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Solar position in Santa Elena de Uairén

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Santa Elena de Uairén — computed for 4.60° N, 61.11° W, 868 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:49102° ESE
Sunset today17:48258° WSW
Best panel angle5°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation73.5°
At solar noon, 11:48Open on the sun map

Sun in Santa Elena de Uairén today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:38sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0312° below
Civil dawn05:276° below
Sunrise05:49102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:17sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4873.5° high
Golden hour starts17:20sun 6° up
Sunset17:48258° WSW
Civil dusk18:096° below
Nautical dusk18:3312° below
Astronomical dusk18:5818° below
Day length11 h 59 min

Sun path diagram for Santa Elena de Uairén

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 solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 71.2° at solar noon in Santa Elena de Uairén; on the December solstice only 62.0°. Sunrise swings from 66° 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
January06:1812:1518:1211 h 54 min65.6°
February06:1812:1818:1712 h 00 min75.0°
March06:0812:1118:1412 h 07 min85.8°
April05:5512:0318:1012 h 15 min82.6°
May05:5012:0118:1112 h 21 min74.3°
June05:5412:0618:1712 h 23 min71.2°
July06:0012:1018:2112 h 21 min74.2°
August06:0012:0718:1412 h 15 min82.7°
September05:5411:5718:0012 h 07 min85.9°
October05:4911:4817:4812 h 00 min74.5°
November05:5311:5017:4711 h 54 min65.4°
December06:0612:0217:5811 h 52 min62.0°

A year of daylight in Santa Elena de Uairén

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 Santa Elena de Uairén

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

5°collects the most energy over a year: 1583 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 5°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearMay kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best1577100%3.931.2×
5° year-round best = latitude1583100%3.841.3×
15°156499%3.581.4×
30°146392%3.041.6×
45°128381%2.352.1×
60°104166%1.603.1×
70°86655%1.163.6×
90°58037%1.012.8×

A fixed array in Santa Elena de Uairén produces the most over a year at 5°. The design month for an off-grid system is May: at 0° it makes 3.93 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 5°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Santa Elena de Uairén at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 5° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.82 (70°)3.8JanFebruary: 3.22 (70°)3.2FebMarch: 2.50 (70°)2.5MarApril: 1.65 (70°)1.6AprMay: 1.16 (70°)1.2MayJune: 1.08 (70°)1.1JunJuly: 1.06 (70°)1.1JulAugust: 1.34 (70°)1.3AugSeptember: 2.21 (70°)2.2SepOctober: 3.12 (70°)3.1OctNovember: 3.63 (70°)3.6NovDecember: 3.74 (70°)3.7Dec5°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 5°Mean temp.
January5.304.643.824.4024.3 °C
February5.483.923.224.4724.8 °C
March5.633.082.504.5125.8 °C
April5.382.061.654.2525.2 °C
May4.901.471.163.8423.7 °C
June4.991.361.083.8922.7 °C
July5.161.341.064.0322.6 °C
August5.641.681.344.4623.2 °C
September6.072.722.214.8624.0 °C
October5.853.803.124.7624.6 °C
November5.364.423.634.4224.6 °C
December4.994.553.744.1524.2 °C
Year5.40 avg2.92 avg866 kWh1583 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 1,110 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 310 Wp at 5°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Santa Elena de Uairén

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.

1.8 mrow pitch at 70°

2.1 mrow pitch at 5°

Row spacing calculator

How Santa Elena de Uairén compares in Venezuela

Against the other 213 places in Venezuela with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

91stof 214 places in Venezuela for sunshine, shared: 5.39 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Venezuela: 1,583 against 1,543 kWh per kWp.

−21 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Caracas: 12 h 23 min against 12 h 44 min.

5°best year-round tilt here; across Venezuela it runs from 5° in Santa Elena de Uairén to 12° in Maracaibo.

Of the 214 places in Venezuela, Juan Griego gets the most sun (5.88 peak sun hours a day) and Santa Ana the least (4.47); Santa Elena de Uairén ranks joint 91st. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.06 kWh a day here, against 1.24 kWh on average in Venezuela. The shortest day lasts 11 h 52 min, +21 min compared with Caracas.

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Solar forecast for Santa Elena de Uairén, 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 Santa Elena de Uairén

What is the best solar panel angle in Santa Elena de Uairén?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Santa Elena de Uairén is 5°, worth about 1583 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through May does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Santa Elena de Uairén today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 17:48 local time (UTC−4), giving 11 h 59 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:48.
How many peak sun hours does Santa Elena de Uairén get?
On a flat surface 5.4 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.9 in May to 6.1 in September. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.3 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Santa Elena de Uairén?
At solar noon the sun stands 71.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 62.0° on the December solstice.
Is Santa Elena de Uairén a good place for solar panels?
With 5.4 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Santa Elena de Uairén ranks joint 91st of 214 places in Venezuela for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (5°) makes about 1,583 kWh a year here, 3% more than the average place in Venezuela.

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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.