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Solar position in Egypt Lake-Leto

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Egypt Lake-Leto — computed for 28.02° N, 82.51° W, 10 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:35103° ESE
Sunset today18:52257° WSW
Best panel angle26°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle36°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation50.1°
At solar noon, 13:14Open on the sun map

Sun in Egypt Lake-Leto today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:17sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:4412° below
Civil dawn07:126° below
Sunrise07:35103° ESE
Golden hour ends08:08sun 6° up
Solar noon13:1450.1° high
Golden hour starts18:19sun 6° up
Sunset18:52257° WSW
Civil dusk19:156° below
Nautical dusk19:4312° below
Astronomical dusk20:1018° below
Day length11 h 16 min

Sun path diagram for Egypt Lake-Leto

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 solstice891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 85.4° at solar noon in Egypt Lake-Leto; on the December solstice only 38.6°. Sunrise swings from 63° ENE in June to 116° ESE in December — a 54° 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
January07:2112:4118:0110 h 40 min42.2°
February07:0212:4318:2511 h 23 min51.6°
March07:3213:3719:4112 h 09 min62.4°
April06:5813:2819:5813 h 00 min74.0°
May06:3713:2620:1613 h 39 min82.3°
June06:3413:3120:2913 h 55 min85.4°
July06:4613:3620:2613 h 39 min82.3°
August07:0313:3320:0212 h 59 min73.9°
September07:1813:2219:2712 h 09 min62.5°
October07:3413:1418:5411 h 21 min51.1°
November06:5612:1517:3510 h 39 min42.0°
December07:1712:2817:3910 h 22 min38.6°

A year of daylight in Egypt Lake-Leto

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 Egypt Lake-Leto

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

26°collects the most energy over a year: 1613 kWh per kWp.

36°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 26°Best worst-month 36°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°147091%2.572.1×
15°158698%3.291.6×
26° year-round best1613100%3.691.4×
28° = latitude1613100%3.751.4×
30°1610100%3.811.3×
36° off-grid best159499%3.951.3×
45°154296%4.091.3×
60°138686%4.121.6×
70°124077%4.001.9×
90°87954%3.432.9×

A fixed array in Egypt Lake-Leto produces the most over a year at 26°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 36° it makes 3.95 kWh per kWp a day, 7% more than at 26°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Egypt Lake-Leto at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 26° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.16 (70°)4.2JanFebruary: 4.05 (70°)4.1FebMarch: 3.96 (70°)4.0MarApril: 3.32 (70°)3.3AprMay: 2.65 (70°)2.7MayJune: 2.26 (70°)2.3JunJuly: 2.31 (70°)2.3JulAugust: 2.64 (70°)2.6AugSeptember: 3.22 (70°)3.2SepOctober: 3.96 (70°)4.0OctNovember: 4.27 (70°)4.3NovDecember: 4.00 (70°)4.0Dec26°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 26°Mean temp.
January3.504.874.163.9615.2 °C
February4.224.784.054.3316.9 °C
March5.364.723.964.9419.3 °C
April6.334.033.325.1722.5 °C
May6.743.272.655.0225.7 °C
June6.122.832.264.4127.4 °C
July5.832.892.314.2727.8 °C
August5.553.292.644.2927.9 °C
September5.133.963.224.3426.6 °C
October4.644.813.964.4623.7 °C
November3.785.094.274.1519.6 °C
December3.214.724.003.6917.2 °C
Year5.04 avg4.10 avg1240 kWh1613 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 520 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 320 Wp at 26°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Egypt Lake-Leto

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.

3.3 mrow pitch at 70°

3.0 mrow pitch at 26°

Row spacing calculator

How Egypt Lake-Leto compares in the United States

Against the other 3,120 places in the United States with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

524thof 3,121 places in the United States for sunshine, shared: 5.04 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+6%solar energy a year compared with the average place in the United States: 1,613 against 1,515 kWh per kWp.

−1 h 10 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with New York City: 13 h 55 min against 15 h 06 min.

26°best year-round tilt here; across the United States it runs from 18° in Honolulu to 53° in Fairbanks.

Of the 3,121 places in the United States, Fortuna Foothills and 2 other places get the most sun (5.96 peak sun hours a day) and Juneau the least (2.38); Egypt Lake-Leto ranks joint 524th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.26 kWh a day here, against 2.55 kWh on average in the United States. The shortest day lasts 10 h 22 min, +1 h 07 min compared with New York City.

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Solar forecast for Egypt Lake-Leto, 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 Egypt Lake-Leto

What is the best solar panel angle in Egypt Lake-Leto?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Egypt Lake-Leto is 26°, worth about 1613 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 36°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Egypt Lake-Leto today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 18:52 local time (UTC−4), giving 11 h 16 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:14.
How many peak sun hours does Egypt Lake-Leto get?
On a flat surface 5.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.2 in December to 6.7 in May. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.8 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Egypt Lake-Leto?
At solar noon the sun stands 85.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 38.6° on the December solstice.
Is Egypt Lake-Leto a good place for solar panels?
With 5.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Egypt Lake-Leto ranks joint 524th of 3,121 places in the United States for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (26°) makes about 1,613 kWh a year here, 6% more than the average place in the United States.

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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.