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Basra · Iraq · 30.44° N · 47.88° E

Solar position in Abū al-Kahṣīb

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Abū al-Kahṣīb — computed for 30.44° N, 47.88° E, 10 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:56103° ESE
Sunset today17:08257° WSW
Best panel angle27°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle47°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation47.8°
At solar noon, 11:32Open on the sun map

Sun in Abū al-Kahṣīb today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:36sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0412° below
Civil dawn05:326° below
Sunrise05:56103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:29sun 6° up
Solar noon11:3247.8° high
Golden hour starts16:35sun 6° up
Sunset17:08257° WSW
Civil dusk17:326° below
Nautical dusk18:0012° below
Astronomical dusk18:2818° below
Day length11 h 11 min

Sun path diagram for Abū al-Kahṣīb

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 solstice56789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice78910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 83.0° at solar noon in Abū al-Kahṣīb; on the December solstice only 36.1°. Sunrise swings from 62° ENE in June to 117° ESE in December — a 55° 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
January06:4411:5917:1510 h 30 min39.7°
February06:2312:0217:4111 h 18 min49.1°
March05:5111:5518:0012 h 09 min59.9°
April05:1511:4718:1913 h 05 min71.5°
May04:5011:4518:3913 h 48 min79.8°
June04:4611:5018:5314 h 07 min83.0°
July04:5911:5418:4913 h 50 min80.0°
August05:1811:5118:2413 h 05 min71.6°
September05:3611:4117:4612 h 11 min60.2°
October05:5411:3217:1111 h 17 min48.8°
November06:1911:3416:4910 h 30 min39.6°
December06:4111:4616:5110 h 11 min36.1°

A year of daylight in Abū al-Kahṣīb

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 Abū al-Kahṣīb

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

27°collects the most energy over a year: 1770 kWh per kWp.

47°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 27°Best worst-month 47°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°160391%2.562.4×
15°173698%3.361.8×
27° year-round best1770100%3.861.4×
30° = latitude1768100%3.961.4×
45°169796%4.301.2×
47° off-grid best168095%4.331.2×
60°152986%4.381.3×
70°137077%4.281.6×
90°97255%3.722.9×

A fixed array in Abū al-Kahṣīb produces the most over a year at 27°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 47° it makes 4.33 kWh per kWp a day, 12% more than at 27°, and costs 5% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Abū al-Kahṣīb at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 27° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.32 (70°)4.3JanFebruary: 4.41 (70°)4.4FebMarch: 4.27 (70°)4.3MarApril: 3.42 (70°)3.4AprMay: 2.98 (70°)3.0MayJune: 2.70 (70°)2.7JunJuly: 2.79 (70°)2.8JulAugust: 3.29 (70°)3.3AugSeptember: 4.07 (70°)4.1SepOctober: 4.30 (70°)4.3OctNovember: 4.26 (70°)4.3NovDecember: 4.28 (70°)4.3Dec27°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 27°Mean temp.
January3.405.004.324.0212.2 °C
February4.355.164.414.6114.7 °C
March5.555.114.275.1720.0 °C
April6.144.193.425.0025.7 °C
May7.133.772.985.2332.5 °C
June8.053.492.705.5036.8 °C
July7.643.632.795.3038.7 °C
August7.194.263.295.3538.5 °C
September6.345.174.075.3334.6 °C
October4.915.334.304.7228.9 °C
November3.665.084.264.0919.8 °C
December3.174.994.283.8613.9 °C
Year5.64 avg4.59 avg1370 kWh1770 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 440 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 310 Wp at 27°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Abū al-Kahṣīb

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.

3.6 mrow pitch at 70°

3.2 mrow pitch at 27°

Row spacing calculator

How Abū al-Kahṣīb compares in Iraq

Against the other 100 places in Iraq with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

1stof 101 places in Iraq for sunshine, shared: 5.64 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Iraq: 1,770 against 1,733 kWh per kWp.

−15 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Baghdad: 14 h 07 min against 14 h 22 min.

27°best year-round tilt here; across Iraq it runs from 26° in Al Fāw to 31° in Mosul.

Abū al-Kahṣīb shares the top spot for sunshine among the 101 places in Iraq (5.64 peak sun hours a day); the least sunny is Dêrelûk Devera Nihêliya with 4.99. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.70 kWh a day here, against 2.99 kWh on average in Iraq. The shortest day lasts 10 h 11 min, +14 min compared with Baghdad.

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Solar forecast for Abū al-Kahṣīb, 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 Abū al-Kahṣīb

What is the best solar panel angle in Abū al-Kahṣīb?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Abū al-Kahṣīb is 27°, worth about 1770 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 47°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Abū al-Kahṣīb today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 17:08 local time (UTC+3), giving 11 h 11 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:32.
How many peak sun hours does Abū al-Kahṣīb get?
On a flat surface 5.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.2 in December to 8.1 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.5 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Abū al-Kahṣīb?
At solar noon the sun stands 83.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 36.1° on the December solstice.
Is Abū al-Kahṣīb a good place for solar panels?
With 5.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Abū al-Kahṣīb ranks joint 1st of 101 places in Iraq for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (27°) makes about 1,770 kWh a year here, 2% more than the average place in Iraq.

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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.