:3511:5718:1912 h 44 min81.3°
September05:4211:4717:5112 h 08 min69.8°
October05:5111:3817:2511 h 34 min58.5°
November06:0711:4017:1211 h 05 min49.3°
December06:2611:5217:1810 h 53 min45.9°

A year of daylight in Chichén-Itzá

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 Chichén-Itzá

Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

20°collects the most energy over a year: 1605 kWh per kWp.

21°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 20°Best worst-month 21°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°152795%3.151.6×
15°1600100%3.821.3×
20° year-round best1605100%3.991.2×
21° off-grid best = latitude1604100%4.021.2×
30°158399%4.251.3×
45°147692%4.431.5×
60°128880%4.341.9×
70°112570%4.132.4×
90°77048%3.393.1×

A fixed array in Chichén-Itzá produces the most over a year at 20°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 21° it makes 4.02 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Chichén-Itzá at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 20° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.99 (70°)4.0JanFebruary: 3.87 (70°)3.9FebMarch: 3.52 (70°)3.5MarApril: 2.73 (70°)2.7AprMay: 2.07 (70°)2.1MayJune: 1.76 (70°)1.8JunJuly: 1.91 (70°)1.9JulAugust: 2.34 (70°)2.3AugSeptember: 2.94 (70°)2.9SepOctober: 3.61 (70°)3.6OctNovember: 4.17 (70°)4.2NovDecember: 4.13 (70°)4.1Dec20°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 20°Mean temp.
January4.114.833.994.0223.3 °C
February4.854.713.874.4324.8 °C
March5.714.323.524.8526.3 °C
April6.263.392.734.8828.1 °C
May6.192.602.074.5628.8 °C
June5.552.221.764.0327.5 °C
July5.952.391.914.3627.2 °C
August5.902.912.344.5127.3 °C
September5.403.622.944.4226.8 °C
October4.974.423.614.4125.7 °C
November4.455.064.174.3124.0 °C
December3.995.014.133.9923.7 °C
Year5.28 avg3.78 avg1125 kWh1605 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 670 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 300 Wp at 20°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Chichén-Itzá

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.

2.7 mrow pitch at 70°

2.6 mrow pitch at 20°

Row spacing calculator

How Chichén-Itzá compares in Mexico

Against the other 624 places in Mexico with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

501stof 625 places in Mexico for sunshine, shared: 5.28 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−9%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Mexico: 1,605 against 1,754 kWh per kWp.

+5 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Mexico City: 13 h 23 min against 13 h 18 min.

20°best year-round tilt here; across Mexico it runs from 15° in Coatzacoalcos to 30° in Tijuana.

Of the 625 places in Mexico, Ciudad Constitución gets the most sun (6.12 peak sun hours a day) and Poza Rica de Hidalgo and one other place the least (4.59); Chichén-Itzá ranks joint 501st. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.76 kWh a day here, against 1.82 kWh on average in Mexico. The shortest day lasts 10 h 53 min, −5 min compared with Mexico City.

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Solar forecast for Chichén-Itzá, 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 Chichén-Itzá

What is the best solar panel angle in Chichén-Itzá?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Chichén-Itzá is 20°, worth about 1605 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 21°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chichén-Itzá today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 17:23 local time (UTC−6), giving 11 h 31 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:38.
How many peak sun hours does Chichén-Itzá get?
On a flat surface 5.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.0 in December to 6.3 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.2 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Chichén-Itzá?
At solar noon the sun stands 87.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 45.9° on the December solstice.
Is Chichén-Itzá a good place for solar panels?
With 5.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Chichén-Itzá ranks joint 501st of 625 places in Mexico for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (20°) makes about 1,605 kWh a year here, 9% less than the average place in Mexico.

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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.