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Solar position in Assi Bou Nif

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Assi Bou Nif — computed for 35.69° N, 0.50° W, 121 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:16104° ESE
Sunset today18:15256° WSW
Best panel angle31°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle58°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation42.5°
At solar noon, 12:45Open on the sun map

Sun in Assi Bou Nif today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:50sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:2012° below
Civil dawn06:506° below
Sunrise07:16104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:51sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4542.5° high
Golden hour starts17:40sun 6° up
Sunset18:15256° WSW
Civil dusk18:416° below
Nautical dusk19:1112° below
Astronomical dusk19:4018° below
Day length10 h 59 min

Sun path diagram for Assi Bou Nif

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 solstice67891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice91011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 77.7° at solar noon in Assi Bou Nif; on the December solstice only 30.9°. Sunrise swings from 60° ENE in June to 119° ESE in December — a 59° 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
January08:0813:1318:1710 h 09 min34.5°
February07:4213:1518:4911 h 07 min43.9°
March07:0413:0919:1412 h 10 min54.7°
April06:2113:0019:4013 h 18 min66.3°
May05:5212:5820:0414 h 12 min74.6°
June05:4613:0320:2114 h 35 min77.7°
July06:0113:0820:1414 h 13 min74.7°
August06:2513:0519:4413 h 19 min66.3°
September06:4912:5419:0012 h 11 min54.9°
October07:1312:4618:1911 h 05 min43.5°
November07:4312:4717:5110 h 08 min34.4°
December08:0713:0017:529 h 44 min30.9°

A year of daylight in Assi Bou Nif

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 Assi Bou Nif

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

31°collects the most energy over a year: 1695 kWh per kWp.

58°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 31°Best worst-month 58°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°148087%1.983.1×
15°163797%2.762.1×
30°1695100%3.361.6×
31° year-round best1695100%3.401.6×
36° = latitude1690100%3.541.5×
45°165398%3.751.3×
58° off-grid best153991%3.891.2×
60°151589%3.901.2×
70°137581%3.861.4×
90°100559%3.462.4×

A fixed array in Assi Bou Nif produces the most over a year at 31°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 58° it makes 3.89 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 31°, and costs 9% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Assi Bou Nif at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 31° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.10 (70°)4.1JanFebruary: 4.27 (70°)4.3FebMarch: 4.25 (70°)4.2MarApril: 3.71 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.25 (70°)3.3MayJune: 3.01 (70°)3.0JunJuly: 3.13 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.57 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 3.96 (70°)4.0SepOctober: 4.24 (70°)4.2OctNovember: 3.88 (70°)3.9NovDecember: 3.86 (70°)3.9Dec31°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 31°Mean temp.
January2.784.744.103.7011.8 °C
February3.674.944.274.2712.2 °C
March4.844.964.254.8814.2 °C
April5.864.383.715.1016.4 °C
May6.793.903.255.2919.4 °C
June7.493.673.015.4423.2 °C
July7.313.863.135.3826.4 °C
August6.654.403.575.3126.9 °C
September5.344.813.964.8823.9 °C
October4.155.084.244.4520.6 °C
November2.914.553.883.6215.6 °C
December2.484.483.863.4012.8 °C
Year5.03 avg4.48 avg1375 kWh1695 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 390 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 350 Wp at 31°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Assi Bou Nif

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.

4.3 mrow pitch at 70°

3.7 mrow pitch at 31°

Row spacing calculator

How Assi Bou Nif compares in Algeria

Against the other 293 places in Algeria with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

112thof 294 places in Algeria for sunshine, shared: 5.03 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Algeria: 1,695 against 1,694 kWh per kWp.

−6 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Algiers: 14 h 35 min against 14 h 41 min.

31°best year-round tilt here; across Algeria it runs from 23° in Tamanghasset to 32° in Ouled Djellal.

Of the 294 places in Algeria, Tamanghasset gets the most sun (6.40 peak sun hours a day) and Berrahal the least (4.73); Assi Bou Nif ranks joint 112th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.01 kWh a day here, against 3.05 kWh on average in Algeria. The shortest day lasts 9 h 44 min, +6 min compared with Algiers.

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Solar forecast for Assi Bou Nif, 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 Assi Bou Nif

What is the best solar panel angle in Assi Bou Nif?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Assi Bou Nif is 31°, worth about 1695 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 58°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Assi Bou Nif today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 18:15 local time (UTC+1), giving 10 h 59 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:45.
How many peak sun hours does Assi Bou Nif get?
On a flat surface 5.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.5 in December to 7.5 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Assi Bou Nif?
At solar noon the sun stands 77.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 30.9° on the December solstice.
Is Assi Bou Nif a good place for solar panels?
With 5.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Assi Bou Nif ranks joint 112th of 294 places in Algeria for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (31°) makes about 1,695 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in Algeria.

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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.