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Solar position in Punta Arenas

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Punta Arenas — computed for 53.16° S, 70.91° W, 0 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:17111° ESE
Sunset today20:39248° WSW
Best panel angle43°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle76°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation48.8°
At solar noon, 13:28Open on the sun map

Sun in Punta Arenas today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn03:53sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:5012° below
Civil dawn05:396° below
Sunrise06:17111° ESE
Golden hour ends07:04sun 6° up
Solar noon13:2848.8° high
Golden hour starts19:52sun 6° up
Sunset20:39248° WSW
Civil dusk21:186° below
Nautical dusk22:0612° below
Astronomical dusk23:0418° below
Day length14 h 23 min

Sun path diagram for Punta Arenas

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 solstice11121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice6789101112131415161718192021Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 13.5° at solar noon in Punta Arenas; on the December solstice only 60.3°. Sunrise swings from 50° NE in June to 133° SE in December — a 83° 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
January05:5213:5421:5616 h 03 min56.6°
February06:5413:5620:5814 h 05 min47.2°
March07:4713:5019:5312 h 06 min36.4°
April08:4213:4118:4110 h 00 min24.8°
May09:3113:4017:488 h 17 min16.6°
June09:5913:4517:317 h 32 min13.5°
July09:4213:5017:588 h 16 min16.5°
August08:4613:4718:4710 h 00 min24.9°
September07:3413:3619:3912 h 05 min36.3°
October06:2313:2820:3414 h 10 min47.7°
November05:2613:2921:3316 h 07 min56.9°
December05:1213:4122:1016 h 58 min60.3°

A year of daylight in Punta Arenas

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 Punta Arenas

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

43°collects the most energy over a year: 1135 kWh per kWp.

76°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 43°Best worst-month 76°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°87877%0.4011.9×
15°102290%0.766.6×
30°111098%1.074.6×
43° year-round best1135100%1.293.6×
45°1134100%1.313.5×
53° = latitude112199%1.413.1×
60°109496%1.472.8×
70°103491%1.522.4×
76° off-grid best98587%1.532.2×
90°83974%1.481.9×

A fixed array in Punta Arenas produces the most over a year at 43°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 76° it makes 1.53 kWh per kWp a day, 19% more than at 43°, and costs 13% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Punta Arenas at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 43° (year-round best).

012345January: 3.50 (70°)3.5JanFebruary: 3.51 (70°)3.5FebMarch: 3.03 (70°)3.0MarApril: 2.49 (70°)2.5AprMay: 1.88 (70°)1.9MayJune: 1.52 (70°)1.5JunJuly: 1.75 (70°)1.7JulAugust: 2.39 (70°)2.4AugSeptember: 3.11 (70°)3.1SepOctober: 3.63 (70°)3.6OctNovember: 3.62 (70°)3.6NovDecember: 3.59 (70°)3.6Dec43°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 43°Mean temp.
January5.244.043.504.458.9 °C
February4.304.043.514.139.0 °C
March2.883.473.033.257.8 °C
April1.662.832.492.405.6 °C
May0.872.131.881.673.5 °C
June0.561.711.521.291.8 °C
July0.711.961.751.511.3 °C
August1.362.672.392.221.8 °C
September2.533.503.113.193.7 °C
October3.994.113.634.125.2 °C
November5.094.143.624.506.7 °C
December5.644.143.594.678.1 °C
Year2.90 avg3.22 avg1034 kWh1135 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 780 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 920 Wp at 43°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Punta Arenas

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.

11.1 mrow pitch at 70°

9.0 mrow pitch at 43°

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How Punta Arenas compares in Chile

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

138thof 139 places in Chile for sunshine: 2.90 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−32%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Chile: 1,135 against 1,668 kWh per kWp.

+2 h 36 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Santiago: 16 h 58 min against 14 h 23 min.

43°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); Punta Arenas ranks 138th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.52 kWh a day here, against 2.61 kWh on average in Chile. The shortest day lasts 7 h 32 min, −2 h 24 min compared with Santiago.

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Solar forecast for Punta Arenas, 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 Punta Arenas

What is the best solar panel angle in Punta Arenas?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Punta Arenas is 43°, worth about 1135 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 76°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Punta Arenas today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 20:39 local time (UTC−3), giving 14 h 23 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:28.
How many peak sun hours does Punta Arenas get?
On a flat surface 2.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.6 in June to 5.6 in December. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Punta Arenas?
At solar noon the sun stands 13.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 60.3° on the December solstice.
Is Punta Arenas a good place for solar panels?
With 2.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Punta Arenas ranks 138th of 139 places in Chile for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (43°) makes about 1,135 kWh a year here, 32% 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.