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Laghman · Afghanistan · 34.67° N · 70.21° E

Solar position in Mehtar Lām

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Mehtar Lām — computed for 34.67° N, 70.21° E, 795 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:03104° ESE
Sunset today17:02256° WSW
Best panel angle31°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle52°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation43.2°
At solar noon, 11:33Open on the sun map

Sun in Mehtar Lām today

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

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:38sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0712° below
Civil dawn05:376° below
Sunrise06:03104° ESE
Golden hour ends06:37sun 6° up
Solar noon11:3343.2° high
Golden hour starts16:28sun 6° up
Sunset17:02256° WSW
Civil dusk17:286° below
Nautical dusk17:5812° below
Astronomical dusk18:2718° below
Day length11 h 00 min

Sun path diagram for Mehtar Lām

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 solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 78.8° at solar noon in Mehtar Lām; on the December solstice only 31.9°. Sunrise swings from 60° ENE in June to 118° ESE in December — a 58° 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
January06:5312:0017:0710 h 13 min35.5°
February06:2812:0217:3711 h 09 min44.8°
March05:5111:5618:0112 h 09 min55.6°
April05:1011:4718:2513 h 15 min67.2°
May04:4211:4518:4914 h 07 min75.5°
June04:3611:5019:0514 h 29 min78.8°
July04:5111:5518:5914 h 09 min75.8°
August05:1311:5218:3013 h 16 min67.4°
September05:3611:4217:4712 h 12 min56.0°
October05:5911:3317:0711 h 08 min44.6°
November06:2811:3416:4110 h 13 min35.4°
December06:5211:4716:429 h 50 min31.9°

A year of daylight in Mehtar Lām

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 Mehtar Lām

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

31°collects the most energy over a year: 1842 kWh per kWp.

52°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 31°Best worst-month 52°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJanuary kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°161187%2.422.7×
15°177997%3.251.9×
30°1842100%3.921.5×
31° year-round best1842100%3.951.5×
35° = latitude1839100%4.091.4×
45°179898%4.371.3×
52° off-grid best174195%4.501.3×
60°165190%4.591.4×
70°150181%4.601.7×
90°110760%4.282.9×

A fixed array in Mehtar Lām produces the most over a year at 31°. The design month for an off-grid system is January: at 52° it makes 4.50 kWh per kWp a day, 14% more than at 31°, and costs 5% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Mehtar Lām at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 31° (year-round best).

01234567January: 4.60 (70°)4.6JanFebruary: 4.08 (70°)4.1FebMarch: 4.05 (70°)4.1MarApril: 3.80 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.38 (70°)3.4MayJune: 3.09 (70°)3.1JunJuly: 3.18 (70°)3.2JulAugust: 3.69 (70°)3.7AugSeptember: 4.63 (70°)4.6SepOctober: 5.26 (70°)5.3OctNovember: 4.81 (70°)4.8NovDecember: 4.76 (70°)4.8Dec31°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 31°Mean temp.
January snow2.845.044.603.95-2.5 °C
February snow3.384.494.084.02-1.1 °C
March4.624.564.054.734.6 °C
April5.984.383.805.3010.0 °C
May7.223.973.385.6614.8 °C
June7.913.703.095.7619.0 °C
July7.653.853.185.6621.2 °C
August6.874.423.695.5920.0 °C
September6.105.464.635.7716.2 °C
October4.866.075.265.5010.8 °C
November3.395.424.814.484.9 °C
December snow2.815.274.764.090.3 °C
Year5.31 avg4.72 avg1501 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 380 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 300 Wp at 31°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Mehtar Lām

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.

4.1 mrow pitch at 70°

3.6 mrow pitch at 31°

Row spacing calculator

How Mehtar Lām compares in Afghanistan

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

24thof 53 places in Afghanistan for sunshine, shared: 5.31 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Afghanistan: 1,842 against 1,821 kWh per kWp.

+1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Kabul: 14 h 29 min against 14 h 28 min.

31°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); Mehtar Lām ranks joint 24th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.09 kWh a day here, against 3.10 kWh on average in Afghanistan. The shortest day lasts 9 h 50 min, −1 min compared with Kabul.

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Solar forecast for Mehtar Lām, 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 Mehtar Lām

What is the best solar panel angle in Mehtar Lām?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Mehtar Lām is 31°, worth about 1842 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through January does better at about 52°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mehtar Lām today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 17:02 local time (UTC+4:30), giving 11 h 00 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:33.
How many peak sun hours does Mehtar Lām get?
On a flat surface 5.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.8 in December to 7.9 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Mehtar Lām?
At solar noon the sun stands 78.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 31.9° on the December solstice.
Is Mehtar Lām a good place for solar panels?
With 5.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Mehtar Lām ranks joint 24th of 53 places in Afghanistan for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (31°) makes about 1,842 kWh a year here, 1% more 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.