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Solar position in Echemmaia Est

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Echemmaia Est — computed for 32.08° N, 8.62° W, 383 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:44103° ESE
Sunset today18:52256° WSW
Best panel angle29°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle45°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation46.1°
At solar noon, 13:18Open on the sun map

Sun in Echemmaia Est today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:22sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:5112° below
Civil dawn07:196° below
Sunrise07:44103° ESE
Golden hour ends08:18sun 6° up
Solar noon13:1846.1° high
Golden hour starts18:18sun 6° up
Sunset18:52256° WSW
Civil dusk19:176° below
Nautical dusk19:4512° below
Astronomical dusk20:1418° below
Day length11 h 08 min

Sun path diagram for Echemmaia Est

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 solstice7891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice9101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 81.4° at solar noon in Echemmaia Est; on the December solstice only 34.5°. Sunrise swings from 61° 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
January08:3313:4518:5810 h 24 min38.1°
February07:1012:4818:2511 h 15 min47.5°
March06:3712:4118:4612 h 10 min58.3°
April06:5813:3320:0713 h 09 min69.9°
May06:3313:3120:2913 h 56 min78.2°
June06:2813:3620:4314 h 15 min81.4°
July06:4213:4020:3913 h 57 min78.3°
August07:0213:3720:1213 h 09 min69.9°
September07:2213:2719:3212 h 11 min58.5°
October07:4213:1818:5511 h 13 min47.1°
November08:0813:2018:3110 h 23 min38.0°
December08:3113:3218:3410 h 03 min34.5°

A year of daylight in Echemmaia Est

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 Echemmaia Est

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

29°collects the most energy over a year: 1864 kWh per kWp.

45°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 29°Best worst-month 45°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°165889%2.542.5×
15°181697%3.481.8×
29° year-round best1864100%4.141.4×
30°1864100%4.181.3×
32° = latitude1862100%4.251.3×
45° off-grid best180197%4.611.2×
60°163288%4.751.4×
70°146779%4.671.8×
90°104656%4.133.4×

A fixed array in Echemmaia Est produces the most over a year at 29°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 45° it makes 4.61 kWh per kWp a day, 11% more than at 29°, and costs 3% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Echemmaia Est at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 29° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.86 (70°)4.9JanFebruary: 4.78 (70°)4.8FebMarch: 4.57 (70°)4.6MarApril: 3.86 (70°)3.9AprMay: 3.16 (70°)3.2MayJune: 2.77 (70°)2.8JunJuly: 2.94 (70°)2.9JulAugust: 3.46 (70°)3.5AugSeptember: 4.16 (70°)4.2SepOctober: 4.42 (70°)4.4OctNovember: 4.60 (70°)4.6NovDecember: 4.67 (70°)4.7Dec29°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 29°Mean temp.
January3.485.634.864.4312.1 °C
February4.375.564.784.8912.9 °C
March5.555.364.575.4215.2 °C
April6.624.573.865.6417.1 °C
May7.353.803.165.6120.0 °C
June7.863.382.775.5923.3 °C
July7.763.632.945.5926.3 °C
August7.054.273.465.5226.8 °C
September5.985.064.165.3523.8 °C
October4.645.314.424.7821.1 °C
November3.615.414.604.3416.2 °C
December3.165.444.674.1413.3 °C
Year5.62 avg4.78 avg1467 kWh1864 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 430 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 280 Wp at 29°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Echemmaia Est

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.

3.8 mrow pitch at 70°

3.3 mrow pitch at 29°

Row spacing calculator

How Echemmaia Est compares in Morocco

Against the other 175 places in Morocco with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

46thof 176 places in Morocco for sunshine, shared: 5.63 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Morocco: 1,864 against 1,808 kWh per kWp.

−8 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Casablanca: 14 h 15 min against 14 h 23 min.

29°best year-round tilt here; across Morocco it runs from 25° in Smara to 31° in Oujda.

Of the 176 places in Morocco, Zagora gets the most sun (6.02 peak sun hours a day) and Azla the least (4.95); Echemmaia Est ranks joint 46th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.77 kWh a day here, against 2.86 kWh on average in Morocco. The shortest day lasts 10 h 03 min, +8 min compared with Casablanca.

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Solar forecast for Echemmaia Est, 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 Echemmaia Est

What is the best solar panel angle in Echemmaia Est?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Echemmaia Est is 29°, worth about 1864 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 45°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Echemmaia Est today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 18:52 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 08 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:18.
How many peak sun hours does Echemmaia Est get?
On a flat surface 5.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.2 in December to 7.9 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.4 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Echemmaia Est?
At solar noon the sun stands 81.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 34.5° on the December solstice.
Is Echemmaia Est a good place for solar panels?
With 5.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Echemmaia Est ranks joint 46th of 176 places in Morocco for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (29°) makes about 1,864 kWh a year here, 3% more than the average place in Morocco.

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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.