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Analanjirofo · Madagascar · 17.27° S · 49.17° E

Solar position in Ambodimanga II

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ambodimanga II — computed for 17.27° S, 49.17° E, 202 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:09103° ESE
Sunset today17:46257° WSW
Best panel angle15°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle34°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation84.5°
At solar noon, 11:27Open on the sun map

Sun in Ambodimanga II today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn03:54sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:2012° below
Civil dawn04:476° below
Sunrise05:09103° ESE
Golden hour ends05:38sun 6° up
Solar noon11:2784.5° high
Golden hour starts17:16sun 6° up
Sunset17:46257° WSW
Civil dusk18:086° below
Nautical dusk18:3412° below
Astronomical dusk19:0018° below
Day length12 h 37 min

Sun path diagram for Ambodimanga II

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 49.3° at solar noon in Ambodimanga II; on the December solstice only 83.8°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 49° 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
January05:2411:5418:2412 h 59 min87.4°
February05:4011:5618:1312 h 33 min83.2°
March05:4711:5017:5312 h 06 min72.4°
April05:5311:4117:3011 h 37 min60.8°
May06:0211:3917:1711 h 15 min52.5°
June06:1211:4517:1811 h 06 min49.3°
July06:1211:4917:2611 h 14 min52.3°
August05:5811:4617:3411 h 37 min60.7°
September05:3311:3617:3912 h 05 min72.1°
October05:1111:2817:4512 h 34 min83.5°
November04:5911:2917:5812 h 59 min87.3°
December05:0611:4118:1613 h 10 min83.8°

A year of daylight in Ambodimanga II

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 Ambodimanga II

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

15°collects the most energy over a year: 1519 kWh per kWp.

34°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 15°Best worst-month 34°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°147897%2.861.8×
15° year-round best1519100%3.331.4×
17° = latitude1519100%3.371.4×
30°147697%3.601.2×
34° off-grid best145195%3.641.2×
45°135289%3.661.3×
60°115676%3.521.6×
70°99565%3.312.0×
90°67444%2.642.4×

A fixed array in Ambodimanga II produces the most over a year at 15°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 34° it makes 3.64 kWh per kWp a day, 9% more than at 15°, and costs 5% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ambodimanga II at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 15° (year-round best).

0123456January: 1.77 (70°)1.8JanFebruary: 2.20 (70°)2.2FebMarch: 2.73 (70°)2.7MarApril: 3.30 (70°)3.3AprMay: 3.39 (70°)3.4MayJune: 3.31 (70°)3.3JunJuly: 3.28 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.34 (70°)3.3AugSeptember: 3.15 (70°)3.2SepOctober: 2.58 (70°)2.6OctNovember: 1.96 (70°)2.0NovDecember: 1.67 (70°)1.7Dec15°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 15°Mean temp.
January5.702.211.774.3224.1 °C
February5.602.712.204.4024.0 °C
March5.173.332.734.2523.7 °C
April4.734.003.304.1222.8 °C
May3.984.073.393.6321.4 °C
June3.563.953.313.3319.6 °C
July3.653.903.283.4018.6 °C
August4.323.973.343.8918.7 °C
September5.203.773.154.4519.5 °C
October5.863.122.584.7421.2 °C
November6.232.421.964.7822.7 °C
December6.272.081.674.6823.9 °C
Year5.02 avg3.30 avg995 kWh1519 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 710 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 350 Wp at 15°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ambodimanga II

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.

2.5 mrow pitch at 70°

2.4 mrow pitch at 15°

Row spacing calculator

How Ambodimanga II compares in Madagascar

Against the other 105 places in Madagascar with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

99thof 106 places in Madagascar for sunshine: 5.02 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−11%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Madagascar: 1,519 against 1,713 kWh per kWp.

−6 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Antananarivo: 13 h 10 min against 13 h 16 min.

15°best year-round tilt here; across Madagascar it runs from 13° in Antsiranana to 25° in Ampanihy.

Of the 106 places in Madagascar, Beroroha and one other place get the most sun (6.17 peak sun hours a day) and Soanierana Ivongo the least (4.90); Ambodimanga II ranks 99th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.67 kWh a day here, against 1.78 kWh on average in Madagascar. The shortest day lasts 11 h 06 min, +6 min compared with Antananarivo.

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Solar forecast for Ambodimanga II, 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 Ambodimanga II

What is the best solar panel angle in Ambodimanga II?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Ambodimanga II is 15°, worth about 1519 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 34°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ambodimanga II today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 17:46 local time (UTC+3), giving 12 h 37 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:27.
How many peak sun hours does Ambodimanga II get?
On a flat surface 5.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.6 in June to 6.3 in December. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.1 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Ambodimanga II?
At solar noon the sun stands 49.3° above the horizon on the June solstice and 83.8° on the December solstice.
Is Ambodimanga II a good place for solar panels?
With 5.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ambodimanga II ranks 99th of 106 places in Madagascar for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (15°) makes about 1,519 kWh a year here, 11% less than the average place in Madagascar.

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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.