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Mérida · Venezuela · 8.71° N · 71.44° W

Solar position in La Azulita

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for La Azulita — computed for 8.71° N, 71.44° W, 1110 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:33102° ESE
Sunset today18:25258° WSW
Best panel angle10°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation69.4°
At solar noon, 12:29Open on the sun map

Sun in La Azulita today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:23sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4712° below
Civil dawn06:126° below
Sunrise06:33102° ESE
Golden hour ends07:02sun 6° up
Solar noon12:2969.4° high
Golden hour starts17:57sun 6° up
Sunset18:25258° WSW
Civil dusk18:476° below
Nautical dusk19:1112° below
Astronomical dusk19:3618° below
Day length11 h 52 min

Sun path diagram for La Azulita

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 solstice78910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice89101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 75.3° at solar noon in La Azulita; on the December solstice only 57.9°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 47° 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
January07:0612:5718:4811 h 42 min61.5°
February07:0212:5918:5611 h 54 min70.9°
March06:4912:5218:5612 h 07 min81.7°
April06:3312:4418:5512 h 22 min86.7°
May06:2512:4218:5912 h 33 min78.4°
June06:2812:4719:0612 h 38 min75.3°
July06:3512:5219:0812 h 33 min78.3°
August06:3812:4818:5912 h 22 min86.8°
September06:3512:3818:4212 h 07 min81.8°
October06:3312:3018:2611 h 53 min70.4°
November06:4012:3118:2211 h 42 min61.3°
December06:5512:4318:3211 h 37 min57.9°

A year of daylight in La Azulita

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 La Azulita

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

10°collects the most energy over a year: 1393 kWh per kWp.

0°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 10°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearApril kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best137799%3.481.2×
9° = latitude1393100%3.431.2×
10° year-round best1393100%3.421.2×
15°1388100%3.371.3×
30°132595%3.081.5×
45°119386%2.651.9×
60°100272%2.092.5×
70°85561%1.683.0×
90°59343%1.052.6×

A fixed array in La Azulita produces the most over a year at 10°. The design month for an off-grid system is April: at 0° it makes 3.48 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 10°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in La Azulita at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 10° (year-round best).

012345January: 3.71 (70°)3.7JanFebruary: 3.19 (70°)3.2FebMarch: 2.29 (70°)2.3MarApril: 1.68 (70°)1.7AprMay: 1.40 (70°)1.4MayJune: 1.26 (70°)1.3JunJuly: 1.29 (70°)1.3JulAugust: 1.60 (70°)1.6AugSeptember: 2.25 (70°)2.2SepOctober: 2.76 (70°)2.8OctNovember: 3.10 (70°)3.1NovDecember: 3.63 (70°)3.6Dec10°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 10°Mean temp.
January4.754.493.714.1223.2 °C
February5.013.883.194.2123.9 °C
March4.642.812.293.7624.4 °C
April4.362.091.683.4224.2 °C
May4.611.761.403.5424.2 °C
June4.711.591.263.5724.0 °C
July4.821.621.293.6723.9 °C
August4.981.991.603.8724.3 °C
September5.122.762.254.1024.1 °C
October4.773.362.763.9423.5 °C
November4.373.763.103.7123.1 °C
December4.494.393.633.9123.1 °C
Year4.72 avg2.87 avg855 kWh1393 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 940 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 340 Wp at 10°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in La Azulita

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.

2.0 mrow pitch at 70°

2.2 mrow pitch at 10°

Row spacing calculator

How La Azulita compares in Venezuela

Against the other 213 places in Venezuela with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

194thof 214 places in Venezuela for sunshine, shared: 4.72 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−10%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Venezuela: 1,393 against 1,543 kWh per kWp.

−6 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Caracas: 12 h 38 min against 12 h 44 min.

10°best year-round tilt here; across Venezuela it runs from 5° in Santa Elena de Uairén to 12° in Maracaibo.

Of the 214 places in Venezuela, Juan Griego gets the most sun (5.88 peak sun hours a day) and Santa Ana the least (4.47); La Azulita ranks joint 194th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.26 kWh a day here, against 1.24 kWh on average in Venezuela. The shortest day lasts 11 h 37 min, +6 min compared with Caracas.

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Solar forecast for La Azulita, 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 La Azulita

What is the best solar panel angle in La Azulita?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in La Azulita is 10°, worth about 1393 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through April does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in La Azulita today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 18:25 local time (UTC−4), giving 11 h 52 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:29.
How many peak sun hours does La Azulita get?
On a flat surface 4.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.4 in April to 5.1 in September. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.6 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in La Azulita?
At solar noon the sun stands 75.3° above the horizon on the June solstice and 57.9° on the December solstice.
Is La Azulita a good place for solar panels?
With 4.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, La Azulita ranks joint 194th of 214 places in Venezuela for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (10°) makes about 1,393 kWh a year here, 10% less than the average place in Venezuela.

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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.