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Solar position in Sidi Slimane Echcharaa

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Sidi Slimane Echcharaa — computed for 34.91° N, 2.35° W, 232 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:22104° ESE
Sunset today18:23256° WSW
Best panel angle31°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle55°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation43.3°
At solar noon, 12:53Open on the sun map

Sun in Sidi Slimane Echcharaa today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:58sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:2712° below
Civil dawn06:576° below
Sunrise07:22104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:57sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5343.3° high
Golden hour starts17:49sun 6° up
Sunset18:23256° WSW
Civil dusk18:496° below
Nautical dusk19:1912° below
Astronomical dusk19:4818° below
Day length11 h 01 min

Sun path diagram for Sidi Slimane Echcharaa

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 solstice7891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice91011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 78.5° at solar noon in Sidi Slimane Echcharaa; on the December solstice only 31.7°. Sunrise swings from 60° ENE in June to 118° 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
January08:1413:2018:2710 h 12 min35.3°
February06:4812:2317:5711 h 09 min44.7°
March06:1112:1618:2112 h 10 min55.5°
April06:3013:0819:4613 h 16 min67.1°
May06:0213:0620:1014 h 08 min75.3°
June05:5613:1120:2614 h 30 min78.5°
July06:1013:1520:2014 h 09 min75.5°
August06:3413:1219:5013 h 17 min67.1°
September06:5613:0219:0712 h 11 min55.7°
October07:2012:5318:2711 h 07 min44.3°
November07:4912:5518:0010 h 11 min35.1°
December08:1313:0718:019 h 49 min31.7°

A year of daylight in Sidi Slimane Echcharaa

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 Sidi Slimane Echcharaa

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: 1735 kWh per kWp.

55°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 55°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°152488%2.122.9×
15°168097%2.942.1×
30°1735100%3.561.6×
31° year-round best1735100%3.601.5×
35° = latitude1731100%3.721.4×
45°168997%3.961.3×
55° off-grid best160392%4.081.2×
60°154489%4.101.2×
70°139981%4.061.5×
90°101859%3.622.5×

A fixed array in Sidi Slimane Echcharaa produces the most over a year at 31°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 55° it makes 4.08 kWh per kWp a day, 14% more than at 31°, and costs 8% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Sidi Slimane Echcharaa at 70°

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

0123456January: 4.25 (70°)4.2JanFebruary: 4.39 (70°)4.4FebMarch: 4.32 (70°)4.3MarApril: 3.76 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.27 (70°)3.3MayJune: 3.02 (70°)3.0JunJuly: 3.13 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.57 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 4.00 (70°)4.0SepOctober: 4.21 (70°)4.2OctNovember: 4.05 (70°)4.1NovDecember: 4.06 (70°)4.1Dec31°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 31°Mean temp.
January2.934.894.253.8611.0 °C
February3.835.074.394.4311.5 °C
March4.995.034.325.0013.4 °C
April6.014.423.765.2215.5 °C
May6.923.913.275.3818.5 °C
June7.613.673.025.5222.2 °C
July7.383.853.135.4225.6 °C
August6.714.383.575.3426.0 °C
September5.464.844.004.9822.9 °C
October4.225.034.214.4719.7 °C
November3.084.744.053.8114.7 °C
December2.654.694.063.6012.0 °C
Year5.16 avg4.54 avg1399 kWh1735 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 390 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 330 Wp at 31°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Sidi Slimane Echcharaa

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.

4.1 mrow pitch at 70°

3.6 mrow pitch at 31°

Row spacing calculator

How Sidi Slimane Echcharaa compares in Morocco

Against the other 175 places in Morocco with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

143rdof 176 places in Morocco for sunshine, shared: 5.16 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Morocco: 1,735 against 1,808 kWh per kWp.

+7 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Casablanca: 14 h 30 min against 14 h 23 min.

31°best year-round tilt here; across Morocco it runs from 25° in Smara to 31° in Oujda.

Of the 176 places in Morocco, Zagora gets the most sun (6.02 peak sun hours a day) and Azla the least (4.95); Sidi Slimane Echcharaa ranks joint 143rd. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.02 kWh a day here, against 2.86 kWh on average in Morocco. The shortest day lasts 9 h 49 min, −7 min compared with Casablanca.

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Solar forecast for Sidi Slimane Echcharaa, 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 Sidi Slimane Echcharaa

What is the best solar panel angle in Sidi Slimane Echcharaa?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Sidi Slimane Echcharaa is 31°, worth about 1735 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 55°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sidi Slimane Echcharaa today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 18:23 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 01 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:53.
How many peak sun hours does Sidi Slimane Echcharaa get?
On a flat surface 5.2 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.7 in December to 7.6 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Sidi Slimane Echcharaa?
At solar noon the sun stands 78.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 31.7° on the December solstice.
Is Sidi Slimane Echcharaa a good place for solar panels?
With 5.2 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Sidi Slimane Echcharaa ranks joint 143rd of 176 places in Morocco for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (31°) makes about 1,735 kWh a year here, 4% less than the average place in Morocco.

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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.