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Solar position in Bou Izakarn

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Bou Izakarn — computed for 29.18° N, 9.71° W, 635 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:45103° ESE
Sunset today18:59257° WSW
Best panel angle28°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle36°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation49.0°
At solar noon, 13:22Open on the sun map

Sun in Bou Izakarn today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:26sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:5312° below
Civil dawn07:216° below
Sunrise07:45103° ESE
Golden hour ends08:18sun 6° up
Solar noon13:2249.0° high
Golden hour starts18:27sun 6° up
Sunset18:59257° WSW
Civil dusk19:236° below
Nautical dusk19:5112° below
Astronomical dusk20:1918° below
Day length11 h 14 min

Sun path diagram for Bou Izakarn

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 solstice9101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 84.3° at solar noon in Bou Izakarn; on the December solstice only 37.4°. Sunrise swings from 62° ENE in June to 117° ESE in December — a 54° 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
January08:3213:5019:0710 h 35 min41.0°
February07:1212:5218:3211 h 20 min50.4°
March06:4112:4618:5012 h 09 min61.2°
April07:0613:3720:0813 h 02 min72.8°
May06:4313:3520:2713 h 43 min81.1°
June06:4013:4020:4114 h 01 min84.3°
July06:5313:4520:3713 h 44 min81.2°
August07:1013:4120:1213 h 02 min72.8°
September07:2613:3119:3612 h 10 min61.4°
October07:4313:2319:0211 h 19 min50.0°
November08:0713:2418:4110 h 35 min40.9°
December08:2813:3618:4510 h 17 min37.4°

A year of daylight in Bou Izakarn

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 Bou Izakarn

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

28°collects the most energy over a year: 1892 kWh per kWp.

36°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 28°Best worst-month 36°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°169890%2.922.1×
15°185098%3.911.5×
28° year-round best1892100%4.561.2×
29° = latitude1892100%4.601.2×
30°1891100%4.641.2×
36° off-grid best187699%4.851.2×
45°182096%5.071.3×
60°164387%5.171.7×
70°147378%5.062.1×
90°104755%4.413.9×

A fixed array in Bou Izakarn produces the most over a year at 28°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 36° it makes 4.85 kWh per kWp a day, 6% more than at 28°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Bou Izakarn at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 28° (year-round best).

0123456January: 5.39 (70°)5.4JanFebruary: 5.06 (70°)5.1FebMarch: 4.64 (70°)4.6MarApril: 3.72 (70°)3.7AprMay: 2.95 (70°)2.9MayJune: 2.55 (70°)2.6JunJuly: 2.71 (70°)2.7JulAugust: 3.16 (70°)3.2AugSeptember: 3.90 (70°)3.9SepOctober: 4.43 (70°)4.4OctNovember: 4.92 (70°)4.9NovDecember: 5.06 (70°)5.1Dec28°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 28°Mean temp.
January4.046.305.394.9713.8 °C
February4.885.925.065.2814.7 °C
March6.005.484.645.6916.8 °C
April6.834.423.725.6918.0 °C
May7.333.552.955.5120.1 °C
June7.453.112.555.3122.3 °C
July7.193.352.715.1925.7 °C
August6.653.883.165.1526.2 °C
September5.974.733.905.2023.4 °C
October4.965.334.434.9321.6 °C
November4.105.834.924.7317.7 °C
December3.635.935.064.5614.8 °C
Year5.76 avg4.81 avg1473 kWh1892 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 460 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 260 Wp at 28°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Bou Izakarn

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.

3.4 mrow pitch at 70°

3.1 mrow pitch at 28°

Row spacing calculator

How Bou Izakarn compares in Morocco

Against the other 175 places in Morocco with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

25thof 176 places in Morocco for sunshine, shared: 5.76 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+5%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Morocco: 1,892 against 1,808 kWh per kWp.

−22 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Casablanca: 14 h 01 min against 14 h 23 min.

28°best year-round tilt here; across Morocco it runs from 25° in Smara to 31° in Oujda.

Of the 176 places in Morocco, Zagora gets the most sun (6.02 peak sun hours a day) and Azla the least (4.95); Bou Izakarn ranks joint 25th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.55 kWh a day here, against 2.86 kWh on average in Morocco. The shortest day lasts 10 h 17 min, +21 min compared with Casablanca.

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Solar forecast for Bou Izakarn, 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 Bou Izakarn

What is the best solar panel angle in Bou Izakarn?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Bou Izakarn is 28°, worth about 1892 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 36°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bou Izakarn today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 18:59 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 14 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:22.
How many peak sun hours does Bou Izakarn get?
On a flat surface 5.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.6 in December to 7.5 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.1 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Bou Izakarn?
At solar noon the sun stands 84.3° above the horizon on the June solstice and 37.4° on the December solstice.
Is Bou Izakarn a good place for solar panels?
With 5.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Bou Izakarn ranks joint 25th of 176 places in Morocco for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (28°) makes about 1,892 kWh a year here, 5% more than the average place in Morocco.

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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.