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Alto Paraná Department · Paraguay · 25.50° S · 54.65° W

Solar position in Ciudad del Este

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ciudad del Este — computed for 25.50° S, 54.65° W, 197 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:56104° ESE
Sunset today18:49256° WSW
Best panel angle23°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle47°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation76.4°
At solar noon, 12:22Open on the sun map

Sun in Ciudad del Este today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:36sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0412° below
Civil dawn05:326° below
Sunrise05:56104° ESE
Golden hour ends06:27sun 6° up
Solar noon12:2276.4° high
Golden hour starts18:18sun 6° up
Sunset18:49256° WSW
Civil dusk19:136° below
Nautical dusk19:4112° below
Astronomical dusk20:1018° below
Day length12 h 54 min

Sun path diagram for Ciudad del Este

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 solstice891011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice678910111213141516171819Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 41.1° at solar noon in Ciudad del Este; on the December solstice only 87.9°. Sunrise swings from 64° ENE in June to 117° ESE in December — a 52° 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
January06:0612:4919:3313 h 27 min84.3°
February06:2812:5219:1512 h 48 min74.9°
March06:4212:4518:4812 h 06 min64.1°
April06:5612:3718:1711 h 21 min52.5°
May07:1112:3517:5810 h 47 min44.2°
June07:2412:4017:5610 h 33 min41.1°
July07:2112:4518:0810 h 46 min44.1°
August07:0112:4118:2211 h 21 min52.6°
September06:2912:3118:3412 h 05 min64.0°
October05:5812:2318:4812 h 49 min75.4°
November05:4012:2419:0813 h 28 min84.5°
December05:4412:3619:2813 h 44 min87.9°

A year of daylight in Ciudad del Este

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 Ciudad del Este

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

23°collects the most energy over a year: 1535 kWh per kWp.

47°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 23°Best worst-month 47°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°142793%2.342.2×
15°152199%2.931.7×
23° year-round best1535100%3.181.5×
26° = latitude1534100%3.251.4×
30°152699%3.341.4×
45°144294%3.551.2×
47° off-grid best142493%3.561.2×
60°127683%3.531.5×
70°112773%3.401.8×
90°77751%2.872.9×

A fixed array in Ciudad del Este produces the most over a year at 23°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 47° it makes 3.56 kWh per kWp a day, 12% more than at 23°, and costs 7% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ciudad del Este at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 23° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.27 (70°)2.3JanFebruary: 2.73 (70°)2.7FebMarch: 3.35 (70°)3.4MarApril: 3.80 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.51 (70°)3.5MayJune: 3.40 (70°)3.4JunJuly: 3.70 (70°)3.7JulAugust: 3.83 (70°)3.8AugSeptember: 3.26 (70°)3.3SepOctober: 2.73 (70°)2.7OctNovember: 2.32 (70°)2.3NovDecember: 2.10 (70°)2.1Dec23°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 23°Mean temp.
January6.532.832.274.7827.1 °C
February5.993.382.734.6826.9 °C
March5.454.113.354.6426.1 °C
April4.494.603.804.2723.3 °C
May3.334.183.513.4718.9 °C
June2.924.023.403.1817.2 °C
July3.234.363.703.5016.6 °C
August4.024.553.834.0518.5 °C
September4.593.913.264.1421.0 °C
October5.293.332.734.3023.7 °C
November6.332.862.324.7524.8 °C
December6.572.632.104.7326.6 °C
Year4.89 avg3.73 avg1127 kWh1535 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 560 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 370 Wp at 23°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ciudad del Este

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.

3.1 mrow pitch at 70°

2.8 mrow pitch at 23°

Row spacing calculator

How Ciudad del Este compares in Paraguay

Against the other 29 places in Paraguay with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

26thof 30 places in Paraguay for sunshine, shared: 4.89 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Paraguay: 1,535 against 1,536 kWh per kWp.

+1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Asunción: 13 h 44 min against 13 h 43 min.

23°best year-round tilt here; across Paraguay it runs from 19° in Filadelfia to 24° in Encarnación.

Of the 30 places in Paraguay, Yby Yaú gets the most sun (5.01 peak sun hours a day) and Encarnación the least (4.82); Ciudad del Este ranks joint 26th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.11 kWh a day here, against 2.09 kWh on average in Paraguay. The shortest day lasts 10 h 33 min, −1 min compared with Asunción.

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Solar forecast for Ciudad del Este, 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 Ciudad del Este

What is the best solar panel angle in Ciudad del Este?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Ciudad del Este is 23°, worth about 1535 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 47°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ciudad del Este today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:49 local time (UTC−3), giving 12 h 54 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:22.
How many peak sun hours does Ciudad del Este get?
On a flat surface 4.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.9 in June to 6.6 in December. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.6 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Ciudad del Este?
At solar noon the sun stands 41.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 87.9° on the December solstice.
Is Ciudad del Este a good place for solar panels?
With 4.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ciudad del Este ranks joint 26th of 30 places in Paraguay for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (23°) makes about 1,535 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in Paraguay.

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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.