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Eastern Province · Saudi Arabia · 28.45° N · 45.97° E

Solar position in King Faisal Military City

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for King Faisal Military City — computed for 28.45° N, 45.97° E, 310 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:02103° ESE
Sunset today17:18257° WSW
Best panel angle25°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle43°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation49.8°
At solar noon, 11:40Open on the sun map

Sun in King Faisal Military City today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:43sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:1012° below
Civil dawn05:386° below
Sunrise06:02103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:34sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4049.8° high
Golden hour starts16:45sun 6° up
Sunset17:18257° WSW
Civil dusk17:416° below
Nautical dusk18:0912° below
Astronomical dusk18:3718° below
Day length11 h 16 min

Sun path diagram for King Faisal Military City

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 solstice6789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice78910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 85.0° at solar noon in King Faisal Military City; on the December solstice only 38.1°. Sunrise swings from 63° ENE in June to 116° ESE in December — a 54° 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
January06:4812:0717:2610 h 38 min41.7°
February06:2912:0917:5011 h 22 min51.1°
March05:5912:0318:0712 h 09 min61.9°
April05:2411:5418:2513 h 00 min73.5°
May05:0211:5218:4313 h 40 min81.8°
June04:5911:5718:5613 h 57 min85.0°
July05:1112:0218:5313 h 41 min82.0°
August05:2811:5918:2913 h 01 min73.6°
September05:4311:4917:5412 h 10 min62.2°
October06:0011:4017:2011 h 20 min50.8°
November06:2311:4117:0010 h 38 min41.6°
December06:4411:5417:0410 h 20 min38.1°

A year of daylight in King Faisal Military City

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 King Faisal Military City

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: 1855 kWh per kWp.

43°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 25°Best worst-month 43°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°170392%2.862.2×
15°183099%3.671.6×
25° year-round best1855100%4.091.4×
28° = latitude1853100%4.201.3×
30°1850100%4.261.3×
43° off-grid best178196%4.561.2×
45°176395%4.581.2×
60°157685%4.621.5×
70°140376%4.491.9×
90°98153%3.873.4×

A fixed array in King Faisal Military City produces the most over a year at 25°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 43° it makes 4.56 kWh per kWp a day, 11% more than at 25°, and costs 4% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in King Faisal Military City at 70°

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

0123456January: 4.78 (70°)4.8JanFebruary: 4.64 (70°)4.6FebMarch: 4.35 (70°)4.4MarApril: 3.52 (70°)3.5AprMay: 2.95 (70°)2.9MayJune: 2.58 (70°)2.6JunJuly: 2.67 (70°)2.7JulAugust: 3.23 (70°)3.2AugSeptember: 4.09 (70°)4.1SepOctober: 4.51 (70°)4.5OctNovember: 4.37 (70°)4.4NovDecember: 4.49 (70°)4.5Dec25°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 25°Mean temp.
January3.885.524.784.4711.2 °C
February4.775.424.644.9214.0 °C
March5.895.194.355.3919.3 °C
April6.564.303.525.3224.9 °C
May7.333.712.955.3931.3 °C
June8.133.302.585.6034.8 °C
July7.923.442.675.5136.6 °C
August7.394.143.235.5036.5 °C
September6.605.164.095.5133.0 °C
October5.315.564.515.0327.4 °C
November3.955.194.374.2618.6 °C
December3.515.224.494.0912.9 °C
Year5.94 avg4.68 avg1403 kWh1855 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 460 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 290 Wp at 25°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in King Faisal Military City

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.

3.4 mrow pitch at 70°

3.0 mrow pitch at 25°

Row spacing calculator

How King Faisal Military City compares in Saudi Arabia

Against the other 95 places in Saudi Arabia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

76thof 96 places in Saudi Arabia for sunshine, shared: 5.94 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Saudi Arabia: 1,855 against 1,871 kWh per kWp.

+31 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Jeddah: 13 h 57 min against 13 h 27 min.

25°best year-round tilt here; across Saudi Arabia it runs from 17° in Şabyā to 28° in Ţurayf.

Of the 96 places in Saudi Arabia, Al Mash‘ilīyah gets the most sun (6.60 peak sun hours a day) and Al Khafjī the least (5.24); King Faisal Military City ranks joint 76th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.58 kWh a day here, against 2.26 kWh on average in Saudi Arabia. The shortest day lasts 10 h 20 min, −30 min compared with Jeddah.

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Solar forecast for King Faisal Military City, 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 King Faisal Military City

What is the best solar panel angle in King Faisal Military City?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in King Faisal Military City is 25°, worth about 1855 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 43°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in King Faisal Military City today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 17:18 local time (UTC+3), giving 11 h 16 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:40.
How many peak sun hours does King Faisal Military City get?
On a flat surface 5.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.5 in December to 8.1 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.3 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in King Faisal Military City?
At solar noon the sun stands 85.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 38.1° on the December solstice.
Is King Faisal Military City a good place for solar panels?
With 5.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, King Faisal Military City ranks joint 76th of 96 places in Saudi Arabia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (25°) makes about 1,855 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Saudi Arabia.

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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.