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Solar position in Khawr Fakkān

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Khawr Fakkān — computed for 25.33° N, 56.34° E, 20 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:17103° ESE
Sunset today17:39257° WSW
Best panel angle23°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle34°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation52.9°
At solar noon, 11:58Open on the sun map

Sun in Khawr Fakkān today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:00sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2712° below
Civil dawn05:546° below
Sunrise06:17103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:48sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5852.9° high
Golden hour starts17:08sun 6° up
Sunset17:39257° WSW
Civil dusk18:036° below
Nautical dusk18:2912° below
Astronomical dusk18:5618° below
Day length11 h 22 min

Sun path diagram for Khawr Fakkān

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 88.1° at solar noon in Khawr Fakkān; on the December solstice only 41.2°. 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
January07:0112:2517:5010 h 49 min44.8°
February06:4412:2818:1111 h 27 min54.2°
March06:1712:2118:2612 h 08 min65.0°
April05:4612:1318:4012 h 53 min76.6°
May05:2712:1118:5513 h 28 min84.9°
June05:2412:1619:0713 h 43 min88.1°
July05:3612:2119:0513 h 29 min85.1°
August05:5012:1718:4412 h 54 min76.7°
September06:0212:0718:1212 h 10 min65.3°
October06:1611:5917:4211 h 26 min53.9°
November06:3512:0017:2410 h 49 min44.7°
December06:5512:1217:2910 h 34 min41.2°

A year of daylight in Khawr Fakkān

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 Khawr Fakkān

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

23°collects the most energy over a year: 1735 kWh per kWp.

34°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 23°Best worst-month 34°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°161693%2.961.9×
15°171999%3.711.5×
23° year-round best1735100%4.021.3×
25° = latitude1734100%4.091.3×
30°172599%4.231.2×
34° off-grid best171099%4.331.1×
45°163294%4.491.3×
60°144984%4.481.5×
70°128374%4.321.9×
90°89351%3.653.0×

A fixed array in Khawr Fakkān produces the most over a year at 23°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 34° it makes 4.33 kWh per kWp a day, 8% more than at 23°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Khawr Fakkān at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 23° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.35 (70°)4.3JanFebruary: 4.18 (70°)4.2FebMarch: 3.88 (70°)3.9MarApril: 3.21 (70°)3.2AprMay: 2.64 (70°)2.6MayJune: 2.31 (70°)2.3JunJuly: 2.40 (70°)2.4JulAugust: 2.81 (70°)2.8AugSeptember: 3.54 (70°)3.5SepOctober: 4.19 (70°)4.2OctNovember: 4.42 (70°)4.4NovDecember: 4.32 (70°)4.3Dec23°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 23°Mean temp.
January3.975.204.354.1820.5 °C
February4.745.024.184.5721.5 °C
March5.684.713.884.9924.0 °C
April6.473.973.215.1327.9 °C
May7.263.342.645.2832.1 °C
June7.302.962.315.1133.9 °C
July6.633.082.404.7534.2 °C
August6.433.562.814.8333.5 °C
September6.074.453.544.9632.3 °C
October5.335.234.194.8430.2 °C
November4.325.414.424.3826.2 °C
December3.755.214.324.0222.5 °C
Year5.67 avg4.34 avg1283 kWh1735 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 510 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 290 Wp at 23°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Khawr Fakkān

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°

2.8 mrow pitch at 23°

Row spacing calculator

How Khawr Fakkān compares in the United Arab Emirates

Against the other 29 places in the United Arab Emirates with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

26thof 30 places in the United Arab Emirates for sunshine, shared: 5.67 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in the United Arab Emirates: 1,734 against 1,773 kWh per kWp.

+1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Dubai: 13 h 43 min against 13 h 42 min.

23°best year-round tilt here; across the United Arab Emirates it runs from 22° in Zayed City to 24° in Ras Al Khaimah.

Of the 30 places in the United Arab Emirates, Zayed City gets the most sun (6.09 peak sun hours a day) and Dibba Al-Fujairah and one other place the least (5.64); Khawr Fakkān ranks joint 26th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.31 kWh a day here, against 2.31 kWh on average in the United Arab Emirates. The shortest day lasts 10 h 34 min, −1 min compared with Dubai.

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Solar forecast for Khawr Fakkān, 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 Khawr Fakkān

What is the best solar panel angle in Khawr Fakkān?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Khawr Fakkān is 23°, worth about 1735 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 34°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Khawr Fakkān today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:39 local time (UTC+4), giving 11 h 22 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:58.
How many peak sun hours does Khawr Fakkān get?
On a flat surface 5.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.8 in December to 7.3 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.0 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Khawr Fakkān?
At solar noon the sun stands 88.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 41.2° on the December solstice.
Is Khawr Fakkān a good place for solar panels?
With 5.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Khawr Fakkān ranks joint 26th of 30 places in the United Arab Emirates for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (23°) makes about 1,734 kWh a year here, 2% less than the average place in the United Arab Emirates.

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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.