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Nabeul Governorate · Tunisia · 36.65° N · 10.59° E

Solar position in Beni Khalled

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Beni Khalled — computed for 36.65° N, 10.59° E, 50 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:33104° ESE
Sunset today17:29256° WSW
Best panel angle30°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle60°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation41.5°
At solar noon, 12:01Open on the sun map

Sun in Beni Khalled today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:06sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:3612° below
Civil dawn06:066° below
Sunrise06:33104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:08sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0141.5° high
Golden hour starts16:54sun 6° up
Sunset17:29256° WSW
Civil dusk17:566° below
Nautical dusk18:2612° below
Astronomical dusk18:5618° below
Day length10 h 57 min

Sun path diagram for Beni Khalled

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 solstice678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 76.8° at solar noon in Beni Khalled; on the December solstice only 29.9°. 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
January07:2612:2917:3110 h 05 min33.5°
February06:5812:3118:0411 h 05 min42.9°
March06:2012:2418:3012 h 10 min53.7°
April05:3612:1618:5713 h 21 min65.3°
May05:0612:1419:2214 h 17 min73.6°
June04:5912:1919:3914 h 40 min76.8°
July05:1412:2419:3214 h 18 min73.8°
August05:3912:2019:0113 h 21 min65.4°
September06:0412:1018:1612 h 12 min54.0°
October06:3012:0217:3311 h 03 min42.6°
November07:0112:0317:0510 h 04 min33.4°
December07:2612:1517:059 h 39 min29.9°

A year of daylight in Beni Khalled

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 Beni Khalled

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

30°collects the most energy over a year: 1554 kWh per kWp.

60°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 30°Best worst-month 60°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°138089%1.703.4×
15°151197%2.312.5×
30° year-round best1554100%2.772.0×
37° = latitude154399%2.931.8×
45°150897%3.071.6×
60° off-grid best137689%3.171.3×
70°124680%3.131.2×
90°90858%2.801.9×

A fixed array in Beni Khalled produces the most over a year at 30°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 60° it makes 3.17 kWh per kWp a day, 14% more than at 30°, and costs 11% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Beni Khalled at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 30° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.33 (70°)3.3JanFebruary: 3.55 (70°)3.5FebMarch: 3.75 (70°)3.7MarApril: 3.50 (70°)3.5AprMay: 3.24 (70°)3.2MayJune: 3.05 (70°)3.0JunJuly: 3.18 (70°)3.2JulAugust: 3.52 (70°)3.5AugSeptember: 3.64 (70°)3.6SepOctober: 3.74 (70°)3.7OctNovember: 3.34 (70°)3.3NovDecember: 3.13 (70°)3.1Dec30°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 30°Mean temp.
January2.413.853.333.0311.6 °C
February3.214.103.553.5911.5 °C
March4.344.373.754.3013.5 °C
April5.414.133.504.7316.1 °C
May6.513.893.245.1519.4 °C
June7.263.733.055.3723.8 °C
July7.303.933.185.4227.1 °C
August6.424.353.525.1727.5 °C
September4.894.443.644.4524.5 °C
October3.764.493.743.9321.2 °C
November2.633.933.343.1316.5 °C
December2.143.643.132.7712.9 °C
Year4.70 avg4.07 avg1246 kWh1554 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 430 Wp at 30°. The steep array is 9% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Beni Khalled

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.

4.4 mrow pitch at 70°

3.7 mrow pitch at 30°

Row spacing calculator

How Beni Khalled compares in Tunisia

Against the other 125 places in Tunisia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

118thof 126 places in Tunisia for sunshine, shared: 4.70 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−6%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Tunisia: 1,554 against 1,645 kWh per kWp.

−1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Tunis: 14 h 40 min against 14 h 41 min.

30°best year-round tilt here; across Tunisia it runs from 29° in Houmt Souk to 31° in Kairouan.

Of the 126 places in Tunisia, Nefta and 2 other places get the most sun (5.54 peak sun hours a day) and Grombalia and one other place the least (4.68); Beni Khalled ranks joint 118th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.05 kWh a day here, against 3.03 kWh on average in Tunisia. The shortest day lasts 9 h 39 min, +1 min compared with Tunis.

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Solar forecast for Beni Khalled, 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 Beni Khalled

What is the best solar panel angle in Beni Khalled?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Beni Khalled is 30°, worth about 1554 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 60°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Beni Khalled today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 17:29 local time (UTC+1), giving 10 h 57 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:01.
How many peak sun hours does Beni Khalled get?
On a flat surface 4.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.1 in December to 7.3 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Beni Khalled?
At solar noon the sun stands 76.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 29.9° on the December solstice.
Is Beni Khalled a good place for solar panels?
With 4.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Beni Khalled ranks joint 118th of 126 places in Tunisia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (30°) makes about 1,554 kWh a year here, 6% less than the average place in Tunisia.

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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.