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Solar position in Puerto Cabello

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Puerto Cabello — computed for 10.47° N, 68.01° W, 10 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:21102° ESE
Sunset today18:10258° WSW
Best panel angle11°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle8°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation67.6°
At solar noon, 12:16Open on the sun map

Sun in Puerto Cabello today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:10sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:3512° below
Civil dawn06:006° below
Sunrise06:21102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:50sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1667.6° high
Golden hour starts17:42sun 6° up
Sunset18:10258° WSW
Civil dusk18:326° below
Nautical dusk18:5612° below
Astronomical dusk19:2118° below
Day length11 h 49 min

Sun path diagram for Puerto Cabello

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 solstice789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 77.0° at solar noon in Puerto Cabello; on the December solstice only 56.1°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 48° 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
January06:5512:4318:3111 h 37 min59.7°
February06:5012:4518:4111 h 51 min69.2°
March06:3512:3918:4212 h 07 min80.0°
April06:1812:3018:4312 h 25 min88.4°
May06:0912:2818:4812 h 39 min80.2°
June06:1112:3318:5612 h 44 min77.0°
July06:1912:3818:5712 h 39 min80.1°
August06:2212:3518:4712 h 25 min88.5°
September06:2112:2518:2812 h 07 min80.0°
October06:2112:1618:1111 h 51 min68.7°
November06:2912:1718:0611 h 36 min59.5°
December06:4412:3018:1511 h 31 min56.1°

A year of daylight in Puerto Cabello

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 Puerto Cabello

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

11°collects the most energy over a year: 1538 kWh per kWp.

8°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 11°Best worst-month 8°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearMay kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°151398%4.021.2×
8° off-grid best1535100%3.901.2×
10° = latitude1537100%3.861.2×
11° year-round best1538100%3.841.2×
15°1535100%3.751.3×
30°147296%3.291.5×
45°132886%2.671.9×
60°111472%1.932.6×
70°94561%1.443.3×
90°64142%1.063.1×

A fixed array in Puerto Cabello produces the most over a year at 11°. The design month for an off-grid system is May: at 8° it makes 3.90 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 11°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Puerto Cabello at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 11° (year-round best).

012345January: 4.16 (70°)4.2JanFebruary: 3.69 (70°)3.7FebMarch: 2.82 (70°)2.8MarApril: 1.89 (70°)1.9AprMay: 1.44 (70°)1.4MayJune: 1.27 (70°)1.3JunJuly: 1.29 (70°)1.3JulAugust: 1.67 (70°)1.7AugSeptember: 2.45 (70°)2.4SepOctober: 3.01 (70°)3.0OctNovember: 3.44 (70°)3.4NovDecember: 4.01 (70°)4.0Dec11°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 11°Mean temp.
January5.095.064.164.4724.9 °C
February5.564.513.694.7225.3 °C
March5.653.472.824.5926.0 °C
April5.132.361.894.0026.6 °C
May5.061.831.443.8426.7 °C
June5.171.621.273.8726.2 °C
July5.331.641.294.0125.8 °C
August5.522.101.674.2626.0 °C
September5.593.032.454.4626.3 °C
October5.093.703.014.2126.1 °C
November4.654.213.443.9825.8 °C
December4.724.894.014.1625.3 °C
Year5.21 avg3.19 avg945 kWh1538 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 930 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 310 Wp at 11°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Puerto Cabello

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.

2.1 mrow pitch at 70°

2.3 mrow pitch at 11°

Row spacing calculator

How Puerto Cabello compares in Venezuela

Against the other 213 places in Venezuela with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

122ndof 214 places in Venezuela for sunshine, shared: 5.21 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Venezuela: 1,538 against 1,543 kWh per kWp.

±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Caracas: 12 h 44 min against 12 h 44 min.

11°best year-round tilt here; across Venezuela it runs from 5° in Santa Elena de Uairén to 12° in Maracaibo.

Of the 214 places in Venezuela, Juan Griego gets the most sun (5.88 peak sun hours a day) and Santa Ana the least (4.47); Puerto Cabello ranks joint 122nd. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.27 kWh a day here, against 1.24 kWh on average in Venezuela. The shortest day lasts 11 h 31 min, ±0 min compared with Caracas.

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Solar forecast for Puerto Cabello, 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 Puerto Cabello

What is the best solar panel angle in Puerto Cabello?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Puerto Cabello is 11°, worth about 1538 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through May does better at about 8°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Puerto Cabello today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:10 local time (UTC−4), giving 11 h 49 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:16.
How many peak sun hours does Puerto Cabello get?
On a flat surface 5.2 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.7 in November to 5.6 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.6 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Puerto Cabello?
At solar noon the sun stands 77.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 56.1° on the December solstice.
Is Puerto Cabello a good place for solar panels?
With 5.2 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Puerto Cabello ranks joint 122nd of 214 places in Venezuela for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (11°) makes about 1,538 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in Venezuela.

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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.