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Solar position in San Juan Sacatepéquez

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for San Juan Sacatepéquez — computed for 14.72° N, 90.64° W, 1842 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:55102° ESE
Sunset today17:37258° WSW
Best panel angle16°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle9°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation63.3°
At solar noon, 11:46Open on the sun map

Sun in San Juan Sacatepéquez today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−6

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:43sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0812° below
Civil dawn05:346° below
Sunrise05:55102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:24sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4663.3° high
Golden hour starts17:08sun 6° up
Sunset17:37258° WSW
Civil dusk17:596° below
Nautical dusk18:2412° below
Astronomical dusk18:4918° below
Day length11 h 42 min

Sun path diagram for San Juan Sacatepéquez

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 solstice6789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 81.3° at solar noon in San Juan Sacatepéquez; on the December solstice only 51.9°. Sunrise swings from 65° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 49° 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
January06:3112:1417:5611 h 24 min55.5°
February06:2312:1618:0811 h 45 min64.9°
March06:0512:0918:1312 h 08 min75.7°
April05:4412:0118:1712 h 33 min87.3°
May05:3311:5918:2512 h 52 min84.4°
June05:3412:0418:3413 h 00 min81.3°
July05:4212:0918:3512 h 52 min84.4°
August05:4912:0518:2112 h 32 min87.2°
September05:5111:5517:5912 h 08 min75.8°
October05:5511:4717:3811 h 44 min64.4°
November06:0611:4817:3011 h 24 min55.3°
December06:2312:0017:3811 h 15 min51.9°

A year of daylight in San Juan Sacatepéquez

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 San Juan Sacatepéquez

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

16°collects the most energy over a year: 1605 kWh per kWp.

9°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 16°Best worst-month 9°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°155097%4.151.3×
9° off-grid best159499%3.991.2×
15° = latitude1605100%3.841.3×
16° year-round best1605100%3.811.3×
30°156898%3.321.5×
45°144390%2.652.0×
60°124077%1.902.7×
70°107167%1.423.4×
90°73446%1.073.7×

A fixed array in San Juan Sacatepéquez produces the most over a year at 16°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 9° it makes 3.99 kWh per kWp a day, 5% more than at 16°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in San Juan Sacatepéquez at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 16° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.65 (70°)4.7JanFebruary: 4.10 (70°)4.1FebMarch: 3.27 (70°)3.3MarApril: 2.21 (70°)2.2AprMay: 1.62 (70°)1.6MayJune: 1.42 (70°)1.4JunJuly: 1.56 (70°)1.6JulAugust: 1.97 (70°)2.0AugSeptember: 2.50 (70°)2.5SepOctober: 3.08 (70°)3.1OctNovember: 4.11 (70°)4.1NovDecember: 4.79 (70°)4.8Dec16°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 16°Mean temp.
January4.945.544.654.7419.6 °C
February5.484.914.104.9320.9 °C
March5.933.953.274.9822.3 °C
April5.822.722.214.5623.7 °C
May5.222.011.623.9323.3 °C
June5.141.771.423.8122.2 °C
July5.671.941.564.2322.0 °C
August5.592.411.974.3321.9 °C
September5.083.042.504.1521.6 °C
October4.693.703.084.0621.1 °C
November4.764.914.114.4420.0 °C
December4.795.704.794.6719.6 °C
Year5.26 avg3.54 avg1071 kWh1605 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 830 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 310 Wp at 16°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in San Juan Sacatepéquez

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.

2.3 mrow pitch at 70°

2.4 mrow pitch at 16°

Row spacing calculator

How San Juan Sacatepéquez compares in Guatemala

Against the other 101 places in Guatemala with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

59thof 102 places in Guatemala for sunshine, shared: 5.26 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Guatemala: 1,605 against 1,603 kWh per kWp.

±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Guatemala City: 13 h 00 min against 13 h 00 min.

16°best year-round tilt here; across Guatemala it runs from 14° in Cobán to 17° in Guatemala City.

Of the 102 places in Guatemala, Puerto San José gets the most sun (5.65 peak sun hours a day) and San Pedro Carchá and one other place the least (4.81); San Juan Sacatepéquez ranks joint 59th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.42 kWh a day here, against 1.41 kWh on average in Guatemala. The shortest day lasts 11 h 15 min, ±0 min compared with Guatemala City.

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Solar forecast for San Juan Sacatepéquez, 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 San Juan Sacatepéquez

What is the best solar panel angle in San Juan Sacatepéquez?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in San Juan Sacatepéquez is 16°, worth about 1605 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 9°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in San Juan Sacatepéquez today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 17:37 local time (UTC−6), giving 11 h 42 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:46.
How many peak sun hours does San Juan Sacatepéquez get?
On a flat surface 5.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.7 in October to 5.9 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.8 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in San Juan Sacatepéquez?
At solar noon the sun stands 81.3° above the horizon on the June solstice and 51.9° on the December solstice.
Is San Juan Sacatepéquez a good place for solar panels?
With 5.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, San Juan Sacatepéquez ranks joint 59th of 102 places in Guatemala for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (16°) makes about 1,605 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in Guatemala.

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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.