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Esmeraldas · Ecuador · 1.29° N · 78.84° W

Solar position in San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas — computed for 1.29° N, 78.84° W, 14 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:57102° ESE
Sunset today18:01258° WSW
Best panel angle1°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation76.8°
At solar noon, 11:59Open on the sun map

Sun in San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−5

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:47sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:1112° below
Civil dawn05:366° below
Sunrise05:57102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:25sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5976.8° high
Golden hour starts17:33sun 6° up
Sunset18:01258° WSW
Civil dusk18:226° below
Nautical dusk18:4712° below
Astronomical dusk19:1218° below
Day length12 h 05 min

Sun path diagram for San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas

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 solstice789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 67.9° at solar noon in San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas; on the December solstice only 65.3°. Sunrise swings from 67° ENE in June to 113° ESE in December — a 47° 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
January06:2412:2618:2812 h 04 min68.9°
February06:2612:2818:3112 h 05 min78.3°
March06:1912:2218:2512 h 07 min89.2°
April06:0912:1318:1812 h 09 min79.3°
May06:0612:1118:1712 h 11 min71.0°
June06:1112:1718:2312 h 12 min67.9°
July06:1612:2118:2712 h 11 min70.9°
August06:1412:1818:2212 h 09 min79.4°
September06:0512:0818:1112 h 07 min89.2°
October05:5711:5918:0212 h 05 min77.8°
November05:5912:0118:0212 h 03 min68.7°
December06:1112:1318:1512 h 03 min65.3°

A year of daylight in San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas

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 Lorenzo de Esmeraldas

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

1°collects the most energy over a year: 1181 kWh per kWp.

0°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 1°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best1181100%3.041.2×
1° year-round best = latitude1181100%3.021.2×
15°115598%2.711.3×
30°107091%2.261.5×
45°93279%1.701.9×
60°75464%1.152.5×
70°63654%1.002.6×
90°44337%0.882.1×

A fixed array in San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas produces the most over a year at 1°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 0° it makes 3.04 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas at 70°

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

01234January: 2.55 (70°)2.6JanFebruary: 2.28 (70°)2.3FebMarch: 1.92 (70°)1.9MarApril: 1.36 (70°)1.4AprMay: 1.05 (70°)1.1MayJune: 1.00 (70°)1.0JunJuly: 1.00 (70°)1.0JulAugust: 1.11 (70°)1.1AugSeptember: 1.57 (70°)1.6SepOctober: 2.07 (70°)2.1OctNovember: 2.44 (70°)2.4NovDecember: 2.60 (70°)2.6Dec1°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 1°Mean temp.
January3.973.122.553.1823.8 °C
February4.172.802.283.3423.9 °C
March4.412.371.923.5424.0 °C
April4.461.711.363.5624.2 °C
May4.021.341.053.1924.2 °C
June3.811.281.003.0224.0 °C
July3.861.281.003.0624.0 °C
August3.971.411.113.1624.2 °C
September4.021.951.573.2124.2 °C
October4.082.552.073.2723.9 °C
November3.972.982.443.1923.7 °C
December3.893.172.603.1223.7 °C
Year4.05 avg2.16 avg636 kWh1181 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through July on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 1,180 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 390 Wp at 1°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas

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.

1.7 mrow pitch at 70°

2.0 mrow pitch at 1°

Row spacing calculator

How San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas compares in Ecuador

Against the other 70 places in Ecuador with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

28thof 71 places in Ecuador for sunshine, shared: 4.05 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Ecuador: 1,181 against 1,193 kWh per kWp.

+4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Quito: 12 h 12 min against 12 h 08 min.

1°best year-round tilt here; across Ecuador it runs from 0° in Puerto Francisco de Orellana to 6° in Cariamanga.

Of the 71 places in Ecuador, Huaquillas and one other place get the most sun (4.70 peak sun hours a day) and Rosa Zarate the least (3.61); San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas ranks joint 28th. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.00 kWh a day here, against 1.01 kWh on average in Ecuador. The shortest day lasts 12 h 03 min, −4 min compared with Quito.

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Solar forecast for San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas, 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 Lorenzo de Esmeraldas

What is the best solar panel angle in San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas is 1°, worth about 1181 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:01 local time (UTC−5), giving 12 h 05 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:59.
How many peak sun hours does San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas get?
On a flat surface 4.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.8 in June to 4.5 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.3 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas?
At solar noon the sun stands 67.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 65.3° on the December solstice.
Is San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas a good place for solar panels?
With 4.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas ranks joint 28th of 71 places in Ecuador for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (1°) makes about 1,181 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Ecuador.

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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.