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Solar position in Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye — computed for 19.37° N, 72.33° W, 430 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:46102° ESE
Sunset today18:19258° WSW
Best panel angle19°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle22°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation58.7°
At solar noon, 12:33Open on the sun map

Sun in Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:33sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5812° below
Civil dawn06:246° below
Sunrise06:46102° ESE
Golden hour ends07:16sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3358.7° high
Golden hour starts17:50sun 6° up
Sunset18:19258° WSW
Civil dusk18:426° below
Nautical dusk19:0812° below
Astronomical dusk19:3318° below
Day length11 h 33 min

Sun path diagram for Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye

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 solstice78910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 85.9° at solar noon in Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye; on the December solstice only 47.2°. Sunrise swings from 65° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 50° 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
January06:2612:0017:3511 h 10 min50.9°
February06:1412:0317:5111 h 38 min60.3°
March06:5212:5619:0012 h 08 min71.1°
April06:2712:4819:0812 h 41 min82.7°
May06:1212:4519:1913 h 07 min89.1°
June06:1212:5119:3013 h 18 min85.9°
July06:2112:5519:2913 h 08 min89.0°
August06:3112:5219:1212 h 41 min82.6°
September06:3812:4218:4612 h 08 min71.1°
October06:4512:3318:2111 h 36 min59.8°
November06:0011:3517:0911 h 09 min50.6°
December06:1811:4717:1610 h 58 min47.2°

A year of daylight in Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye

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 Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye

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

19°collects the most energy over a year: 1687 kWh per kWp.

22°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 19°Best worst-month 22°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearNovember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°160795%3.531.5×
15°1683100%4.141.2×
19° year-round best = latitude1687100%4.261.2×
22° off-grid best1685100%4.341.1×
30°166098%4.501.2×
45°154191%4.581.5×
60°133579%4.392.1×
70°115969%4.112.7×
90°78747%3.233.8×

A fixed array in Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye produces the most over a year at 19°. The design month for an off-grid system is November: at 22° it makes 4.34 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 19°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 19° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.63 (70°)4.6JanFebruary: 4.27 (70°)4.3FebMarch: 3.50 (70°)3.5MarApril: 2.55 (70°)2.5AprMay: 1.89 (70°)1.9MayJune: 1.72 (70°)1.7JunJuly: 1.83 (70°)1.8JulAugust: 2.31 (70°)2.3AugSeptember: 3.06 (70°)3.1SepOctober: 3.60 (70°)3.6OctNovember: 4.11 (70°)4.1NovDecember: 4.69 (70°)4.7Dec19°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 19°Mean temp.
January4.585.604.634.5423.3 °C
February5.265.184.274.8623.9 °C
March5.774.263.504.9224.5 °C
April6.103.142.554.7925.6 °C
May5.962.371.894.4226.4 °C
June6.382.171.724.5827.4 °C
July6.502.311.834.7127.8 °C
August6.282.882.314.7727.8 °C
September5.833.783.064.7527.3 °C
October5.054.413.604.4526.4 °C
November4.465.014.114.2624.8 °C
December4.395.694.694.4323.8 °C
Year5.55 avg3.89 avg1159 kWh1687 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 680 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 280 Wp at 19°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye

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.

2.6 mrow pitch at 70°

2.6 mrow pitch at 19°

Row spacing calculator

How Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye compares in Haiti

Against the other 31 places in Haiti with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

29thof 32 places in Haiti for sunshine, shared: 5.55 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Haiti: 1,687 against 1,712 kWh per kWp.

+3 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Port-au-Prince: 13 h 18 min against 13 h 15 min.

19°best year-round tilt here; across Haiti it runs from 18° in Port-au-Prince to 19° in Port-de-Paix.

Of the 32 places in Haiti, Jacmel gets the most sun (5.80 peak sun hours a day) and Terrier Rouge and one other place the least (5.52); Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye ranks joint 29th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.72 kWh a day here, against 1.73 kWh on average in Haiti. The shortest day lasts 10 h 58 min, −3 min compared with Port-au-Prince.

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Solar forecast for Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye, 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 Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye

What is the best solar panel angle in Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye is 19°, worth about 1687 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through November does better at about 22°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 18:19 local time (UTC−4), giving 11 h 33 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:33.
How many peak sun hours does Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye get?
On a flat surface 5.5 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.4 in December to 6.5 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.2 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye?
At solar noon the sun stands 85.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 47.2° on the December solstice.
Is Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye a good place for solar panels?
With 5.5 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye ranks joint 29th of 32 places in Haiti for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (19°) makes about 1,687 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Haiti.

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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.