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Sinaloa · Mexico · 25.66° N · 108.64° W

Solar position in Gabriel Leyva Solano

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Gabriel Leyva Solano — computed for 25.66° N, 108.64° W, 24 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:18103° ESE
Sunset today17:38257° WSW
Best panel angle25°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle26°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation52.4°
At solar noon, 11:58Open on the sun map

Sun in Gabriel Leyva Solano today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−7

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:00sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2712° below
Civil dawn05:546° below
Sunrise06:18103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:49sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5852.4° high
Golden hour starts17:07sun 6° up
Sunset17:38257° WSW
Civil dusk18:026° below
Nautical dusk18:2912° below
Astronomical dusk18:5618° below
Day length11 h 21 min

Sun path diagram for Gabriel Leyva Solano

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 87.8° at solar noon in Gabriel Leyva Solano; on the December solstice only 40.9°. Sunrise swings from 63° ENE in June to 116° ESE in December — a 52° 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
January07:0112:2617:5010 h 49 min44.6°
February06:4412:2818:1111 h 27 min54.0°
March06:1712:2118:2612 h 09 min64.8°
April05:4612:1318:4012 h 55 min76.4°
May05:2612:1118:5613 h 30 min84.6°
June05:2412:1619:0813 h 45 min87.8°
July05:3512:2119:0513 h 30 min84.7°
August05:5012:1718:4412 h 54 min76.2°
September06:0212:0718:1112 h 09 min64.8°
October06:1611:5817:4111 h 25 min53.4°
November06:3612:0017:2410 h 47 min44.3°
December06:5612:1217:2810 h 32 min40.9°

A year of daylight in Gabriel Leyva Solano

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 Gabriel Leyva Solano

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

25°collects the most energy over a year: 1873 kWh per kWp.

26°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 25°Best worst-month 26°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°171892%3.192.0×
15°184999%4.141.4×
25° year-round best1873100%4.631.3×
26° off-grid best = latitude1873100%4.671.3×
30°1867100%4.821.3×
45°177295%5.191.5×
60°157484%5.241.9×
70°139174%5.082.5×
90°95751%4.344.8×

A fixed array in Gabriel Leyva Solano produces the most over a year at 25°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 26° it makes 4.67 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Gabriel Leyva Solano at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 25° (year-round best).

01234567January: 5.06 (70°)5.1JanFebruary: 4.92 (70°)4.9FebMarch: 4.56 (70°)4.6MarApril: 3.47 (70°)3.5AprMay: 2.55 (70°)2.5MayJune: 2.07 (70°)2.1JunJuly: 2.19 (70°)2.2JulAugust: 2.67 (70°)2.7AugSeptember: 3.42 (70°)3.4SepOctober: 4.62 (70°)4.6OctNovember: 5.20 (70°)5.2NovDecember: 5.08 (70°)5.1Dec25°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 25°Mean temp.
January4.256.035.064.7719.3 °C
February5.185.884.925.2619.9 °C
March6.435.494.565.8421.8 °C
April7.274.233.475.8124.2 °C
May7.873.162.555.6527.1 °C
June7.512.612.075.1329.8 °C
July6.662.762.194.7329.5 °C
August6.283.342.674.7629.2 °C
September5.734.243.424.8128.5 °C
October5.455.694.625.2227.0 °C
November4.606.315.205.0123.5 °C
December4.016.075.084.6319.8 °C
Year5.94 avg4.65 avg1391 kWh1873 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 570 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 250 Wp at 25°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Gabriel Leyva Solano

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.

3.1 mrow pitch at 70°

2.9 mrow pitch at 25°

Row spacing calculator

How Gabriel Leyva Solano compares in Mexico

Against the other 624 places in Mexico with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

72ndof 625 places in Mexico for sunshine, shared: 5.94 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+7%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Mexico: 1,873 against 1,754 kWh per kWp.

+26 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Mexico City: 13 h 45 min against 13 h 18 min.

25°best year-round tilt here; across Mexico it runs from 15° in Coatzacoalcos to 30° in Tijuana.

Of the 625 places in Mexico, Ciudad Constitución gets the most sun (6.12 peak sun hours a day) and Poza Rica de Hidalgo and one other place the least (4.59); Gabriel Leyva Solano ranks joint 72nd. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.07 kWh a day here, against 1.82 kWh on average in Mexico. The shortest day lasts 10 h 32 min, −25 min compared with Mexico City.

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Solar forecast for Gabriel Leyva Solano, 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 Gabriel Leyva Solano

What is the best solar panel angle in Gabriel Leyva Solano?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Gabriel Leyva Solano is 25°, worth about 1873 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 26°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gabriel Leyva Solano today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:38 local time (UTC−7), giving 11 h 21 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:58.
How many peak sun hours does Gabriel Leyva Solano get?
On a flat surface 5.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.0 in December to 7.9 in May. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.6 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Gabriel Leyva Solano?
At solar noon the sun stands 87.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 40.9° on the December solstice.
Is Gabriel Leyva Solano a good place for solar panels?
With 5.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Gabriel Leyva Solano ranks joint 72nd of 625 places in Mexico for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (25°) makes about 1,873 kWh a year here, 7% more than the average place in Mexico.

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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.