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Ma’an · Jordan · 31.18° N · 35.70° E

Solar position in Qīr Moāv

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Qīr Moāv — computed for 31.18° N, 35.70° E, 1000 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:47104° ESE
Sunset today17:55256° WSW
Best panel angle27°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle50°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation46.7°
At solar noon, 12:21Open on the sun map

Sun in Qīr Moāv today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:25sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5312° below
Civil dawn06:226° below
Sunrise06:47104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:20sun 6° up
Solar noon12:2146.7° high
Golden hour starts17:21sun 6° up
Sunset17:55256° WSW
Civil dusk18:196° below
Nautical dusk18:4812° below
Astronomical dusk19:1618° below
Day length11 h 08 min

Sun path diagram for Qīr Moāv

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 solstice678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 82.3° at solar noon in Qīr Moāv; on the December solstice only 35.4°. Sunrise swings from 62° ENE in June to 117° ESE in December — a 55° 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
January07:3412:4818:0210 h 28 min39.0°
February07:1212:5018:2911 h 16 min48.3°
March06:4012:4418:4912 h 09 min59.1°
April06:0212:3519:0913 h 07 min70.7°
May05:3812:3319:2913 h 52 min79.0°
June05:3312:3819:4414 h 11 min82.3°
July05:4712:4319:3913 h 53 min79.2°
August06:0612:4019:1313 h 07 min70.9°
September06:2412:3018:3512 h 11 min59.5°
October06:4412:2117:5911 h 15 min48.1°
November07:0912:2217:3610 h 27 min38.9°
December07:3112:3517:3810 h 07 min35.4°

A year of daylight in Qīr Moāv

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 Qīr Moāv

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

27°collects the most energy over a year: 1879 kWh per kWp.

50°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 27°Best worst-month 50°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°170691%2.542.6×
15°184698%3.381.9×
27° year-round best1879100%3.891.5×
30°1876100%3.991.4×
31° = latitude1874100%4.021.4×
45°179596%4.361.3×
50° off-grid best174593%4.421.2×
60°161186%4.451.4×
70°143776%4.351.7×
90°100554%3.813.3×

A fixed array in Qīr Moāv produces the most over a year at 27°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 50° it makes 4.42 kWh per kWp a day, 14% more than at 27°, and costs 7% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Qīr Moāv at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 27° (year-round best).

01234567January: 4.29 (70°)4.3JanFebruary: 4.33 (70°)4.3FebMarch: 4.44 (70°)4.4MarApril: 3.84 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.20 (70°)3.2MayJune: 2.77 (70°)2.8JunJuly: 2.87 (70°)2.9JulAugust: 3.52 (70°)3.5AugSeptember: 4.36 (70°)4.4SepOctober: 4.68 (70°)4.7OctNovember: 4.63 (70°)4.6NovDecember: 4.35 (70°)4.4Dec27°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 27°Mean temp.
January3.314.934.293.9710.0 °C
February4.185.004.334.4911.7 °C
March5.565.214.445.3315.1 °C
April6.724.583.845.6519.1 °C
May7.663.903.205.7823.8 °C
June8.403.432.775.8927.0 °C
July8.193.582.875.8228.8 °C
August7.534.363.525.8228.7 °C
September6.445.364.365.6726.6 °C
October5.015.674.685.0523.1 °C
November3.795.474.634.3716.9 °C
December3.135.044.353.8912.0 °C
Year5.84 avg4.71 avg1437 kWh1879 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 430 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 300 Wp at 27°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Qīr Moāv

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.

3.7 mrow pitch at 70°

3.2 mrow pitch at 27°

Row spacing calculator

How Qīr Moāv compares in Jordan

Against the other 30 places in Jordan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

6thof 31 places in Jordan for sunshine, shared: 5.84 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Jordan: 1,879 against 1,842 kWh per kWp.

−4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Amman: 14 h 11 min against 14 h 15 min.

27°best year-round tilt here; across Jordan it runs from 26° in Safi to 29° in Rukban.

Of the 31 places in Jordan, Aqaba gets the most sun (6.22 peak sun hours a day) and Judita and one other place the least (5.53); Qīr Moāv ranks joint 6th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.77 kWh a day here, against 2.82 kWh on average in Jordan. The shortest day lasts 10 h 07 min, +4 min compared with Amman.

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Solar forecast for Qīr Moāv, 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 Qīr Moāv

What is the best solar panel angle in Qīr Moāv?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Qīr Moāv is 27°, worth about 1879 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 50°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Qīr Moāv today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 17:55 local time (UTC+3), giving 11 h 08 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:21.
How many peak sun hours does Qīr Moāv get?
On a flat surface 5.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.1 in December to 8.4 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.4 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Qīr Moāv?
At solar noon the sun stands 82.3° above the horizon on the June solstice and 35.4° on the December solstice.
Is Qīr Moāv a good place for solar panels?
With 5.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Qīr Moāv ranks joint 6th of 31 places in Jordan for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (27°) makes about 1,879 kWh a year here, 2% more than the average place in Jordan.

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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.