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Huánuco Department · Peru · 9.30° S · 76.00° W

Solar position in Tingo María

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Tingo María — computed for 9.30° S, 76.00° W, 647 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:36102° ESE
Sunset today17:59258° WSW
Best panel angle12°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation87.4°
At solar noon, 11:48Open on the sun map

Sun in Tingo María today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−5

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:25sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:5012° below
Civil dawn05:156° below
Sunrise05:36102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:05sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4887.4° high
Golden hour starts17:31sun 6° up
Sunset17:59258° WSW
Civil dusk18:216° below
Nautical dusk18:4612° below
Astronomical dusk19:1118° below
Day length12 h 23 min

Sun path diagram for Tingo María

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 solstice7891011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice6789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 57.3° at solar noon in Tingo María; on the December solstice only 75.9°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 48° 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
January05:5812:1518:3212 h 34 min79.5°
February06:0712:1718:2712 h 21 min88.9°
March06:0712:1118:1412 h 06 min80.3°
April06:0712:0217:5711 h 51 min68.7°
May06:1012:0017:5011 h 39 min60.4°
June06:1812:0517:5311 h 35 min57.3°
July06:2012:1018:0011 h 39 min60.3°
August06:1112:0718:0211 h 51 min68.8°
September05:5411:5718:0012 h 06 min80.2°
October05:3811:4817:5912 h 21 min88.4°
November05:3211:4918:0712 h 35 min79.3°
December05:4212:0218:2212 h 40 min75.9°

A year of daylight in Tingo María

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 Tingo María

Fixed array facing north (azimuth 0°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

12°collects the most energy over a year: 1313 kWh per kWp.

0°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 12°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearFebruary kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best129098%3.181.2×
9° = latitude1311100%3.131.3×
12° year-round best1313100%3.101.3×
15°1311100%3.061.4×
30°126396%2.791.6×
45°114887%2.401.9×
60°97774%1.902.5×
70°84064%1.532.9×
90°58745%1.032.6×

A fixed array in Tingo María produces the most over a year at 12°. The design month for an off-grid system is February: at 0° it makes 3.18 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 12°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Tingo María at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 12° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.30 (70°)1.3JanFebruary: 1.53 (70°)1.5FebMarch: 1.96 (70°)2.0MarApril: 2.61 (70°)2.6AprMay: 3.09 (70°)3.1MayJune: 3.50 (70°)3.5JunJuly: 3.58 (70°)3.6JulAugust: 3.19 (70°)3.2AugSeptember: 2.39 (70°)2.4SepOctober: 1.81 (70°)1.8OctNovember: 1.40 (70°)1.4NovDecember: 1.21 (70°)1.2Dec12°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 12°Mean temp.
January4.221.611.303.2717.9 °C
February3.891.861.533.1017.6 °C
March4.022.361.963.2917.5 °C
April4.263.102.613.6317.5 °C
May4.163.673.093.6717.5 °C
June4.194.143.503.8017.1 °C
July4.414.233.583.9817.2 °C
August4.713.803.194.1018.3 °C
September4.602.872.393.8219.2 °C
October4.612.201.813.6919.1 °C
November4.571.731.403.5518.7 °C
December4.181.501.213.2118.1 °C
Year4.32 avg2.76 avg840 kWh1313 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through December on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 970 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 380 Wp at 12°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Tingo María

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.

2.0 mrow pitch at 70°

2.3 mrow pitch at 12°

Row spacing calculator

How Tingo María compares in Peru

Against the other 135 places in Peru with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

128thof 136 places in Peru for sunshine, shared: 4.32 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−18%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Peru: 1,313 against 1,605 kWh per kWp.

−10 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Lima: 12 h 40 min against 12 h 50 min.

12°best year-round tilt here; across Peru it runs from 3° in Tumbes to 19° in Arequipa.

Of the 136 places in Peru, Ciudad Satelite and one other place get the most sun (6.60 peak sun hours a day) and La Peca the least (4.16); Tingo María ranks joint 128th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.22 kWh a day here, against 1.33 kWh on average in Peru. The shortest day lasts 11 h 35 min, +10 min compared with Lima.

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Solar forecast for Tingo María, 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 Tingo María

What is the best solar panel angle in Tingo María?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Tingo María is 12°, worth about 1313 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through February does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tingo María today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 17:59 local time (UTC−5), giving 12 h 23 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:48.
How many peak sun hours does Tingo María get?
On a flat surface 4.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.9 in February to 4.7 in August. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.5 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Tingo María?
At solar noon the sun stands 57.3° above the horizon on the June solstice and 75.9° on the December solstice.
Is Tingo María a good place for solar panels?
With 4.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Tingo María ranks joint 128th of 136 places in Peru for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (12°) makes about 1,313 kWh a year here, 18% less than the average place in Peru.

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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.