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Solar position in Bocaranga

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Bocaranga — computed for 6.99° N, 15.64° E, 1078 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:44102° ESE
Sunset today17:39258° WSW
Best panel angle10°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation71.2°
At solar noon, 11:41Open on the sun map

Sun in Bocaranga today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:33sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:5812° below
Civil dawn05:226° below
Sunrise05:44102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:12sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4171.2° high
Golden hour starts17:10sun 6° up
Sunset17:39258° WSW
Civil dusk18:006° below
Nautical dusk18:2412° below
Astronomical dusk18:4918° below
Day length11 h 55 min

Sun path diagram for Bocaranga

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 solstice6789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 73.6° at solar noon in Bocaranga; on the December solstice only 59.6°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 47° 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
January06:1512:0818:0211 h 47 min63.2°
February06:1212:1118:0911 h 56 min72.6°
March06:0112:0418:0812 h 07 min83.4°
April05:4611:5618:0512 h 19 min85.0°
May05:4011:5318:0812 h 28 min76.8°
June05:4311:5918:1512 h 32 min73.6°
July05:4912:0318:1712 h 28 min76.6°
August05:5112:0018:0912 h 19 min85.0°
September05:4611:5017:5412 h 07 min83.6°
October05:4411:4217:4011 h 56 min72.2°
November05:4911:4317:3611 h 47 min63.1°
December06:0311:5517:4711 h 43 min59.6°

A year of daylight in Bocaranga

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 Bocaranga

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

10°collects the most energy over a year: 1617 kWh per kWp.

0°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 10°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearAugust kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best159699%3.711.3×
7° = latitude1615100%3.641.4×
10° year-round best1617100%3.601.5×
15°1613100%3.521.6×
30°154295%3.141.9×
45°138886%2.612.4×
60°116572%1.983.3×
70°99361%1.534.0×
90°68542%1.093.4×

A fixed array in Bocaranga produces the most over a year at 10°. The design month for an off-grid system is August: at 0° it makes 3.71 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 10°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Bocaranga at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 10° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.71 (70°)4.7JanFebruary: 3.71 (70°)3.7FebMarch: 2.78 (70°)2.8MarApril: 1.89 (70°)1.9AprMay: 1.34 (70°)1.3MayJune: 1.21 (70°)1.2JunJuly: 1.24 (70°)1.2JulAugust: 1.53 (70°)1.5AugSeptember: 2.17 (70°)2.2SepOctober: 3.02 (70°)3.0OctNovember: 4.24 (70°)4.2NovDecember: 4.85 (70°)4.8Dec10°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 10°Mean temp.
January6.135.724.715.2924.3 °C
February6.104.573.715.0227.3 °C
March5.923.452.784.7028.8 °C
April5.682.371.894.3828.0 °C
May5.451.701.344.1126.4 °C
June5.041.541.213.7824.9 °C
July4.741.561.243.6023.4 °C
August4.621.901.533.6022.6 °C
September5.062.662.174.0623.0 °C
October5.383.673.024.4423.5 °C
November5.865.144.245.0323.9 °C
December5.925.874.855.1823.7 °C
Year5.49 avg3.34 avg993 kWh1617 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 970 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 330 Wp at 10°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Bocaranga

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.

1.9 mrow pitch at 70°

2.2 mrow pitch at 10°

Row spacing calculator

How Bocaranga compares in the Central African Republic

Against the other 32 places in the Central African Republic with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

6thof 33 places in the Central African Republic for sunshine, shared: 5.49 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in the Central African Republic: 1,617 against 1,550 kWh per kWp.

+9 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bangui: 12 h 32 min against 12 h 23 min.

10°best year-round tilt here; across the Central African Republic it runs from 6° in Bimbo to 12° in Ndélé.

Of the 33 places in the Central African Republic, Ndélé gets the most sun (5.70 peak sun hours a day) and Nola the least (4.89); Bocaranga ranks joint 6th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.21 kWh a day here, against 1.19 kWh on average in the Central African Republic. The shortest day lasts 11 h 43 min, −9 min compared with Bangui.

The sunniest places in the Central African Republic

Solar forecast for Bocaranga, 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 Bocaranga

What is the best solar panel angle in Bocaranga?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Bocaranga is 10°, worth about 1617 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through August does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bocaranga today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 17:39 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 55 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:41.
How many peak sun hours does Bocaranga get?
On a flat surface 5.5 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.6 in August to 6.1 in January. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.5 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Bocaranga?
At solar noon the sun stands 73.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 59.6° on the December solstice.
Is Bocaranga a good place for solar panels?
With 5.5 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Bocaranga ranks joint 6th of 33 places in the Central African Republic for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (10°) makes about 1,617 kWh a year here, 4% more than the average place in the Central African Republic.

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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.