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Solar position in Licenciado Benito Juárez

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Licenciado Benito Juárez — computed for 24.66° N, 107.55° W, 11 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:12103° ESE
Sunset today17:35257° WSW
Best panel angle24°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle23°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation53.4°
At solar noon, 11:54Open on the sun map

Sun in Licenciado Benito Juárez today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−7

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:56sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2212° below
Civil dawn05:496° below
Sunrise06:12103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:43sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5453.4° high
Golden hour starts17:04sun 6° up
Sunset17:35257° WSW
Civil dusk17:586° below
Nautical dusk18:2512° below
Astronomical dusk18:5218° below
Day length11 h 23 min

Sun path diagram for Licenciado Benito Juárez

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 solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 88.8° at solar noon in Licenciado Benito Juárez; on the December solstice only 41.9°. Sunrise swings from 64° 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
January06:5512:2117:4710 h 52 min45.6°
February06:3912:2318:0811 h 29 min55.0°
March06:1212:1718:2112 h 09 min65.8°
April05:4212:0818:3512 h 52 min77.4°
May05:2312:0618:5013 h 26 min85.6°
June05:2212:1219:0213 h 40 min88.8°
July05:3312:1618:5913 h 26 min85.7°
August05:4712:1318:3912 h 52 min77.3°
September05:5812:0318:0712 h 09 min65.8°
October06:1111:5417:3811 h 27 min54.5°
November06:3011:5617:2110 h 51 min45.3°
December06:5012:0817:2610 h 37 min41.9°

A year of daylight in Licenciado Benito Juárez

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 Licenciado Benito Juárez

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

24°collects the most energy over a year: 1842 kWh per kWp.

23°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 24°Best worst-month 23°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJuly kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°169792%4.991.9×
15°182199%4.781.4×
23° off-grid best1842100%4.561.3×
24° year-round best1842100%4.531.3×
25° = latitude1842100%4.491.3×
30°1834100%4.311.4×
45°173894%3.601.6×
60°153984%2.722.0×
70°135874%2.082.6×
90°93351%1.024.7×

A fixed array in Licenciado Benito Juárez produces the most over a year at 24°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 23° it makes 4.56 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Licenciado Benito Juárez at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 24° (year-round best).

01234567January: 4.95 (70°)4.9JanFebruary: 4.87 (70°)4.9FebMarch: 4.48 (70°)4.5MarApril: 3.39 (70°)3.4AprMay: 2.44 (70°)2.4MayJune: 1.97 (70°)2.0JunJuly: 2.08 (70°)2.1JulAugust: 2.55 (70°)2.5AugSeptember: 3.24 (70°)3.2SepOctober: 4.53 (70°)4.5OctNovember: 5.17 (70°)5.2NovDecember: 5.06 (70°)5.1Dec24°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 24°Mean temp.
January4.305.924.954.7020.1 °C
February5.245.834.875.2520.6 °C
March6.465.404.485.8122.0 °C
April7.294.143.395.8124.2 °C
May7.723.032.445.5626.9 °C
June7.192.491.974.9728.9 °C
July6.322.622.084.5328.6 °C
August6.013.182.554.5828.4 °C
September5.524.003.244.6027.8 °C
October5.475.574.535.1726.9 °C
November4.686.285.175.0023.9 °C
December4.106.075.064.6220.6 °C
Year5.86 avg4.54 avg1358 kWh1842 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 600 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 260 Wp at 24°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Licenciado Benito Juárez

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.

3.0 mrow pitch at 70°

2.8 mrow pitch at 24°

Row spacing calculator

How Licenciado Benito Juárez compares in Mexico

Against the other 624 places in Mexico with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

155thof 625 places in Mexico for sunshine, shared: 5.86 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+5%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Mexico: 1,842 against 1,754 kWh per kWp.

+22 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Mexico City: 13 h 40 min against 13 h 18 min.

24°best year-round tilt here; across Mexico it runs from 15° in Coatzacoalcos to 30° in Tijuana.

Of the 625 places in Mexico, Ciudad Constitución gets the most sun (6.12 peak sun hours a day) and Poza Rica de Hidalgo and one other place the least (4.59); Licenciado Benito Juárez ranks joint 155th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.98 kWh a day here, against 1.82 kWh on average in Mexico. The shortest day lasts 10 h 37 min, −21 min compared with Mexico City.

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Solar forecast for Licenciado Benito Juárez, 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 Licenciado Benito Juárez

What is the best solar panel angle in Licenciado Benito Juárez?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Licenciado Benito Juárez is 24°, worth about 1842 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through July does better at about 23°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Licenciado Benito Juárez today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 17:35 local time (UTC−7), giving 11 h 23 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:54.
How many peak sun hours does Licenciado Benito Juárez get?
On a flat surface 5.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.1 in December to 7.7 in May. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.5 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Licenciado Benito Juárez?
At solar noon the sun stands 88.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 41.9° on the December solstice.
Is Licenciado Benito Juárez a good place for solar panels?
With 5.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Licenciado Benito Juárez ranks joint 155th of 625 places in Mexico for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (24°) makes about 1,842 kWh a year here, 5% more than the average place in Mexico.

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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.