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Khuzestan · Iran · 31.24° N · 48.66° E

Solar position in Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh — computed for 31.24° N, 48.66° E, 36 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:24103° ESE
Sunset today17:34257° WSW
Best panel angle28°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle50°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation47.0°
At solar noon, 11:59Open on the sun map

Sun in Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3:30

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:03sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:3112° below
Civil dawn05:596° below
Sunrise06:24103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:57sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5947.0° high
Golden hour starts17:01sun 6° up
Sunset17:34257° WSW
Civil dusk17:586° below
Nautical dusk18:2712° below
Astronomical dusk18:5518° below
Day length11 h 10 min

Sun path diagram for Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh

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 82.2° at solar noon in Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh; on the December solstice only 35.3°. Sunrise swings from 62° ENE in June to 117° ESE in December — a 55° 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
January07:1312:2617:4010 h 27 min38.9°
February06:5112:2918:0711 h 16 min48.3°
March06:1812:2218:2712 h 09 min59.1°
April05:4012:1418:4713 h 07 min70.7°
May05:1612:1119:0813 h 52 min79.0°
June05:1112:1719:2214 h 11 min82.2°
July05:2512:2119:1813 h 53 min79.2°
August05:4412:1818:5213 h 07 min70.8°
September06:0212:0818:1312 h 11 min59.4°
October06:2211:5917:3711 h 15 min48.0°
November06:4712:0117:1410 h 27 min38.8°
December07:0912:1317:1610 h 07 min35.3°

A year of daylight in Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh

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 Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh

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

28°collects the most energy over a year: 1763 kWh per kWp.

50°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 28°Best worst-month 50°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°159090%2.402.6×
15°172798%3.191.9×
28° year-round best1763100%3.701.5×
30°1762100%3.771.4×
31° = latitude1760100%3.801.4×
45°169496%4.111.3×
50° off-grid best164994%4.171.2×
60°152987%4.201.3×
70°137178%4.111.6×
90°97355%3.592.9×

A fixed array in Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh produces the most over a year at 28°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 50° it makes 4.17 kWh per kWp a day, 13% more than at 28°, and costs 6% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 28° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.17 (70°)4.2JanFebruary: 4.34 (70°)4.3FebMarch: 4.22 (70°)4.2MarApril: 3.42 (70°)3.4AprMay: 3.02 (70°)3.0MayJune: 2.74 (70°)2.7JunJuly: 2.83 (70°)2.8JulAugust: 3.35 (70°)3.4AugSeptember: 4.17 (70°)4.2SepOctober: 4.41 (70°)4.4OctNovember: 4.31 (70°)4.3NovDecember: 4.11 (70°)4.1Dec28°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 28°Mean temp.
January3.214.834.173.8812.2 °C
February4.205.074.344.5114.4 °C
March5.375.034.225.0719.5 °C
April6.074.193.424.9625.2 °C
May7.203.813.025.2732.3 °C
June8.183.542.745.5437.1 °C
July7.703.692.835.3139.0 °C
August7.264.343.355.3938.8 °C
September6.395.314.175.4234.8 °C
October4.905.474.414.8029.0 °C
November3.595.154.314.1119.8 °C
December2.994.794.113.7014.0 °C
Year5.59 avg4.60 avg1371 kWh1763 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 430 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 320 Wp at 28°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh

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.

3.7 mrow pitch at 70°

3.3 mrow pitch at 28°

Row spacing calculator

How Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh compares in Iran

Against the other 422 places in Iran with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

154thof 423 places in Iran for sunshine, shared: 5.59 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Iran: 1,763 against 1,760 kWh per kWp.

−24 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Tehran: 14 h 11 min against 14 h 35 min.

28°best year-round tilt here; across Iran it runs from 24° in Kīsh to 33° in Khūy.

Of the 423 places in Iran, Jālq gets the most sun (6.10 peak sun hours a day) and Bandar-e Anzalī the least (3.92); Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh ranks joint 154th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.74 kWh a day here, against 2.96 kWh on average in Iran. The shortest day lasts 10 h 07 min, +23 min compared with Tehran.

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Solar forecast for Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh, 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 Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh

What is the best solar panel angle in Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh is 28°, worth about 1763 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 50°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:34 local time (UTC+3:30), giving 11 h 10 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:59.
How many peak sun hours does Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh get?
On a flat surface 5.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.0 in December to 8.2 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.5 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh?
At solar noon the sun stands 82.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 35.3° on the December solstice.
Is Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh a good place for solar panels?
With 5.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh ranks joint 154th of 423 places in Iran for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (28°) makes about 1,763 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in Iran.

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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.