Manica · Mozambique · 18.06° S · 33.17° E
Solar position in Catandica
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Catandica — computed for 18.06° S, 33.17° E, 612 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Catandica today
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 03:57 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 04:23 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 04:50 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 05:12 | 103° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 05:41 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 11:31 | 83.8° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:21 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 257° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:13 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 18:39 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:06 | 18° below |
| Day length | 12 h 38 min | |
Sun path diagram for Catandica
Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.
- June solstice
- Equinox
- December solstice
- Today
On the June solstice the sun reaches 48.5° at solar noon in Catandica; on the December solstice only 84.6°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 49° 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.
| Month | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Day length | Noon elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:27 | 11:58 | 18:29 | 13 h 02 min | 88.2° |
| February | 05:43 | 12:00 | 18:18 | 12 h 35 min | 82.4° |
| March | 05:51 | 11:54 | 17:57 | 12 h 06 min | 71.6° |
| April | 05:58 | 11:45 | 17:33 | 11 h 35 min | 60.0° |
| May | 06:07 | 11:43 | 17:19 | 11 h 12 min | 51.7° |
| June | 06:17 | 11:49 | 17:20 | 11 h 03 min | 48.5° |
| July | 06:17 | 11:53 | 17:29 | 11 h 12 min | 51.5° |
| August | 06:03 | 11:50 | 17:38 | 11 h 35 min | 59.9° |
| September | 05:37 | 11:40 | 17:43 | 12 h 05 min | 71.3° |
| October | 05:14 | 11:31 | 17:49 | 12 h 35 min | 82.7° |
| November | 05:02 | 11:33 | 18:04 | 13 h 02 min | 88.1° |
| December | 05:08 | 11:45 | 18:21 | 13 h 13 min | 84.6° |
A year of daylight in Catandica
Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.
Best solar panel angle in Catandica
Fixed array facing north (azimuth 0°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
19°collects the most energy over a year: 1717 kWh per kWp.
20°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.
- Yearly energy
- Worst-month energy
| Tilt | kWh/kWp per year | Share of best year | June kWh/kWp/day | Best ÷ worst month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 1637 | 95% | 3.48 | 1.5× |
| 15° | 1714 | 100% | 4.21 | 1.2× |
| 18° = latitude | 1717 | 100% | 4.32 | 1.2× |
| 19° year-round best | 1717 | 100% | 4.36 | 1.2× |
| 20° off-grid best | 1717 | 100% | 4.39 | 1.2× |
| 30° | 1691 | 98% | 4.67 | 1.3× |
| 45° | 1571 | 92% | 4.85 | 1.6× |
| 60° | 1364 | 79% | 4.73 | 2.1× |
| 70° | 1186 | 69% | 4.49 | 2.6× |
| 90° | 810 | 47% | 3.63 | 3.5× |
A fixed array in Catandica produces the most over a year at 19°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 20° it makes 4.39 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Catandica at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 19° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 19° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.12 | 2.33 | 1.88 | 4.53 | 23.4 °C |
| February | 6.09 | 2.95 | 2.42 | 4.74 | 22.9 °C |
| March | 5.70 | 3.71 | 3.06 | 4.73 | 22.1 °C |
| April | 5.23 | 4.57 | 3.82 | 4.72 | 20.3 °C |
| May | 4.77 | 5.31 | 4.48 | 4.67 | 18.3 °C |
| June | 4.27 | 5.28 | 4.49 | 4.36 | 16.6 °C |
| July | 4.36 | 5.15 | 4.38 | 4.39 | 16.2 °C |
| August | 5.26 | 5.24 | 4.41 | 4.98 | 18.6 °C |
| September | 5.94 | 4.39 | 3.65 | 5.13 | 21.7 °C |
| October | 6.42 | 3.31 | 2.71 | 5.08 | 24.1 °C |
| November | 6.37 | 2.39 | 1.92 | 4.72 | 24.9 °C |
| December | 6.08 | 2.14 | 1.72 | 4.43 | 24.0 °C |
| Year | 5.55 avg | 3.90 avg | 1186 kWh | 1717 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 690 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 270 Wp at 19°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Catandica
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.
2.5 mrow pitch at 70°
2.5 mrow pitch at 19°
How Catandica compares in Mozambique
Against the other 65 places in Mozambique with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
34thof 66 places in Mozambique for sunshine: 5.55 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
+2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Mozambique: 1,717 against 1,681 kWh per kWp.
−33 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Maputo: 13 h 13 min against 13 h 46 min.
19°best year-round tilt here; across Mozambique it runs from 12° in Mocímboa da Praia to 27° in Maputo.
Of the 66 places in Mozambique, Pebane gets the most sun (5.80 peak sun hours a day) and Boane the least (4.95); Catandica ranks 34th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.72 kWh a day here, against 1.69 kWh on average in Mozambique. The shortest day lasts 11 h 03 min, +32 min compared with Maputo.
Solar forecast for Catandica, 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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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.