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Solar position in General Pico

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for General Pico — computed for 35.66° S, 63.76° W, 112 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:20105° ESE
Sunset today19:38255° WSW
Best panel angle31°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle58°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation66.3°
At solar noon, 12:59Open on the sun map

Sun in General Pico today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:48sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2212° below
Civil dawn05:536° below
Sunrise06:20105° ESE
Golden hour ends06:54sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5966.3° high
Golden hour starts19:03sun 6° up
Sunset19:38255° WSW
Civil dusk20:056° below
Nautical dusk20:3712° below
Astronomical dusk21:1018° below
Day length13 h 18 min

Sun path diagram for General Pico

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 solstice9101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice7891011121314151617181920Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 30.9° at solar noon in General Pico; on the December solstice only 77.8°. Sunrise swings from 61° ENE in June to 120° ESE in December — a 59° 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
January06:2113:2620:3014 h 09 min74.1°
February06:5313:2820:0213 h 09 min64.7°
March07:1913:2119:2412 h 06 min53.9°
April07:4413:1318:4210 h 58 min42.3°
May08:0813:1118:1410 h 06 min34.1°
June08:2413:1618:099 h 44 min30.9°
July08:1813:2118:2410 h 05 min34.0°
August07:4913:1818:4710 h 58 min42.4°
September07:0513:0819:1012 h 05 min53.8°
October06:2412:5919:3513 h 12 min65.2°
November05:5513:0020:0614 h 10 min74.4°
December05:5513:1320:3014 h 35 min77.8°

A year of daylight in General Pico

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 General Pico

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

31°collects the most energy over a year: 1676 kWh per kWp.

58°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 31°Best worst-month 58°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°146888%1.883.4×
15°162197%2.612.4×
30°1676100%3.171.8×
31° year-round best1676100%3.201.8×
36° = latitude1671100%3.341.6×
45°163297%3.531.4×
58° off-grid best151790%3.661.3×
60°149389%3.671.3×
70°135281%3.631.3×
90°98259%3.242.3×

A fixed array in General Pico produces the most over a year at 31°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 58° it makes 3.66 kWh per kWp a day, 14% more than at 31°, and costs 10% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in General Pico at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 31° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.24 (70°)3.2JanFebruary: 3.73 (70°)3.7FebMarch: 4.15 (70°)4.1MarApril: 4.19 (70°)4.2AprMay: 3.50 (70°)3.5MayJune: 3.63 (70°)3.6JunJuly: 3.53 (70°)3.5JulAugust: 4.13 (70°)4.1AugSeptember: 4.12 (70°)4.1SepOctober: 3.74 (70°)3.7OctNovember: 3.40 (70°)3.4NovDecember: 3.10 (70°)3.1Dec31°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 31°Mean temp.
January7.623.973.245.6324.9 °C
February6.604.533.735.4323.5 °C
March5.314.974.155.0320.4 °C
April3.854.924.194.3115.9 °C
May2.654.043.503.2911.5 °C
June2.334.133.633.208.0 °C
July2.454.013.533.217.5 °C
August3.434.744.134.089.8 °C
September4.594.794.124.6913.0 °C
October5.734.423.745.0616.5 °C
November7.174.093.405.5620.5 °C
December7.863.793.105.6823.4 °C
Year4.96 avg4.37 avg1352 kWh1676 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 380 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 370 Wp at 31°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in General Pico

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.

4.3 mrow pitch at 70°

3.7 mrow pitch at 31°

Row spacing calculator

How General Pico compares in Argentina

Against the other 313 places in Argentina with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

93rdof 314 places in Argentina for sunshine, shared: 4.96 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Argentina: 1,676 against 1,639 kWh per kWp.

+6 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Buenos Aires: 14 h 35 min against 14 h 29 min.

31°best year-round tilt here; across Argentina it runs from 21° in Tartagal to 44° in Río Gallegos.

Of the 314 places in Argentina, Belén gets the most sun (6.11 peak sun hours a day) and Ushuaia the least (2.59); General Pico ranks joint 93rd. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.11 kWh a day here, against 2.68 kWh on average in Argentina. The shortest day lasts 9 h 44 min, −6 min compared with Buenos Aires.

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Solar forecast for General Pico, 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 General Pico

What is the best solar panel angle in General Pico?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in General Pico is 31°, worth about 1676 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 58°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in General Pico today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 19:38 local time (UTC−3), giving 13 h 18 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:59.
How many peak sun hours does General Pico get?
On a flat surface 5.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.3 in June to 7.9 in December. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.8 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in General Pico?
At solar noon the sun stands 30.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 77.8° on the December solstice.
Is General Pico a good place for solar panels?
With 5.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, General Pico ranks joint 93rd of 314 places in Argentina for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (31°) makes about 1,676 kWh a year here, 2% more than the average place in Argentina.

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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.