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Solar position in Sharifabad

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Sharifabad — computed for 33.43° N, 73.36° E, 578 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:18103° ESE
Sunset today17:22256° WSW
Best panel angle31°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle41°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation44.8°
At solar noon, 11:50Open on the sun map

Sun in Sharifabad today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+5

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:54sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2312° below
Civil dawn05:526° below
Sunrise06:18103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:52sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5044.8° high
Golden hour starts16:48sun 6° up
Sunset17:22256° WSW
Civil dusk17:486° below
Nautical dusk18:1712° below
Astronomical dusk18:4618° below
Day length11 h 05 min

Sun path diagram for Sharifabad

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 solstice678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 80.0° at solar noon in Sharifabad; on the December solstice only 33.2°. Sunrise swings from 61° ENE in June to 118° ESE in December — a 57° 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
January07:0812:1717:2710 h 18 min36.7°
February06:4412:2017:5611 h 12 min46.1°
March06:0912:1318:1812 h 09 min56.8°
April05:2912:0518:4113 h 12 min68.5°
May05:0212:0319:0314 h 01 min76.8°
June04:5712:0819:1914 h 22 min80.0°
July05:1112:1219:1414 h 03 min77.0°
August05:3212:0918:4613 h 13 min68.6°
September05:5311:5918:0512 h 11 min57.2°
October06:1511:5117:2611 h 11 min45.9°
November06:4311:5217:0110 h 18 min36.7°
December07:0612:0417:029 h 56 min33.2°

A year of daylight in Sharifabad

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 Sharifabad

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

31°collects the most energy over a year: 1627 kWh per kWp.

41°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 31°Best worst-month 41°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJanuary kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°143088%2.392.4×
15°157497%3.131.8×
30°1627100%3.681.4×
31° year-round best1627100%3.711.4×
33° = latitude1626100%3.761.4×
41° off-grid best160599%3.941.3×
45°158597%4.001.3×
60°145289%4.071.6×
70°131881%3.971.8×
90°96859%3.462.7×

A fixed array in Sharifabad produces the most over a year at 31°. The design month for an off-grid system is January: at 41° it makes 3.94 kWh per kWp a day, 6% more than at 31°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Sharifabad at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 31° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.97 (70°)4.0JanFebruary: 3.78 (70°)3.8FebMarch: 3.96 (70°)4.0MarApril: 3.57 (70°)3.6AprMay: 3.07 (70°)3.1MayJune: 2.68 (70°)2.7JunJuly: 2.55 (70°)2.6JulAugust: 2.85 (70°)2.8AugSeptember: 3.76 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 4.58 (70°)4.6OctNovember: 4.42 (70°)4.4NovDecember: 4.15 (70°)4.2Dec31°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 31°Mean temp.
January2.924.573.973.7110.2 °C
February3.544.393.783.9212.6 °C
March4.844.703.964.6717.9 °C
April6.064.343.575.0423.6 °C
May7.023.843.075.1629.4 °C
June7.013.402.684.8632.7 °C
July5.933.222.554.2631.1 °C
August5.453.552.854.2329.1 °C
September5.394.623.764.7626.8 °C
October4.685.534.584.9022.5 °C
November3.465.214.424.2016.8 °C
December2.854.824.153.7612.4 °C
Year4.93 avg4.35 avg1318 kWh1627 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 460 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 320 Wp at 31°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Sharifabad

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.

3.9 mrow pitch at 70°

3.5 mrow pitch at 31°

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How Sharifabad compares in Pakistan

Against the other 360 places in Pakistan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

300thof 361 places in Pakistan for sunshine, shared: 4.93 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Pakistan: 1,627 against 1,674 kWh per kWp.

+10 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Lahore: 14 h 22 min against 14 h 13 min.

31°best year-round tilt here; across Pakistan it runs from 25° in Hyderabad to 33° in Karimabad.

Of the 361 places in Pakistan, Chaman and one other place get the most sun (6.09 peak sun hours a day) and Skardu the least (4.28); Sharifabad ranks joint 300th. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.55 kWh a day here, against 2.48 kWh on average in Pakistan. The shortest day lasts 9 h 56 min, −9 min compared with Lahore.

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Solar forecast for Sharifabad, 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 Sharifabad

What is the best solar panel angle in Sharifabad?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Sharifabad is 31°, worth about 1627 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through January does better at about 41°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sharifabad today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:22 local time (UTC+5), giving 11 h 05 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:50.
How many peak sun hours does Sharifabad get?
On a flat surface 4.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.9 in December to 7.0 in May. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.2 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Sharifabad?
At solar noon the sun stands 80.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 33.2° on the December solstice.
Is Sharifabad a good place for solar panels?
With 4.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Sharifabad ranks joint 300th of 361 places in Pakistan for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (31°) makes about 1,627 kWh a year here, 3% less than the average place in Pakistan.

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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.