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Baalbek-Hermel Governorate · Lebanon · 34.39° N · 36.38° E

Solar position in El Hermel

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for El Hermel — computed for 34.39° N, 36.38° E, 743 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:47104° ESE
Sunset today17:49256° WSW
Best panel angle27°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle55°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation43.8°
At solar noon, 12:18Open on the sun map

Sun in El Hermel today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:23sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5212° below
Civil dawn06:216° below
Sunrise06:47104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:21sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1843.8° high
Golden hour starts17:15sun 6° up
Sunset17:49256° WSW
Civil dusk18:156° below
Nautical dusk18:4412° below
Astronomical dusk19:1318° below
Day length11 h 02 min

Sun path diagram for El Hermel

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 79.0° at solar noon in El Hermel; on the December solstice only 32.2°. Sunrise swings from 61° ENE in June to 118° ESE in December — a 58° 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
January06:3811:4516:5310 h 14 min35.8°
February06:1311:4817:2311 h 10 min45.1°
March05:3711:4117:4612 h 10 min55.9°
April05:5612:3319:1013 h 15 min67.5°
May05:2812:3119:3414 h 06 min75.8°
June05:2212:3619:4914 h 27 min79.0°
July05:3712:4019:4414 h 07 min76.0°
August05:5912:3719:1513 h 15 min67.7°
September06:2112:2718:3212 h 11 min56.2°
October06:4412:1817:5311 h 08 min44.9°
November06:1311:2016:2710 h 14 min35.7°
December06:3611:3216:289 h 51 min32.2°

A year of daylight in El Hermel

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 El Hermel

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

27°collects the most energy over a year: 1728 kWh per kWp.

55°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 27°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°156491%1.903.4×
15°169598%2.512.5×
27° year-round best1728100%2.892.1×
30°1726100%2.972.0×
34° = latitude171899%3.061.8×
45°165796%3.251.7×
55° off-grid best155890%3.321.6×
60°149486%3.321.5×
70°133877%3.261.5×
90°94555%2.882.5×

A fixed array in El Hermel produces the most over a year at 27°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 55° it makes 3.32 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 27°, and costs 10% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in El Hermel at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 27° (year-round best).

01234567January: 3.18 (70°)3.2JanFebruary: 3.48 (70°)3.5FebMarch: 4.05 (70°)4.1MarApril: 3.80 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.38 (70°)3.4MayJune: 3.06 (70°)3.1JunJuly: 3.16 (70°)3.2JulAugust: 3.74 (70°)3.7AugSeptember: 4.46 (70°)4.5SepOctober: 4.42 (70°)4.4OctNovember: 3.99 (70°)4.0NovDecember: 3.26 (70°)3.3Dec27°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 27°Mean temp.
January2.463.613.182.936.8 °C
February3.303.973.483.568.1 °C
March4.814.684.054.7211.2 °C
April6.104.463.805.3214.8 °C
May7.264.053.385.7119.6 °C
June8.183.743.065.9823.7 °C
July8.033.903.165.9226.4 °C
August7.284.603.745.8326.5 °C
September6.095.424.465.5623.9 °C
October4.455.284.424.6319.6 °C
November3.134.643.993.6913.3 °C
December2.343.733.262.898.8 °C
Year5.30 avg4.34 avg1338 kWh1728 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 380 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 410 Wp at 27°. The steep array is 6% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in El Hermel

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.

4.1 mrow pitch at 70°

3.4 mrow pitch at 27°

Row spacing calculator

How El Hermel compares in Lebanon

Against the other 16 places in Lebanon with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

12thof 17 places in Lebanon for sunshine, shared: 5.30 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Lebanon: 1,728 against 1,738 kWh per kWp.

+3 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Beirut: 14 h 27 min against 14 h 25 min.

27°best year-round tilt here, the same everywhere in Lebanon.

Of the 17 places in Lebanon, En Nâqoûra gets the most sun (5.39 peak sun hours a day) and Tripoli the least (5.24); El Hermel ranks joint 12th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.07 kWh a day here, against 3.00 kWh on average in Lebanon. The shortest day lasts 9 h 51 min, −3 min compared with Beirut.

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Solar forecast for El Hermel, 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 El Hermel

What is the best solar panel angle in El Hermel?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in El Hermel is 27°, worth about 1728 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 El Hermel today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 17:49 local time (UTC+3), giving 11 h 02 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:18.
How many peak sun hours does El Hermel get?
On a flat surface 5.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.3 in December to 8.2 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in El Hermel?
At solar noon the sun stands 79.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 32.2° on the December solstice.
Is El Hermel a good place for solar panels?
With 5.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, El Hermel ranks joint 12th of 17 places in Lebanon for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (27°) makes about 1,728 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Lebanon.

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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.