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El Mghair · Algeria · 33.95° N · 5.92° E

Solar position in El Meghaïer

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for El Meghaïer — computed for 33.95° N, 5.92° E, 1 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:48104° ESE
Sunset today17:51256° WSW
Best panel angle32°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle47°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation44.2°
At solar noon, 12:20Open on the sun map

Sun in El Meghaïer today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:24sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5312° below
Civil dawn06:236° below
Sunrise06:48104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:22sun 6° up
Solar noon12:2044.2° high
Golden hour starts17:17sun 6° up
Sunset17:51256° WSW
Civil dusk18:176° below
Nautical dusk18:4612° below
Astronomical dusk19:1518° below
Day length11 h 03 min

Sun path diagram for El Meghaïer

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 solstice891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 79.5° at solar noon in El Meghaïer; on the December solstice only 32.6°. Sunrise swings from 61° ENE in June to 118° ESE in December — a 57° 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
January07:3912:4717:5510 h 16 min36.2°
February07:1412:5018:2511 h 11 min45.6°
March06:3812:4318:4812 h 10 min56.4°
April05:5812:3519:1213 h 14 min68.0°
May05:3112:3219:3514 h 04 min76.3°
June05:2512:3819:5014 h 25 min79.5°
July05:4012:4219:4514 h 05 min76.5°
August06:0212:3919:1613 h 14 min68.1°
September06:2312:2918:3412 h 11 min56.7°
October06:4612:2017:5511 h 09 min45.3°
November07:1412:2217:2910 h 16 min36.1°
December07:3712:3417:319 h 54 min32.6°

A year of daylight in El Meghaïer

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 Meghaïer

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

32°collects the most energy over a year: 1853 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 32°Best worst-month 47°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°161487%2.432.5×
15°178696%3.391.8×
30°1853100%4.131.4×
32° year-round best1853100%4.211.3×
34° = latitude1852100%4.281.3×
45°180998%4.601.2×
47° off-grid best179597%4.641.2×
60°166090%4.771.4×
70°150881%4.721.7×
90°110560%4.212.9×

A fixed array in El Meghaïer produces the most over a year at 32°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 47° it makes 4.64 kWh per kWp a day, 10% more than at 32°, and costs 3% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in El Meghaïer at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 32° (year-round best).

0123456January: 5.00 (70°)5.0JanFebruary: 5.06 (70°)5.1FebMarch: 4.69 (70°)4.7MarApril: 3.99 (70°)4.0AprMay: 3.35 (70°)3.4MayJune: 3.02 (70°)3.0JunJuly: 3.13 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.55 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 4.00 (70°)4.0SepOctober: 4.45 (70°)4.4OctNovember: 4.67 (70°)4.7NovDecember: 4.72 (70°)4.7Dec32°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 32°Mean temp.
January3.375.755.004.579.6 °C
February4.375.845.065.1311.1 °C
March5.525.504.695.4815.5 °C
April6.614.783.995.5820.0 °C
May7.324.113.355.4924.9 °C
June7.863.793.025.4730.1 °C
July7.783.973.135.4433.8 °C
August6.984.493.555.3433.0 °C
September5.714.954.005.0228.2 °C
October4.585.374.454.7722.7 °C
November3.525.484.674.4215.3 °C
December3.005.444.724.2110.7 °C
Year5.56 avg4.95 avg1508 kWh1853 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 390 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 280 Wp at 32°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in El Meghaïer

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.

4.0 mrow pitch at 70°

3.6 mrow pitch at 32°

Row spacing calculator

How El Meghaïer compares in Algeria

Against the other 293 places in Algeria with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

34thof 294 places in Algeria for sunshine, shared: 5.56 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+9%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Algeria: 1,853 against 1,694 kWh per kWp.

−16 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Algiers: 14 h 25 min against 14 h 41 min.

32°best year-round tilt here; across Algeria it runs from 23° in Tamanghasset to 32° in Ouled Djellal.

Of the 294 places in Algeria, Tamanghasset gets the most sun (6.40 peak sun hours a day) and Berrahal the least (4.73); El Meghaïer ranks joint 34th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.02 kWh a day here, against 3.05 kWh on average in Algeria. The shortest day lasts 9 h 54 min, +15 min compared with Algiers.

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Solar forecast for El Meghaïer, 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 Meghaïer

What is the best solar panel angle in El Meghaïer?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in El Meghaïer is 32°, worth about 1853 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 47°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Meghaïer today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:51 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 03 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:20.
How many peak sun hours does El Meghaïer get?
On a flat surface 5.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.0 in December to 7.9 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.8 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in El Meghaïer?
At solar noon the sun stands 79.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 32.6° on the December solstice.
Is El Meghaïer a good place for solar panels?
With 5.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, El Meghaïer ranks joint 34th of 294 places in Algeria for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (32°) makes about 1,853 kWh a year here, 9% more than the average place in Algeria.

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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.