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Al Marqab · Libya · 32.65° N · 14.26° E

Solar position in Al Khums

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Al Khums — computed for 32.65° N, 14.26° E, 27 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:13103° ESE
Sunset today18:20256° WSW
Best panel angle27°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle57°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation45.5°
At solar noon, 12:46Open on the sun map

Sun in Al Khums today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:51sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:1912° below
Civil dawn06:486° below
Sunrise07:13103° ESE
Golden hour ends07:47sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4645.5° high
Golden hour starts17:46sun 6° up
Sunset18:20256° WSW
Civil dusk18:456° below
Nautical dusk19:1312° below
Astronomical dusk19:4218° below
Day length11 h 06 min

Sun path diagram for Al Khums

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 80.8° at solar noon in Al Khums; on the December solstice only 33.9°. Sunrise swings from 61° ENE in June to 118° ESE in December — a 56° 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
January08:0313:1418:2510 h 22 min37.5°
February07:3913:1618:5311 h 14 min46.9°
March07:0513:1019:1512 h 09 min57.7°
April06:2613:0119:3713 h 10 min69.3°
May06:0012:5919:5813 h 58 min77.6°
June05:5513:0420:1314 h 18 min80.8°
July06:0913:0920:0813 h 59 min77.8°
August06:3013:0619:4113 h 11 min69.4°
September06:5012:5519:0112 h 11 min58.0°
October07:1112:4718:2311 h 12 min46.6°
November07:3812:4817:5910 h 21 min37.4°
December08:0013:0018:0110 h 00 min33.9°

A year of daylight in Al Khums

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 Al Khums

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: 1702 kWh per kWp.

57°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 27°Best worst-month 57°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°154090%2.112.9×
15°166998%2.762.1×
27° year-round best1702100%3.171.8×
30°1700100%3.251.7×
33° = latitude1694100%3.321.6×
45°163296%3.531.4×
57° off-grid best151189%3.611.3×
60°147286%3.601.3×
70°131978%3.531.5×
90°93555%3.092.5×

A fixed array in Al Khums produces the most over a year at 27°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 57° it makes 3.61 kWh per kWp a day, 14% more than at 27°, and costs 11% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Al Khums at 70°

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

0123456January: 3.93 (70°)3.9JanFebruary: 4.11 (70°)4.1FebMarch: 4.13 (70°)4.1MarApril: 3.70 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.14 (70°)3.1MayJune: 2.82 (70°)2.8JunJuly: 2.96 (70°)3.0JulAugust: 3.43 (70°)3.4AugSeptember: 3.84 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 3.97 (70°)4.0OctNovember: 3.85 (70°)3.9NovDecember: 3.53 (70°)3.5Dec27°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 27°Mean temp.
January3.024.583.933.6013.7 °C
February3.904.784.114.2013.7 °C
March5.084.864.134.8915.6 °C
April6.214.393.705.3018.1 °C
May7.003.803.145.4321.1 °C
June7.553.472.825.5124.6 °C
July7.613.662.965.5827.3 °C
August6.874.243.435.4228.0 °C
September5.574.723.844.9026.7 °C
October4.304.813.974.2723.7 °C
November3.244.593.853.6519.3 °C
December2.644.143.533.1715.5 °C
Year5.26 avg4.33 avg1319 kWh1702 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 420 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 370 Wp at 27°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Al Khums

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.

3.8 mrow pitch at 70°

3.3 mrow pitch at 27°

Row spacing calculator

How Al Khums compares in Libya

Against the other 58 places in Libya with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

57thof 59 places in Libya for sunshine: 5.26 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−7%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Libya: 1,702 against 1,820 kWh per kWp.

−1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Tripoli: 14 h 18 min against 14 h 19 min.

27°best year-round tilt here; across Libya it runs from 23° in At Tāj to 29° in Nālūt.

Of the 59 places in Libya, Al Jawf and one other place get the most sun (6.58 peak sun hours a day) and Zliten the least (5.18); Al Khums ranks 57th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.82 kWh a day here, against 2.76 kWh on average in Libya. The shortest day lasts 10 h 00 min, +1 min compared with Tripoli.

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Solar forecast for Al Khums, 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 Al Khums

What is the best solar panel angle in Al Khums?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Al Khums is 27°, worth about 1702 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 57°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Al Khums today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 18:20 local time (UTC+2), giving 11 h 06 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:46.
How many peak sun hours does Al Khums get?
On a flat surface 5.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.6 in December to 7.6 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.5 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Al Khums?
At solar noon the sun stands 80.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 33.9° on the December solstice.
Is Al Khums a good place for solar panels?
With 5.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Al Khums ranks 57th of 59 places in Libya for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (27°) makes about 1,702 kWh a year here, 7% less than the average place in Libya.

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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.