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Guárico · Venezuela · 9.22° N · 66.01° W

Solar position in Valle de La Pascua

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Valle de La Pascua — computed for 9.22° N, 66.01° W, 189 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:12102° ESE
Sunset today18:03258° WSW
Best panel angle10°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle4°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation68.9°
At solar noon, 12:08Open on the sun map

Sun in Valle de La Pascua today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:01sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2612° below
Civil dawn05:516° below
Sunrise06:12102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:40sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0868.9° high
Golden hour starts17:35sun 6° up
Sunset18:03258° WSW
Civil dusk18:256° below
Nautical dusk18:4912° below
Astronomical dusk19:1418° below
Day length11 h 51 min

Sun path diagram for Valle de La Pascua

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 solstice789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 75.8° at solar noon in Valle de La Pascua; on the December solstice only 57.4°. 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
January06:4512:3518:2511 h 41 min61.0°
February06:4112:3718:3411 h 53 min70.4°
March06:2712:3118:3412 h 07 min81.2°
April06:1112:2218:3412 h 23 min87.2°
May06:0312:2018:3812 h 35 min78.9°
June06:0612:2518:4512 h 40 min75.8°
July06:1312:3018:4712 h 35 min78.8°
August06:1512:2718:3812 h 22 min87.3°
September06:1312:1718:2012 h 07 min81.3°
October06:1212:0818:0411 h 53 min69.9°
November06:1912:0917:5911 h 40 min60.8°
December06:3412:2218:0911 h 35 min57.4°

A year of daylight in Valle de La Pascua

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 Valle de La Pascua

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

10°collects the most energy over a year: 1600 kWh per kWp.

4°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 10°Best worst-month 4°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°157899%4.161.2×
4° off-grid best1592100%4.091.2×
9° = latitude1599100%3.961.2×
10° year-round best1600100%3.941.2×
15°1595100%3.791.3×
30°152395%3.211.5×
45°136685%2.472.0×
60°113871%1.672.7×
70°96060%1.223.4×
90°64740%1.053.1×

A fixed array in Valle de La Pascua produces the most over a year at 10°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 4° it makes 4.09 kWh per kWp a day, 4% more than at 10°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Valle de La Pascua at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 10° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.17 (70°)4.2JanFebruary: 3.72 (70°)3.7FebMarch: 2.89 (70°)2.9MarApril: 1.94 (70°)1.9AprMay: 1.39 (70°)1.4MayJune: 1.22 (70°)1.2JunJuly: 1.23 (70°)1.2JulAugust: 1.61 (70°)1.6AugSeptember: 2.43 (70°)2.4SepOctober: 3.18 (70°)3.2OctNovember: 3.71 (70°)3.7NovDecember: 4.15 (70°)4.1Dec10°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 10°Mean temp.
January5.315.134.174.5627.4 °C
February5.824.593.724.8428.2 °C
March6.033.602.894.8129.3 °C
April5.702.451.944.3929.8 °C
May5.341.781.394.0228.9 °C
June5.271.561.223.9427.7 °C
July5.331.571.234.0126.9 °C
August5.602.031.614.3026.9 °C
September5.803.022.434.6027.4 °C
October5.513.923.184.5227.5 °C
November5.104.573.714.3227.5 °C
December5.025.104.154.3427.4 °C
Year5.48 avg3.27 avg960 kWh1600 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 970 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 300 Wp at 10°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Valle de La Pascua

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°

2.2 mrow pitch at 10°

Row spacing calculator

How Valle de La Pascua compares in Venezuela

Against the other 213 places in Venezuela with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

44thof 214 places in Venezuela for sunshine, shared: 5.48 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Venezuela: 1,600 against 1,543 kWh per kWp.

−5 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Caracas: 12 h 40 min against 12 h 44 min.

10°best year-round tilt here; across Venezuela it runs from 5° in Santa Elena de Uairén to 12° in Maracaibo.

Of the 214 places in Venezuela, Juan Griego gets the most sun (5.88 peak sun hours a day) and Santa Ana the least (4.47); Valle de La Pascua ranks joint 44th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.22 kWh a day here, against 1.24 kWh on average in Venezuela. The shortest day lasts 11 h 35 min, +5 min compared with Caracas.

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Solar forecast for Valle de La Pascua, 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 Valle de La Pascua

What is the best solar panel angle in Valle de La Pascua?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Valle de La Pascua is 10°, worth about 1600 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 4°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Valle de La Pascua today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:03 local time (UTC−4), giving 11 h 51 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:08.
How many peak sun hours does Valle de La Pascua get?
On a flat surface 5.5 hours a day averaged over the year, from 5.0 in December to 6.0 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.6 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Valle de La Pascua?
At solar noon the sun stands 75.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 57.4° on the December solstice.
Is Valle de La Pascua a good place for solar panels?
With 5.5 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Valle de La Pascua ranks joint 44th of 214 places in Venezuela for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (10°) makes about 1,600 kWh a year here, 4% more than the average place in Venezuela.

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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.