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Solar position in Sidi Yahia El Gharb

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Sidi Yahia El Gharb — computed for 34.30° N, 6.30° W, 18 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:38104° ESE
Sunset today18:40256° WSW
Best panel angle30°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle56°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation43.9°
At solar noon, 13:09Open on the sun map

Sun in Sidi Yahia El Gharb today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:13sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:4312° below
Civil dawn07:126° below
Sunrise07:38104° ESE
Golden hour ends08:12sun 6° up
Solar noon13:0943.9° high
Golden hour starts18:05sun 6° up
Sunset18:40256° WSW
Civil dusk19:056° below
Nautical dusk19:3512° below
Astronomical dusk20:0418° below
Day length11 h 02 min

Sun path diagram for Sidi Yahia El Gharb

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 solstice9101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 79.1° at solar noon in Sidi Yahia El Gharb; on the December solstice only 32.3°. Sunrise swings from 61° 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
January08:2913:3618:4410 h 15 min35.9°
February07:0312:3818:1411 h 10 min45.3°
March06:2712:3218:3712 h 10 min56.1°
April06:4613:2420:0113 h 15 min67.7°
May06:1913:2120:2414 h 06 min75.9°
June06:1313:2720:4014 h 27 min79.1°
July06:2813:3120:3414 h 07 min76.1°
August06:5013:2820:0513 h 15 min67.7°
September07:1213:1819:2312 h 11 min56.3°
October07:3513:0918:4311 h 08 min44.9°
November08:0313:1018:1710 h 14 min35.7°
December08:2713:2318:199 h 52 min32.3°

A year of daylight in Sidi Yahia El Gharb

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 Yahia El Gharb

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: 1727 kWh per kWp.

56°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 30°Best worst-month 56°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°153189%2.102.9×
15°167997%2.882.1×
30° year-round best1727100%3.471.6×
34° = latitude1723100%3.591.5×
45°167497%3.841.3×
56° off-grid best157491%3.961.2×
60°152588%3.971.2×
70°137780%3.921.4×
90°99458%3.492.4×

A fixed array in Sidi Yahia El Gharb produces the most over a year at 30°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 56° it makes 3.96 kWh per kWp a day, 14% more than at 30°, and costs 9% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Sidi Yahia El Gharb at 70°

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

0123456January: 4.08 (70°)4.1JanFebruary: 4.26 (70°)4.3FebMarch: 4.20 (70°)4.2MarApril: 3.76 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.25 (70°)3.3MayJune: 2.97 (70°)3.0JunJuly: 3.12 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.59 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 4.07 (70°)4.1SepOctober: 4.09 (70°)4.1OctNovember: 3.99 (70°)4.0NovDecember: 3.92 (70°)3.9Dec30°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 30°Mean temp.
January2.904.734.083.7212.4 °C
February3.824.954.264.3212.9 °C
March4.974.924.204.9014.7 °C
April6.094.443.765.2616.5 °C
May6.953.903.255.4019.5 °C
June7.583.622.975.5122.7 °C
July7.523.833.125.5325.1 °C
August6.864.413.595.4625.9 °C
September5.614.934.075.0823.5 °C
October4.204.904.094.3620.7 °C
November3.094.693.993.7516.2 °C
December2.634.573.923.4713.6 °C
Year5.19 avg4.49 avg1377 kWh1727 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 400 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 340 Wp at 30°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Sidi Yahia El Gharb

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°

3.5 mrow pitch at 30°

Row spacing calculator

How Sidi Yahia El Gharb compares in Morocco

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

140thof 176 places in Morocco for sunshine, shared: 5.19 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Morocco: 1,727 against 1,808 kWh per kWp.

+4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Casablanca: 14 h 27 min against 14 h 23 min.

30°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 Yahia El Gharb ranks joint 140th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.97 kWh a day here, against 2.86 kWh on average in Morocco. The shortest day lasts 9 h 52 min, −4 min compared with Casablanca.

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Solar forecast for Sidi Yahia El Gharb, 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 Yahia El Gharb

What is the best solar panel angle in Sidi Yahia El Gharb?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Sidi Yahia El Gharb is 30°, worth about 1727 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 56°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sidi Yahia El Gharb today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 18:40 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 02 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:09.
How many peak sun hours does Sidi Yahia El Gharb get?
On a flat surface 5.2 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.6 in December to 7.6 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.6 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Sidi Yahia El Gharb?
At solar noon the sun stands 79.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 32.3° on the December solstice.
Is Sidi Yahia El Gharb a good place for solar panels?
With 5.2 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Sidi Yahia El Gharb ranks joint 140th of 176 places in Morocco for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (30°) makes about 1,727 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.