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Solar position in La Rinconada

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for La Rinconada — computed for 14.63° S, 69.45° W, 5022 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:05102° ESE
Sunset today17:38257° WSW
Best panel angle18°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle2°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation87.3°
At solar noon, 11:21Open on the sun map

Sun in La Rinconada today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−5

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn03:52sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:1812° below
Civil dawn04:446° below
Sunrise05:05102° ESE
Golden hour ends05:34sun 6° up
Solar noon11:2187.3° high
Golden hour starts17:09sun 6° up
Sunset17:38257° WSW
Civil dusk18:006° below
Nautical dusk18:2512° below
Astronomical dusk18:5118° below
Day length12 h 32 min

Sun path diagram for La Rinconada

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 solstice7891011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice67891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 51.9° at solar noon in La Rinconada; on the December solstice only 81.2°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 49° 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
January05:2311:4918:1412 h 51 min84.8°
February05:3611:5118:0512 h 29 min85.7°
March05:4111:4417:4712 h 06 min74.9°
April05:4511:3617:2711 h 41 min63.3°
May05:5211:3417:1511 h 23 min55.1°
June06:0111:3917:1711 h 16 min51.9°
July06:0211:4417:2511 h 23 min55.0°
August05:5011:4117:3111 h 42 min63.4°
September05:2811:3017:3312 h 06 min74.9°
October05:0711:2217:3712 h 30 min86.2°
November04:5811:2317:4912 h 51 min84.6°
December05:0611:3518:0513 h 00 min81.2°

A year of daylight in La Rinconada

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 Rinconada

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

18°collects the most energy over a year: 1608 kWh per kWp.

2°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 18°Best worst-month 2°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJanuary kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°154396%4.131.2×
2° off-grid best155797%4.111.2×
15° = latitude1606100%3.881.2×
18° year-round best1608100%3.811.3×
30°158098%3.441.5×
45°146991%2.851.9×
60°128280%2.172.5×
70°112370%1.713.0×
90°79449%1.253.2×

A fixed array in La Rinconada produces the most over a year at 18°. The design month for an off-grid system is January: at 2° it makes 4.11 kWh per kWp a day, 8% more than at 18°, and costs 3% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in La Rinconada at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 18° (year-round best).

0123456January: 1.71 (70°)1.7JanFebruary: 2.06 (70°)2.1FebMarch: 2.65 (70°)2.7MarApril: 3.51 (70°)3.5AprMay: 4.38 (70°)4.4MayJune: 4.85 (70°)4.8JunJuly: 4.78 (70°)4.8JulAugust: 4.11 (70°)4.1AugSeptember: 3.03 (70°)3.0SepOctober: 2.34 (70°)2.3OctNovember: 1.81 (70°)1.8NovDecember: 1.63 (70°)1.6Dec18°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 18°Mean temp.
January4.862.001.713.817.7 °C
February4.762.402.063.887.6 °C
March4.903.052.654.207.5 °C
April4.934.003.514.547.1 °C
May4.794.954.384.766.2 °C
June4.665.474.854.835.6 °C
July4.775.374.784.905.2 °C
August5.064.654.114.885.9 °C
September5.033.463.034.476.8 °C
October5.332.702.344.427.7 °C
November5.512.111.814.328.5 °C
December4.951.921.633.838.1 °C
Year4.96 avg3.51 avg1123 kWh1608 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 720 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 310 Wp at 18°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in La Rinconada

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.

2.3 mrow pitch at 70°

2.4 mrow pitch at 18°

Row spacing calculator

How La Rinconada compares in Peru

Against the other 135 places in Peru with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

97thof 136 places in Peru for sunshine: 4.96 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Peru: 1,608 against 1,605 kWh per kWp.

+10 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Lima: 13 h 00 min against 12 h 50 min.

18°best year-round tilt here; across Peru it runs from 3° in Tumbes to 19° in Arequipa.

Of the 136 places in Peru, Ciudad Satelite and one other place get the most sun (6.60 peak sun hours a day) and La Peca the least (4.16); La Rinconada ranks 97th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.63 kWh a day here, against 1.33 kWh on average in Peru. The shortest day lasts 11 h 16 min, −9 min compared with Lima.

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Solar forecast for La Rinconada, 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 Rinconada

What is the best solar panel angle in La Rinconada?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in La Rinconada is 18°, worth about 1608 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through January does better at about 2°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in La Rinconada today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 17:38 local time (UTC−5), giving 12 h 32 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:21.
How many peak sun hours does La Rinconada get?
On a flat surface 5.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.7 in June to 5.5 in November. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.9 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in La Rinconada?
At solar noon the sun stands 51.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 81.2° on the December solstice.
Is La Rinconada a good place for solar panels?
With 5.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, La Rinconada ranks 97th of 136 places in Peru for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (18°) makes about 1,608 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in Peru.

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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.