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Solar position in Pitrufquén

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Pitrufquén — computed for 38.99° S, 72.64° W, 99 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:51106° ESE
Sunset today20:18254° WSW
Best panel angle31°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle62°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation62.9°
At solar noon, 13:34Open on the sun map

Sun in Pitrufquén today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:14sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4912° below
Civil dawn06:236° below
Sunrise06:51106° ESE
Golden hour ends07:27sun 6° up
Solar noon13:3462.9° high
Golden hour starts19:42sun 6° up
Sunset20:18254° WSW
Civil dusk20:466° below
Nautical dusk21:2012° below
Astronomical dusk21:5618° below
Day length13 h 28 min

Sun path diagram for Pitrufquén

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 solstice91011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice789101112131415161718192021Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 27.6° at solar noon in Pitrufquén; on the December solstice only 74.5°. Sunrise swings from 60° ENE in June to 122° ESE in December — a 62° 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
January06:4914:0121:1414 h 25 min70.8°
February07:2514:0320:4213 h 17 min61.4°
March07:5413:5720:0012 h 06 min50.6°
April07:2412:4818:1310 h 49 min39.0°
May07:5112:4717:429 h 50 min30.8°
June08:0912:5217:359 h 26 min27.6°
July08:0212:5717:529 h 50 min30.7°
August07:2812:5318:1810 h 50 min39.1°
September07:4113:4319:4612 h 05 min50.5°
October06:5513:3520:1513 h 20 min61.9°
November06:2313:3620:5014 h 27 min71.0°
December06:2113:4821:1614 h 55 min74.5°

A year of daylight in Pitrufquén

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 Pitrufquén

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

31°collects the most energy over a year: 1524 kWh per kWp.

62°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 31°Best worst-month 62°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°133888%1.155.6×
15°147597%1.584.1×
30°1524100%1.923.2×
31° year-round best1524100%1.933.1×
39° = latitude151099%2.062.8×
45°148397%2.132.6×
60°135689%2.222.1×
62° off-grid best133387%2.222.1×
70°122881%2.202.0×
90°89158%1.981.8×

A fixed array in Pitrufquén produces the most over a year at 31°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 62° it makes 2.22 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 31°, and costs 13% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Pitrufquén at 70°

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

02468January: 3.62 (70°)3.6JanFebruary: 4.15 (70°)4.1FebMarch: 4.32 (70°)4.3MarApril: 3.73 (70°)3.7AprMay: 2.74 (70°)2.7MayJune: 2.20 (70°)2.2JunJuly: 2.51 (70°)2.5JulAugust: 2.96 (70°)3.0AugSeptember: 3.70 (70°)3.7SepOctober: 3.68 (70°)3.7OctNovember: 3.47 (70°)3.5NovDecember: 3.34 (70°)3.3Dec31°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 31°Mean temp.
January7.744.293.626.0316.6 °C
February6.694.914.155.8116.9 °C
March5.035.074.325.0514.8 °C
April3.224.313.733.7411.5 °C
May1.973.152.742.519.2 °C
June1.442.522.201.937.1 °C
July1.702.852.512.246.3 °C
August2.443.382.962.907.1 °C
September3.884.233.704.108.5 °C
October5.174.253.684.7810.2 °C
November6.504.043.475.3612.2 °C
December7.493.943.345.7614.5 °C
Year4.43 avg3.90 avg1228 kWh1524 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 540 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 610 Wp at 31°. The steep array is 12% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Pitrufquén

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.

4.8 mrow pitch at 70°

4.0 mrow pitch at 31°

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How Pitrufquén compares in Chile

Against the other 138 places in Chile with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

117thof 139 places in Chile for sunshine: 4.43 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−9%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Chile: 1,524 against 1,668 kWh per kWp.

+32 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Santiago: 14 h 55 min against 14 h 23 min.

31°best year-round tilt here; across Chile it runs from 16° in Arica to 43° in Punta Arenas.

Of the 139 places in Chile, Calama gets the most sun (7.19 peak sun hours a day) and Puerto Natales the least (2.73); Pitrufquén ranks 117th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.20 kWh a day here, against 2.61 kWh on average in Chile. The shortest day lasts 9 h 26 min, −30 min compared with Santiago.

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Solar forecast for Pitrufquén, 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 Pitrufquén

What is the best solar panel angle in Pitrufquén?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Pitrufquén is 31°, worth about 1524 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 62°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Pitrufquén today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 20:18 local time (UTC−3), giving 13 h 28 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:34.
How many peak sun hours does Pitrufquén get?
On a flat surface 4.4 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.4 in June to 7.7 in January. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.5 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Pitrufquén?
At solar noon the sun stands 27.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 74.5° on the December solstice.
Is Pitrufquén a good place for solar panels?
With 4.4 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Pitrufquén ranks 117th of 139 places in Chile for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (31°) makes about 1,524 kWh a year here, 9% less than the average place in Chile.

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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.