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Maranhão · Brazil · 6.44° S · 46.19° W

Solar position in Formosa da Serra Negra

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Formosa da Serra Negra — computed for 6.44° S, 46.19° W, 340 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:40102° ESE
Sunset today17:57258° WSW
Best panel angle11°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation84.6°
At solar noon, 11:48Open on the sun map

Sun in Formosa da Serra Negra today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:29sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:5412° below
Civil dawn05:186° below
Sunrise05:40102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:08sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4884.6° high
Golden hour starts17:29sun 6° up
Sunset17:57258° WSW
Civil dusk18:196° below
Nautical dusk18:4312° below
Astronomical dusk19:0818° below
Day length12 h 18 min

Sun path diagram for Formosa da Serra Negra

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 solstice7891011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice6789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 60.1° at solar noon in Formosa da Serra Negra; on the December solstice only 73.0°. Sunrise swings from 67° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 47° 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
January06:0312:1618:2912 h 26 min76.6°
February06:1012:1818:2612 h 16 min86.0°
March06:0812:1118:1412 h 06 min83.2°
April06:0512:0318:0111 h 56 min71.6°
May06:0712:0117:5511 h 48 min63.3°
June06:1412:0617:5911 h 45 min60.1°
July06:1712:1118:0511 h 48 min63.2°
August06:1012:0718:0511 h 56 min71.6°
September05:5411:5718:0012 h 06 min83.0°
October05:4111:4917:5712 h 17 min85.6°
November05:3711:5018:0312 h 26 min76.4°
December05:4712:0218:1712 h 30 min73.0°

A year of daylight in Formosa da Serra Negra

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 Formosa da Serra Negra

Fixed array facing north (azimuth 0°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

11°collects the most energy over a year: 1573 kWh per kWp.

0°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 11°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best154898%3.881.3×
6° = latitude1568100%3.761.4×
11° year-round best1573100%3.631.5×
15°1571100%3.511.5×
30°150696%2.961.9×
45°135786%2.272.4×
60°113672%1.553.3×
70°96561%1.183.9×
90°65341%1.053.3×

A fixed array in Formosa da Serra Negra produces the most over a year at 11°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 0° it makes 3.88 kWh per kWp a day, 7% more than at 11°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Formosa da Serra Negra at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 11° (year-round best).

0123456January: 1.23 (70°)1.2JanFebruary: 1.60 (70°)1.6FebMarch: 2.14 (70°)2.1MarApril: 2.82 (70°)2.8AprMay: 3.61 (70°)3.6MayJune: 4.50 (70°)4.5JunJuly: 4.64 (70°)4.6JulAugust: 4.04 (70°)4.0AugSeptember: 2.83 (70°)2.8SepOctober: 1.80 (70°)1.8OctNovember: 1.27 (70°)1.3NovDecember: 1.18 (70°)1.2Dec11°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 11°Mean temp.
January4.861.561.233.6525.6 °C
February4.972.001.603.8325.2 °C
March4.932.642.143.9225.3 °C
April4.973.452.824.0925.4 °C
May5.094.423.614.3526.0 °C
June5.485.514.504.8126.3 °C
July5.845.694.645.0926.9 °C
August6.304.984.045.2928.1 °C
September6.263.532.834.9829.7 °C
October5.602.271.804.2829.7 °C
November5.071.631.273.7828.2 °C
December4.911.511.183.6326.9 °C
Year5.36 avg3.27 avg965 kWh1573 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through December on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 1,000 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 320 Wp at 11°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Formosa da Serra Negra

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.

1.9 mrow pitch at 70°

2.2 mrow pitch at 11°

Row spacing calculator

How Formosa da Serra Negra compares in Brazil

Against the other 2,263 places in Brazil with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

841stof 2,264 places in Brazil for sunshine, shared: 5.36 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Brazil: 1,573 against 1,581 kWh per kWp.

−1 h 05 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with São Paulo: 12 h 30 min against 13 h 35 min.

11°best year-round tilt here; across Brazil it runs from 0° in Macapá to 28° in Santa Vitória do Palmar.

Of the 2,264 places in Brazil, Catolé do Rocha gets the most sun (6.16 peak sun hours a day) and Paranaguá the least (4.01); Formosa da Serra Negra ranks joint 841st. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.18 kWh a day here, against 1.56 kWh on average in Brazil. The shortest day lasts 11 h 45 min, +1 h 04 min compared with São Paulo.

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Solar forecast for Formosa da Serra Negra, 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 Formosa da Serra Negra

What is the best solar panel angle in Formosa da Serra Negra?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Formosa da Serra Negra is 11°, worth about 1573 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Formosa da Serra Negra today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 17:57 local time (UTC−3), giving 12 h 18 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:48.
How many peak sun hours does Formosa da Serra Negra get?
On a flat surface 5.4 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.9 in January to 6.3 in August. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.5 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Formosa da Serra Negra?
At solar noon the sun stands 60.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 73.0° on the December solstice.
Is Formosa da Serra Negra a good place for solar panels?
With 5.4 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Formosa da Serra Negra ranks joint 841st of 2,264 places in Brazil for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (11°) makes about 1,573 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in Brazil.

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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.