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Balkh · Afghanistan · 36.71° N · 67.11° E

Solar position in Mazār-e Sharīf

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Mazār-e Sharīf — computed for 36.71° N, 67.11° E, 361 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:18104° ESE
Sunset today17:12255° WSW
Best panel angle30°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle58°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation41.2°
At solar noon, 11:45Open on the sun map

Sun in Mazār-e Sharīf today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+4:30

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:51sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2112° below
Civil dawn05:516° below
Sunrise06:18104° ESE
Golden hour ends06:53sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4541.2° high
Golden hour starts16:37sun 6° up
Sunset17:12255° WSW
Civil dusk17:396° below
Nautical dusk18:0912° below
Astronomical dusk18:3918° below
Day length10 h 55 min

Sun path diagram for Mazār-e Sharīf

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 solstice5678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 76.7° at solar noon in Mazār-e Sharīf; on the December solstice only 29.9°. Sunrise swings from 60° ENE in June to 119° ESE in December — a 59° 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
January07:1012:1217:1510 h 04 min33.4°
February06:4312:1517:4711 h 05 min42.8°
March06:0412:0818:1312 h 10 min53.6°
April05:2012:0018:4013 h 21 min65.2°
May04:5011:5819:0614 h 17 min73.5°
June04:4312:0319:2314 h 41 min76.7°
July04:5812:0719:1614 h 18 min73.7°
August05:2312:0418:4513 h 22 min65.4°
September05:4811:5418:0012 h 12 min54.0°
October06:1411:4617:1711 h 03 min42.6°
November06:4511:4716:4910 h 04 min33.4°
December07:1011:5916:489 h 39 min29.9°

A year of daylight in Mazār-e Sharīf

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 Mazār-e Sharīf

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

30°collects the most energy over a year: 1716 kWh per kWp.

58°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 30°Best worst-month 58°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°151588%1.773.6×
15°166597%2.422.6×
30° year-round best1716100%2.922.0×
37° = latitude170599%3.101.9×
45°166697%3.241.8×
58° off-grid best154590%3.351.6×
60°152089%3.361.6×
70°137580%3.321.5×
90°99458%2.972.4×

A fixed array in Mazār-e Sharīf produces the most over a year at 30°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 58° it makes 3.35 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 30°, and costs 10% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Mazār-e Sharīf at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 30° (year-round best).

01234567January: 3.27 (70°)3.3JanFebruary: 3.52 (70°)3.5FebMarch: 3.90 (70°)3.9MarApril: 3.68 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.45 (70°)3.5MayJune: 3.23 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.34 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.93 (70°)3.9AugSeptember: 4.78 (70°)4.8SepOctober: 4.83 (70°)4.8OctNovember: 3.94 (70°)3.9NovDecember: 3.32 (70°)3.3Dec30°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 30°Mean temp.
January2.313.663.272.982.8 °C
February3.093.973.523.554.8 °C
March4.414.503.904.4611.0 °C
April5.694.353.684.9816.6 °C
May7.204.183.455.6022.5 °C
June8.083.993.235.8327.0 °C
July7.944.163.345.8028.8 °C
August7.254.853.935.8426.9 °C
September6.165.764.785.8021.9 °C
October4.465.684.834.9615.6 °C
November2.844.503.943.628.8 °C
December2.163.733.322.924.0 °C
Year5.14 avg4.44 avg1375 kWh1716 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 370 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 400 Wp at 30°. The steep array is 9% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Mazār-e Sharīf

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.

4.4 mrow pitch at 70°

3.7 mrow pitch at 30°

Row spacing calculator

How Mazār-e Sharīf compares in Afghanistan

Against the other 52 places in Afghanistan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

42ndof 53 places in Afghanistan for sunshine, shared: 5.14 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−6%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Afghanistan: 1,716 against 1,821 kWh per kWp.

+12 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Kabul: 14 h 41 min against 14 h 28 min.

30°best year-round tilt here; across Afghanistan it runs from 29° in Maymana to 31° in Kabul.

Of the 53 places in Afghanistan, Kandahār and one other place get the most sun (6.06 peak sun hours a day) and Bahārak the least (4.97); Mazār-e Sharīf ranks joint 42nd. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.23 kWh a day here, against 3.10 kWh on average in Afghanistan. The shortest day lasts 9 h 39 min, −12 min compared with Kabul.

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Solar forecast for Mazār-e Sharīf, 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 Mazār-e Sharīf

What is the best solar panel angle in Mazār-e Sharīf?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Mazār-e Sharīf is 30°, worth about 1716 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 58°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mazār-e Sharīf today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:12 local time (UTC+4:30), giving 10 h 55 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:45.
How many peak sun hours does Mazār-e Sharīf get?
On a flat surface 5.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.2 in December to 8.1 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 4.0 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Mazār-e Sharīf?
At solar noon the sun stands 76.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 29.9° on the December solstice.
Is Mazār-e Sharīf a good place for solar panels?
With 5.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Mazār-e Sharīf ranks joint 42nd of 53 places in Afghanistan for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (30°) makes about 1,716 kWh a year here, 6% less than the average place in Afghanistan.

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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.