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Solar position in San Miguel del Monte

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for San Miguel del Monte — computed for 35.44° S, 58.81° W, 25 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:00105° ESE
Sunset today19:18255° WSW
Best panel angle30°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle58°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation66.5°
At solar noon, 12:39Open on the sun map

Sun in San Miguel del Monte today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:29sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0212° below
Civil dawn05:346° below
Sunrise06:00105° ESE
Golden hour ends06:35sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3966.5° high
Golden hour starts18:43sun 6° up
Sunset19:18255° WSW
Civil dusk19:456° below
Nautical dusk20:1612° below
Astronomical dusk20:4918° below
Day length13 h 17 min

Sun path diagram for San Miguel del Monte

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 solstice91011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice67891011121314151617181920Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 31.1° at solar noon in San Miguel del Monte; on the December solstice only 78.0°. Sunrise swings from 61° ENE in June to 120° ESE in December — a 58° 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
January06:0213:0620:1014 h 08 min74.4°
February06:3413:0819:4213 h 08 min65.0°
March06:5913:0219:0412 h 06 min54.2°
April07:2412:5318:2210 h 59 min42.6°
May07:4812:5117:5510 h 07 min34.3°
June08:0412:5717:499 h 46 min31.1°
July07:5813:0118:0510 h 06 min34.2°
August07:2912:5818:2810 h 59 min42.6°
September06:4612:4818:5112 h 05 min54.0°
October06:0412:3919:1513 h 11 min65.4°
November05:3612:4119:4614 h 09 min74.6°
December05:3612:5320:1014 h 33 min78.0°

A year of daylight in San Miguel del Monte

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 Miguel del Monte

Fixed array facing north (azimuth 0°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

30°collects the most energy over a year: 1596 kWh per kWp.

58°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 30°Best worst-month 58°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°140388%1.763.4×
15°154697%2.422.5×
30° year-round best1596100%2.921.9×
35° = latitude1592100%3.051.7×
45°155297%3.241.5×
58° off-grid best144190%3.351.3×
60°141889%3.361.3×
70°128480%3.321.3×
90°93358%2.962.2×

A fixed array in San Miguel del Monte produces the most over a year at 30°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 58° it makes 3.35 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 30°, and costs 10% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in San Miguel del Monte at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 30° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.11 (70°)3.1JanFebruary: 3.56 (70°)3.6FebMarch: 3.93 (70°)3.9MarApril: 4.06 (70°)4.1AprMay: 3.53 (70°)3.5MayJune: 3.32 (70°)3.3JunJuly: 3.29 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.73 (70°)3.7AugSeptember: 3.85 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 3.57 (70°)3.6OctNovember: 3.25 (70°)3.2NovDecember: 3.03 (70°)3.0Dec30°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 30°Mean temp.
January7.203.813.115.3824.3 °C
February6.284.323.565.1923.0 °C
March5.094.703.934.7920.2 °C
April3.794.774.064.1816.1 °C
May2.654.083.533.2812.3 °C
June2.193.793.322.929.1 °C
July2.323.753.292.988.3 °C
August3.184.293.733.7010.2 °C
September4.354.473.854.4012.4 °C
October5.474.213.574.8415.7 °C
November6.803.893.255.3419.3 °C
December7.533.683.035.5222.5 °C
Year4.73 avg4.15 avg1284 kWh1596 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through December on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 390 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 400 Wp at 30°. The steep array is 3% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in San Miguel del Monte

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.

4.2 mrow pitch at 70°

3.6 mrow pitch at 30°

Row spacing calculator

How San Miguel del Monte compares in Argentina

Against the other 313 places in Argentina with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

276thof 314 places in Argentina for sunshine, shared: 4.73 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Argentina: 1,596 against 1,639 kWh per kWp.

+5 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Buenos Aires: 14 h 33 min against 14 h 29 min.

30°best year-round tilt here; across Argentina it runs from 21° in Tartagal to 44° in Río Gallegos.

Of the 314 places in Argentina, Belén gets the most sun (6.11 peak sun hours a day) and Ushuaia the least (2.59); San Miguel del Monte ranks joint 276th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.03 kWh a day here, against 2.68 kWh on average in Argentina. The shortest day lasts 9 h 46 min, −4 min compared with Buenos Aires.

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Solar forecast for San Miguel del Monte, 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 Miguel del Monte

What is the best solar panel angle in San Miguel del Monte?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in San Miguel del Monte is 30°, worth about 1596 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 58°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in San Miguel del Monte today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:18 local time (UTC−3), giving 13 h 17 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:39.
How many peak sun hours does San Miguel del Monte get?
On a flat surface 4.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.2 in June to 7.5 in December. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.7 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in San Miguel del Monte?
At solar noon the sun stands 31.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 78.0° on the December solstice.
Is San Miguel del Monte a good place for solar panels?
With 4.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, San Miguel del Monte ranks joint 276th of 314 places in Argentina for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (30°) makes about 1,596 kWh a year here, 3% less than the average place in Argentina.

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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.