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Solar position in Madīnat Ḩamad

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Madīnat Ḩamad — computed for 26.12° N, 50.51° E, 35 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:42103° ESE
Sunset today17:01257° WSW
Best panel angle23°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle42°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation51.7°
At solar noon, 11:21Open on the sun map

Sun in Madīnat Ḩamad today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:24sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:5112° below
Civil dawn05:186° below
Sunrise05:42103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:13sun 6° up
Solar noon11:2151.7° high
Golden hour starts16:29sun 6° up
Sunset17:01257° WSW
Civil dusk17:246° below
Nautical dusk17:5212° below
Astronomical dusk18:1818° below
Day length11 h 19 min

Sun path diagram for Madīnat Ḩamad

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 solstice56789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice78910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 87.3° at solar noon in Madīnat Ḩamad; on the December solstice only 40.5°. Sunrise swings from 63° ENE in June to 116° ESE in December — a 53° 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
January06:2611:4917:1210 h 46 min44.0°
February06:0811:5117:3411 h 26 min53.4°
March05:4111:4517:4912 h 08 min64.2°
April05:0911:3618:0412 h 55 min75.8°
May04:4911:3418:2013 h 31 min84.1°
June04:4611:3918:3313 h 47 min87.3°
July04:5811:4418:3013 h 32 min84.3°
August05:1311:4118:0812 h 56 min75.9°
September05:2611:3017:3512 h 10 min64.5°
October05:4011:2217:0411 h 25 min53.1°
November06:0011:2316:4610 h 46 min44.0°
December06:2011:3516:5110 h 30 min40.5°

A year of daylight in Madīnat Ḩamad

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 Madīnat Ḩamad

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

23°collects the most energy over a year: 1672 kWh per kWp.

42°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 23°Best worst-month 42°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°156494%2.812.0×
15°165999%3.481.5×
23° year-round best1672100%3.761.4×
26° = latitude1670100%3.851.3×
30°166199%3.951.3×
42° off-grid best159695%4.151.1×
45°157194%4.171.2×
60°139583%4.151.4×
70°123774%4.001.7×
90°86452%3.382.6×

A fixed array in Madīnat Ḩamad produces the most over a year at 23°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 42° it makes 4.15 kWh per kWp a day, 10% more than at 23°, and costs 5% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Madīnat Ḩamad at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 23° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.00 (70°)4.0JanFebruary: 3.90 (70°)3.9FebMarch: 3.65 (70°)3.7MarApril: 3.06 (70°)3.1AprMay: 2.69 (70°)2.7MayJune: 2.44 (70°)2.4JunJuly: 2.49 (70°)2.5JulAugust: 2.89 (70°)2.9AugSeptember: 3.60 (70°)3.6SepOctober: 4.06 (70°)4.1OctNovember: 3.93 (70°)3.9NovDecember: 4.00 (70°)4.0Dec23°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 23°Mean temp.
January3.714.724.003.8917.0 °C
February4.444.633.904.2918.1 °C
March5.304.393.654.6721.5 °C
April5.903.763.064.7226.0 °C
May6.773.392.695.0031.1 °C
June7.273.122.445.1334.0 °C
July6.923.202.494.9235.7 °C
August6.633.702.894.9635.8 °C
September6.124.553.605.0033.7 °C
October5.145.064.064.6730.1 °C
November3.934.783.933.9424.5 °C
December3.524.764.003.7619.2 °C
Year5.48 avg4.17 avg1237 kWh1672 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 480 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 310 Wp at 23°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Madīnat Ḩamad

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.

3.2 mrow pitch at 70°

2.9 mrow pitch at 23°

Row spacing calculator

How Madīnat Ḩamad compares in Bahrain

Against the other 7 places in Bahrain with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

2ndof 8 places in Bahrain for sunshine: 5.48 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Bahrain: 1,672 against 1,661 kWh per kWp.

−1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Al Muharraq: 13 h 47 min against 13 h 47 min.

23°best year-round tilt here, the same everywhere in Bahrain.

Of the 8 places in Bahrain, Dār Kulayb gets the most sun (5.50 peak sun hours a day) and Al Muharraq the least (5.39); Madīnat Ḩamad ranks 2nd. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.44 kWh a day here, against 2.44 kWh on average in Bahrain. The shortest day lasts 10 h 30 min, +1 min compared with Al Muharraq.

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Solar forecast for Madīnat Ḩamad, 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 Madīnat Ḩamad

What is the best solar panel angle in Madīnat Ḩamad?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Madīnat Ḩamad is 23°, worth about 1672 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 42°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Madīnat Ḩamad today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 17:01 local time (UTC+3), giving 11 h 19 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:21.
How many peak sun hours does Madīnat Ḩamad get?
On a flat surface 5.5 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.5 in December to 7.3 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.1 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Madīnat Ḩamad?
At solar noon the sun stands 87.3° above the horizon on the June solstice and 40.5° on the December solstice.
Is Madīnat Ḩamad a good place for solar panels?
With 5.5 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Madīnat Ḩamad ranks 2nd of 8 places in Bahrain for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (23°) makes about 1,672 kWh a year here, 1% more than the average place in Bahrain.

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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.