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Cross River State · Nigeria · 4.96° N · 8.33° E

Solar position in Calabar

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Calabar — computed for 4.96° N, 8.33° E, 37 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:11102° ESE
Sunset today18:10258° WSW
Best panel angle7°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation73.2°
At solar noon, 12:10Open on the sun map

Sun in Calabar today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:01sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2512° below
Civil dawn05:506° below
Sunrise06:11102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:39sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1073.2° high
Golden hour starts17:42sun 6° up
Sunset18:10258° WSW
Civil dusk18:316° below
Nautical dusk18:5512° below
Astronomical dusk19:2018° below
Day length11 h 58 min

Sun path diagram for Calabar

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 solstice789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 71.5° at solar noon in Calabar; on the December solstice only 61.6°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 113° 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
January06:4112:3818:3411 h 53 min65.2°
February06:4012:4018:3911 h 59 min74.6°
March06:3012:3318:3712 h 07 min85.4°
April06:1712:2518:3212 h 15 min83.0°
May06:1212:2318:3412 h 22 min74.7°
June06:1612:2818:4012 h 25 min71.5°
July06:2212:3318:4412 h 22 min74.6°
August06:2212:2918:3712 h 15 min82.9°
September06:1612:1918:2312 h 07 min85.6°
October06:1112:1118:1011 h 59 min74.3°
November06:1612:1218:0811 h 53 min65.1°
December06:2912:2418:1911 h 50 min61.6°

A year of daylight in Calabar

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 Calabar

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

7°collects the most energy over a year: 1260 kWh per kWp.

0°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 7°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 best125299%2.621.5×
5° = latitude1259100%2.591.6×
7° year-round best1260100%2.571.6×
15°125299%2.481.8×
30°118894%2.232.1×
45°106484%1.872.5×
60°89271%1.443.1×
70°76361%1.143.6×
90°53542%0.863.1×

A fixed array in Calabar produces the most over a year at 7°. The design month for an off-grid system is August: at 0° it makes 2.62 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 7°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Calabar at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 7° (year-round best).

012345January: 3.52 (70°)3.5JanFebruary: 2.84 (70°)2.8FebMarch: 2.20 (70°)2.2MarApril: 1.64 (70°)1.6AprMay: 1.22 (70°)1.2MayJune: 1.08 (70°)1.1JunJuly: 1.01 (70°)1.0JulAugust: 1.14 (70°)1.1AugSeptember: 1.62 (70°)1.6SepOctober: 2.24 (70°)2.2OctNovember: 3.00 (70°)3.0NovDecember: 3.60 (70°)3.6Dec7°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 7°Mean temp.
January5.104.303.524.2225.8 °C
February4.923.502.843.9926.7 °C
March4.692.742.203.7327.0 °C
April4.712.061.643.6826.8 °C
May4.511.561.223.4726.5 °C
June3.881.381.082.9625.6 °C
July3.411.291.012.6124.9 °C
August3.311.451.142.5724.7 °C
September3.752.021.622.9725.0 °C
October4.192.772.243.3825.4 °C
November4.583.683.003.7725.9 °C
December4.964.403.604.1325.8 °C
Year4.33 avg2.59 avg763 kWh1260 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through July on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 1,170 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 460 Wp at 7°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Calabar

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.

1.8 mrow pitch at 70°

2.1 mrow pitch at 7°

Row spacing calculator

How Calabar compares in Nigeria

Against the other 267 places in Nigeria with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

258thof 268 places in Nigeria for sunshine: 4.33 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−15%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Nigeria: 1,260 against 1,489 kWh per kWp.

−5 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Lagos: 12 h 25 min against 12 h 30 min.

7°best year-round tilt here; across Nigeria it runs from 7° in Port Harcourt to 15° in Gamboru.

Of the 268 places in Nigeria, Kumagunnam and one other place get the most sun (6.17 peak sun hours a day) and Bonny the least (4.14); Calabar ranks 258th. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.01 kWh a day here, against 1.26 kWh on average in Nigeria. The shortest day lasts 11 h 50 min, +5 min compared with Lagos.

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Solar forecast for Calabar, 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 Calabar

What is the best solar panel angle in Calabar?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Calabar is 7°, worth about 1260 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 Calabar today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 18:10 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 58 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:10.
How many peak sun hours does Calabar get?
On a flat surface 4.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.3 in August to 5.1 in January. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.3 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Calabar?
At solar noon the sun stands 71.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 61.6° on the December solstice.
Is Calabar a good place for solar panels?
With 4.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Calabar ranks 258th of 268 places in Nigeria for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (7°) makes about 1,260 kWh a year here, 15% less than the average place in Nigeria.

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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.