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Solar position in Canacassala

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Canacassala — computed for 8.16° S, 14.12° E, 652 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:37102° ESE
Sunset today17:58258° WSW
Best panel angle9°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle7°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation86.3°
At solar noon, 11:47Open on the sun map

Sun in Canacassala today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:26sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:5112° below
Civil dawn05:166° below
Sunrise05:37102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:05sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4786.3° high
Golden hour starts17:29sun 6° up
Sunset17:58258° WSW
Civil dusk18:196° below
Nautical dusk18:4412° below
Astronomical dusk19:0918° below
Day length12 h 21 min

Sun path diagram for Canacassala

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 solstice7891011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice6789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 58.4° at solar noon in Canacassala; on the December solstice only 74.7°. 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
January05:5912:1418:3012 h 31 min78.3°
February06:0712:1718:2612 h 19 min87.7°
March06:0712:1018:1312 h 06 min81.5°
April06:0512:0217:5811 h 53 min69.9°
May06:0812:0017:5111 h 43 min61.6°
June06:1512:0517:5411 h 39 min58.4°
July06:1812:1018:0111 h 43 min61.4°
August06:1012:0618:0311 h 53 min69.8°
September05:5311:5617:5912 h 06 min81.2°
October05:3811:4817:5712 h 19 min87.4°
November05:3311:4918:0512 h 31 min78.2°
December05:4312:0118:1912 h 36 min74.7°

A year of daylight in Canacassala

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 Canacassala

Fixed array facing north (azimuth 0°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

9°collects the most energy over a year: 1367 kWh per kWp.

7°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 9°Best worst-month 7°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearOctober kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°135599%3.241.4×
7° off-grid best1367100%3.221.4×
8° = latitude1367100%3.211.4×
9° year-round best1367100%3.201.4×
15°1361100%3.141.4×
30°129595%2.881.5×
45°116285%2.481.8×
60°97271%1.962.4×
70°82760%1.572.8×
90°57442%0.952.8×

A fixed array in Canacassala produces the most over a year at 9°. The design month for an off-grid system is October: at 7° it makes 3.22 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Canacassala at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 9° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.35 (70°)1.3JanFebruary: 1.73 (70°)1.7FebMarch: 2.37 (70°)2.4MarApril: 2.91 (70°)2.9AprMay: 3.53 (70°)3.5MayJune: 3.49 (70°)3.5JunJuly: 3.10 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 2.46 (70°)2.5AugSeptember: 2.07 (70°)2.1SepOctober: 1.57 (70°)1.6OctNovember: 1.32 (70°)1.3NovDecember: 1.24 (70°)1.2Dec9°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 9°Mean temp.
January5.191.701.353.9625.6 °C
February5.262.171.734.0926.1 °C
March5.442.932.374.3426.0 °C
April4.993.572.914.1025.6 °C
May4.854.313.534.1125.5 °C
June4.404.233.493.7823.9 °C
July4.143.763.103.5323.2 °C
August3.913.002.463.2423.5 °C
September4.102.562.073.3124.8 °C
October4.081.971.573.2025.5 °C
November4.701.671.323.6125.1 °C
December4.881.571.243.7125.2 °C
Year4.66 avg2.79 avg827 kWh1367 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through December on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 950 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 370 Wp at 9°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Canacassala

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.

2.0 mrow pitch at 70°

2.2 mrow pitch at 9°

Row spacing calculator

How Canacassala compares in Angola

Against the other 131 places in Angola with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

119thof 132 places in Angola for sunshine, shared: 4.66 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−12%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Angola: 1,367 against 1,554 kWh per kWp.

−2 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Luanda: 12 h 36 min against 12 h 39 min.

9°best year-round tilt here; across Angola it runs from 3° in Buco Zau to 20° in Ondjiva.

Of the 132 places in Angola, Ondjiva gets the most sun (6.24 peak sun hours a day) and Buco Zau the least (3.97); Canacassala ranks joint 119th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.24 kWh a day here, against 1.35 kWh on average in Angola. The shortest day lasts 11 h 39 min, +2 min compared with Luanda.

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Solar forecast for Canacassala, 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 Canacassala

What is the best solar panel angle in Canacassala?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Canacassala is 9°, worth about 1367 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through October does better at about 7°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Canacassala today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 17:58 local time (UTC+1), giving 12 h 21 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:47.
How many peak sun hours does Canacassala get?
On a flat surface 4.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.9 in August to 5.4 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.6 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Canacassala?
At solar noon the sun stands 58.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 74.7° on the December solstice.
Is Canacassala a good place for solar panels?
With 4.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Canacassala ranks joint 119th of 132 places in Angola for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (9°) makes about 1,367 kWh a year here, 12% less than the average place in Angola.

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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.