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Solar position in Dumyāţ al Jadīdah

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Dumyāţ al Jadīdah — computed for 31.43° N, 31.68° E, 5 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:02103° ESE
Sunset today18:11257° WSW
Best panel angle25°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle55°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation46.8°
At solar noon, 12:37Open on the sun map

Sun in Dumyāţ al Jadīdah today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:41sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:0912° below
Civil dawn06:376° below
Sunrise07:02103° ESE
Golden hour ends07:35sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3746.8° high
Golden hour starts17:38sun 6° up
Sunset18:11257° WSW
Civil dusk18:366° below
Nautical dusk19:0512° below
Astronomical dusk19:3318° below
Day length11 h 09 min

Sun path diagram for Dumyāţ al Jadīdah

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 solstice678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice78910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 82.0° at solar noon in Dumyāţ al Jadīdah; on the December solstice only 35.2°. Sunrise swings from 62° ENE in June to 117° ESE in December — a 56° 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
January06:5112:0417:1710 h 27 min38.7°
February06:2912:0717:4511 h 16 min48.1°
March05:5612:0018:0512 h 09 min58.9°
April05:1811:5218:2513 h 07 min70.5°
May05:5312:4919:4613 h 53 min78.8°
June05:4912:5520:0114 h 12 min82.0°
July06:0212:5919:5613 h 54 min79.0°
August06:2212:5619:3013 h 08 min70.6°
September06:4012:4618:5112 h 11 min59.2°
October07:0012:3718:1411 h 15 min47.8°
November06:2511:3916:5210 h 26 min38.6°
December06:4811:5116:5410 h 06 min35.2°

A year of daylight in Dumyāţ al Jadīdah

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 Dumyāţ al Jadīdah

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

25°collects the most energy over a year: 1709 kWh per kWp.

55°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 25°Best worst-month 55°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°157092%2.222.8×
15°168699%2.852.1×
25° year-round best1709100%3.171.8×
30°1704100%3.301.6×
31° = latitude1702100%3.331.6×
45°162595%3.561.4×
55° off-grid best152289%3.611.3×
60°145585%3.601.3×
70°129876%3.511.5×
90°91153%3.052.4×

A fixed array in Dumyāţ al Jadīdah produces the most over a year at 25°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 55° it makes 3.61 kWh per kWp a day, 14% more than at 25°, and costs 11% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Dumyāţ al Jadīdah at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 25° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.70 (70°)3.7JanFebruary: 3.77 (70°)3.8FebMarch: 4.04 (70°)4.0MarApril: 3.66 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.14 (70°)3.1MayJune: 2.79 (70°)2.8JunJuly: 2.88 (70°)2.9JulAugust: 3.39 (70°)3.4AugSeptember: 3.98 (70°)4.0SepOctober: 4.04 (70°)4.0OctNovember: 3.79 (70°)3.8NovDecember: 3.51 (70°)3.5Dec25°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 25°Mean temp.
January3.074.333.703.4415.1 °C
February3.864.423.773.9415.3 °C
March5.184.774.044.8516.9 °C
April6.294.373.665.3219.0 °C
May7.163.813.145.5522.2 °C
June7.723.432.795.6625.3 °C
July7.553.572.885.5827.2 °C
August6.914.193.395.4527.9 °C
September5.914.893.985.1526.6 °C
October4.544.924.044.4024.3 °C
November3.384.553.793.6321.0 °C
December2.794.153.513.1717.3 °C
Year5.37 avg4.28 avg1298 kWh1709 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 420 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 370 Wp at 25°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Dumyāţ al Jadīdah

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.

3.7 mrow pitch at 70°

3.2 mrow pitch at 25°

Row spacing calculator

How Dumyāţ al Jadīdah compares in Egypt

Against the other 235 places in Egypt with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

234thof 236 places in Egypt for sunshine: 5.37 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−9%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Egypt: 1,709 against 1,878 kWh per kWp.

+7 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Cairo: 14 h 12 min against 14 h 05 min.

25°best year-round tilt here; across Egypt it runs from 20° in Hala'ib to 26° in Cairo.

Of the 236 places in Egypt, Aswān gets the most sun (6.52 peak sun hours a day) and ‘Izbat al Burj the least (5.35); Dumyāţ al Jadīdah ranks 234th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.79 kWh a day here, against 2.63 kWh on average in Egypt. The shortest day lasts 10 h 06 min, −7 min compared with Cairo.

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Solar forecast for Dumyāţ al Jadīdah, 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 Dumyāţ al Jadīdah

What is the best solar panel angle in Dumyāţ al Jadīdah?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Dumyāţ al Jadīdah is 25°, worth about 1709 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 55°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dumyāţ al Jadīdah today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 18:11 local time (UTC+3), giving 11 h 09 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:37.
How many peak sun hours does Dumyāţ al Jadīdah get?
On a flat surface 5.4 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.8 in December to 7.7 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.4 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Dumyāţ al Jadīdah?
At solar noon the sun stands 82.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 35.2° on the December solstice.
Is Dumyāţ al Jadīdah a good place for solar panels?
With 5.4 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Dumyāţ al Jadīdah ranks 234th of 236 places in Egypt for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (25°) makes about 1,709 kWh a year here, 9% less than the average place in Egypt.

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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.