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Solar position in Ponta Delgada

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ponta Delgada — computed for 37.74° N, 25.67° W, 12 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:59104° ESE
Sunset today18:53255° WSW
Best panel angle30°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle59°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation40.4°
At solar noon, 13:26Open on the sun map

Sun in Ponta Delgada today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:31sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn07:0212° below
Civil dawn07:326° below
Sunrise07:59104° ESE
Golden hour ends08:35sun 6° up
Solar noon13:2640.4° high
Golden hour starts18:17sun 6° up
Sunset18:53255° WSW
Civil dusk19:206° below
Nautical dusk19:5012° below
Astronomical dusk20:2118° below
Day length10 h 54 min

Sun path diagram for Ponta Delgada

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 solstice7891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice91011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 75.7° at solar noon in Ponta Delgada; on the December solstice only 28.9°. Sunrise swings from 59° ENE in June to 119° ESE in December — a 60° 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
January07:5412:5417:5410 h 00 min32.5°
February07:2412:5618:2811 h 03 min41.9°
March06:4412:4918:5512 h 11 min52.7°
April06:5913:4120:2313 h 24 min64.3°
May06:2813:3920:5014 h 22 min72.5°
June06:2113:4421:0714 h 47 min75.7°
July06:3713:4921:0014 h 23 min72.7°
August07:0313:4520:2713 h 24 min64.3°
September07:2913:3519:4112 h 12 min52.8°
October07:5613:2718:5711 h 00 min41.5°
November07:2912:2817:279 h 59 min32.3°
December07:5412:4017:279 h 33 min28.9°

A year of daylight in Ponta Delgada

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 Ponta Delgada

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: 1435 kWh per kWp.

59°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 30°Best worst-month 59°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°128089%1.403.8×
15°139797%1.842.9×
30° year-round best1435100%2.182.3×
38° = latitude142399%2.312.1×
45°139397%2.392.0×
59° off-grid best128289%2.451.7×
60°127289%2.451.7×
70°115380%2.411.6×
90°84559%2.151.7×

A fixed array in Ponta Delgada produces the most over a year at 30°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 59° it makes 2.45 kWh per kWp a day, 13% more than at 30°, and costs 11% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ponta Delgada at 70°

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

0123456January: 2.72 (70°)2.7JanFebruary: 3.18 (70°)3.2FebMarch: 3.53 (70°)3.5MarApril: 3.42 (70°)3.4AprMay: 3.18 (70°)3.2MayJune: 2.92 (70°)2.9JunJuly: 3.06 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.51 (70°)3.5AugSeptember: 3.77 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 3.35 (70°)3.4OctNovember: 2.87 (70°)2.9NovDecember: 2.41 (70°)2.4Dec30°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 30°Mean temp.
January2.103.212.722.5116.2 °C
February2.963.733.183.2215.5 °C
March4.124.153.534.0415.4 °C
April5.194.033.424.5615.8 °C
May6.073.783.184.8917.3 °C
June6.393.522.924.8919.3 °C
July6.513.713.065.0221.4 °C
August6.124.263.515.0722.8 °C
September4.894.553.774.5522.2 °C
October3.404.013.353.5220.3 °C
November2.353.412.872.7118.2 °C
December1.802.862.412.1816.9 °C
Year4.33 avg3.77 avg1153 kWh1435 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through December on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 490 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 540 Wp at 30°. The steep array is 10% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ponta Delgada

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.

4.6 mrow pitch at 70°

3.8 mrow pitch at 30°

Row spacing calculator

How Ponta Delgada compares in Portugal

Against the other 173 places in Portugal with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

171stof 174 places in Portugal for sunshine: 4.33 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−11%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Portugal: 1,435 against 1,604 kWh per kWp.

−6 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Lisbon: 14 h 47 min against 14 h 53 min.

30°best year-round tilt here; across Portugal it runs from 26° in Funchal to 34° in Porto.

Of the 174 places in Portugal, Faro and one other place get the most sun (5.10 peak sun hours a day) and Monção the least (4.21); Ponta Delgada ranks 171st. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.42 kWh a day here, against 3.10 kWh on average in Portugal. The shortest day lasts 9 h 33 min, +6 min compared with Lisbon.

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Solar forecast for Ponta Delgada, 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 Ponta Delgada

What is the best solar panel angle in Ponta Delgada?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Ponta Delgada is 30°, worth about 1435 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 59°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ponta Delgada today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 18:53 local time (UTC), giving 10 h 54 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:26.
How many peak sun hours does Ponta Delgada get?
On a flat surface 4.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.8 in December to 6.5 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.9 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Ponta Delgada?
At solar noon the sun stands 75.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 28.9° on the December solstice.
Is Ponta Delgada a good place for solar panels?
With 4.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ponta Delgada ranks 171st of 174 places in Portugal for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (30°) makes about 1,435 kWh a year here, 11% less than the average place in Portugal.

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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.