Alborz Province · Iran · 35.77° N · 50.96° E
Solar position in Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī — computed for 35.77° N, 50.96° E, 1268 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī today
Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3:30
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 04:55 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 05:25 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 05:55 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 06:21 | 104° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 06:56 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 11:50 | 42.1° high |
| Golden hour starts | 16:43 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 255° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 17:44 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 18:14 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 18:44 | 18° below |
| Day length | 10 h 57 min | |
Sun path diagram for Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī
Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.
- June solstice
- Equinox
- December solstice
- Today
On the June solstice the sun reaches 77.7° at solar noon in Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī; on the December solstice only 30.8°. Sunrise swings from 60° ENE in June to 119° ESE in December — a 59° 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.
| Month | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Day length | Noon elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:13 | 12:17 | 17:21 | 10 h 08 min | 34.4° |
| February | 06:46 | 12:19 | 17:53 | 11 h 07 min | 43.7° |
| March | 06:08 | 12:13 | 18:18 | 12 h 10 min | 54.5° |
| April | 05:26 | 12:05 | 18:44 | 13 h 18 min | 66.1° |
| May | 04:56 | 12:02 | 19:09 | 14 h 12 min | 74.4° |
| June | 04:50 | 12:07 | 19:25 | 14 h 35 min | 77.7° |
| July | 05:05 | 12:12 | 19:19 | 14 h 14 min | 74.7° |
| August | 05:29 | 12:09 | 18:48 | 13 h 19 min | 66.3° |
| September | 05:53 | 11:59 | 18:04 | 12 h 12 min | 54.9° |
| October | 06:17 | 11:50 | 17:23 | 11 h 05 min | 43.5° |
| November | 06:47 | 11:51 | 16:55 | 10 h 08 min | 34.3° |
| December | 07:12 | 12:04 | 16:56 | 9 h 44 min | 30.8° |
A year of daylight in Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī
Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.
Best solar panel angle in Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī
Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
30°collects the most energy over a year: 1682 kWh per kWp.
61°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.
- Yearly energy
- Worst-month energy
| Tilt | kWh/kWp per year | Share of best year | December kWh/kWp/day | Best ÷ worst month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 1484 | 88% | 1.93 | 3.2× |
| 15° | 1631 | 97% | 2.67 | 2.3× |
| 30° year-round best | 1682 | 100% | 3.24 | 1.7× |
| 36° = latitude | 1676 | 100% | 3.41 | 1.6× |
| 45° | 1636 | 97% | 3.60 | 1.5× |
| 60° | 1497 | 89% | 3.73 | 1.3× |
| 61° off-grid best | 1485 | 88% | 3.73 | 1.3× |
| 70° | 1357 | 81% | 3.69 | 1.4× |
| 90° | 992 | 59% | 3.30 | 2.2× |
A fixed array in Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī produces the most over a year at 30°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 61° it makes 3.73 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 30°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 30° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 30° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.60 | 4.25 | 3.83 | 3.46 | 1.2 °C |
| February | 3.36 | 4.33 | 3.87 | 3.91 | 3.0 °C |
| March | 4.48 | 4.47 | 3.92 | 4.53 | 7.9 °C |
| April | 5.45 | 4.07 | 3.49 | 4.78 | 12.6 °C |
| May | 6.70 | 3.91 | 3.27 | 5.26 | 18.7 °C |
| June | 7.74 | 3.84 | 3.14 | 5.64 | 23.9 °C |
| July | 7.38 | 3.92 | 3.17 | 5.43 | 26.7 °C |
| August | 6.91 | 4.54 | 3.70 | 5.54 | 25.8 °C |
| September | 5.77 | 5.23 | 4.34 | 5.34 | 21.8 °C |
| October | 4.21 | 5.10 | 4.35 | 4.55 | 15.6 °C |
| November | 2.84 | 4.40 | 3.87 | 3.59 | 7.5 °C |
| December | 2.34 | 4.12 | 3.69 | 3.24 | 2.8 °C |
| Year | 4.99 avg | 4.35 avg | 1357 kWh | 1682 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 380 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 360 Wp at 30°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī
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.
4.3 mrow pitch at 70°
3.6 mrow pitch at 30°
How Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī compares in Iran
Against the other 422 places in Iran with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
318thof 423 places in Iran for sunshine, shared: 4.99 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
−4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Iran: 1,682 against 1,760 kWh per kWp.
±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Tehran: 14 h 35 min against 14 h 35 min.
30°best year-round tilt here; across Iran it runs from 24° in Kīsh to 33° in Khūy.
Of the 423 places in Iran, Jālq gets the most sun (6.10 peak sun hours a day) and Bandar-e Anzalī the least (3.92); Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī ranks joint 318th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.14 kWh a day here, against 2.96 kWh on average in Iran. The shortest day lasts 9 h 44 min, ±0 min compared with Tehran.
Solar forecast for Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī, 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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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.