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Solar position in Salinas de Hidalgo

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Salinas de Hidalgo — computed for 22.63° N, 101.71° W, 2076 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:47103° ESE
Sunset today18:14257° WSW
Best panel angle23°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle18°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation55.4°
At solar noon, 12:30Open on the sun map

Sun in Salinas de Hidalgo today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−6

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:32sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5812° below
Civil dawn06:246° below
Sunrise06:47103° ESE
Golden hour ends07:17sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3055.4° high
Golden hour starts17:43sun 6° up
Sunset18:14257° WSW
Civil dusk18:376° below
Nautical dusk19:0312° below
Astronomical dusk19:2918° below
Day length11 h 27 min

Sun path diagram for Salinas de Hidalgo

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 solstice89101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 89.2° at solar noon in Salinas de Hidalgo; on the December solstice only 43.9°. Sunrise swings from 64° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 51° 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
January07:2812:5818:2710 h 59 min47.6°
February07:1413:0018:4611 h 32 min57.0°
March06:4912:5418:5812 h 09 min67.8°
April06:2112:4519:0912 h 48 min79.4°
May06:0412:4319:2213 h 19 min87.7°
June06:0312:4819:3413 h 31 min89.2°
July06:1312:5319:3213 h 19 min87.7°
August06:2512:4919:1312 h 48 min79.3°
September06:3512:3918:4312 h 09 min67.9°
October06:4612:3118:1611 h 30 min56.5°
November07:0312:3218:0110 h 58 min47.3°
December07:2212:4518:0710 h 45 min43.9°

A year of daylight in Salinas de Hidalgo

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 Salinas de Hidalgo

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

23°collects the most energy over a year: 1918 kWh per kWp.

18°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 23°Best worst-month 18°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearSeptember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°178993%4.561.6×
15°190499%4.751.3×
18° off-grid best1913100%4.761.3×
23° year-round best = latitude1918100%4.741.3×
30°190499%4.681.3×
45°179293%4.341.6×
60°157882%3.752.1×
70°138672%3.252.8×
90°95150%2.024.6×

A fixed array in Salinas de Hidalgo produces the most over a year at 23°. The design month for an off-grid system is September: at 18° it makes 4.76 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Salinas de Hidalgo at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 23° (year-round best).

02468January: 5.32 (70°)5.3JanFebruary: 5.20 (70°)5.2FebMarch: 4.52 (70°)4.5MarApril: 3.26 (70°)3.3AprMay: 2.30 (70°)2.3MayJune: 1.94 (70°)1.9JunJuly: 2.10 (70°)2.1JulAugust: 2.65 (70°)2.7AugSeptember: 3.25 (70°)3.2SepOctober: 4.45 (70°)4.5OctNovember: 5.27 (70°)5.3NovDecember: 5.39 (70°)5.4Dec23°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 23°Mean temp.
January4.626.145.325.1211.1 °C
February5.606.045.205.6813.2 °C
March6.665.314.526.0415.7 °C
April7.273.893.265.8419.0 °C
May7.322.802.305.3820.9 °C
June6.882.371.944.9220.7 °C
July6.572.552.104.8319.2 °C
August6.493.182.655.0719.1 °C
September5.563.863.254.7418.0 °C
October5.465.244.455.2416.5 °C
November4.846.145.275.2213.5 °C
December4.416.235.395.0011.6 °C
Year5.98 avg4.47 avg1386 kWh1918 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 610 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 250 Wp at 23°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Salinas de Hidalgo

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.

2.9 mrow pitch at 70°

2.7 mrow pitch at 23°

Row spacing calculator

How Salinas de Hidalgo compares in Mexico

Against the other 624 places in Mexico with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

41stof 625 places in Mexico for sunshine, shared: 5.98 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+9%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Mexico: 1,918 against 1,754 kWh per kWp.

+13 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Mexico City: 13 h 31 min against 13 h 18 min.

23°best year-round tilt here; across Mexico it runs from 15° in Coatzacoalcos to 30° in Tijuana.

Of the 625 places in Mexico, Ciudad Constitución gets the most sun (6.12 peak sun hours a day) and Poza Rica de Hidalgo and one other place the least (4.59); Salinas de Hidalgo ranks joint 41st. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.94 kWh a day here, against 1.82 kWh on average in Mexico. The shortest day lasts 10 h 45 min, −13 min compared with Mexico City.

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Solar forecast for Salinas de Hidalgo, 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 Salinas de Hidalgo

What is the best solar panel angle in Salinas de Hidalgo?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Salinas de Hidalgo is 23°, worth about 1918 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through September does better at about 18°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Salinas de Hidalgo today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 18:14 local time (UTC−6), giving 11 h 27 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:30.
How many peak sun hours does Salinas de Hidalgo get?
On a flat surface 6.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.4 in December to 7.3 in May. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.4 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Salinas de Hidalgo?
At solar noon the sun stands 89.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 43.9° on the December solstice.
Is Salinas de Hidalgo a good place for solar panels?
With 6.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Salinas de Hidalgo ranks joint 41st of 625 places in Mexico for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (23°) makes about 1,918 kWh a year here, 9% more than the average place in Mexico.

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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.