Est · Burkina Faso · 12.07° N · 1.79° E
Solar position in Diapaga
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Diapaga — computed for 12.07° N, 1.79° E, 273 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Diapaga today
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 04:32 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 04:57 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 05:22 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 102° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 06:12 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 11:36 | 66.1° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:01 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 17:30 | 258° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 17:51 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 18:16 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 18:41 | 18° below |
| Day length | 11 h 46 min | |
Sun path diagram for Diapaga
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 78.6° at solar noon in Diapaga; on the December solstice only 54.5°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 48° 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 | 06:18 | 12:04 | 17:50 | 11 h 32 min | 58.1° |
| February | 06:12 | 12:06 | 18:00 | 11 h 49 min | 67.5° |
| March | 05:56 | 12:00 | 18:03 | 12 h 07 min | 78.3° |
| April | 05:37 | 11:51 | 18:05 | 12 h 28 min | 89.9° |
| May | 05:27 | 11:49 | 18:11 | 12 h 44 min | 81.8° |
| June | 05:29 | 11:54 | 18:19 | 12 h 50 min | 78.6° |
| July | 05:37 | 11:59 | 18:21 | 12 h 44 min | 81.7° |
| August | 05:42 | 11:56 | 18:09 | 12 h 28 min | 89.9° |
| September | 05:42 | 11:45 | 17:49 | 12 h 08 min | 78.5° |
| October | 05:43 | 11:37 | 17:31 | 11 h 48 min | 67.1° |
| November | 05:52 | 11:38 | 17:24 | 11 h 32 min | 58.0° |
| December | 06:08 | 11:50 | 17:33 | 11 h 25 min | 54.5° |
A year of daylight in Diapaga
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 Diapaga
Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
14°collects the most energy over a year: 1691 kWh per kWp.
0°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 | August kWh/kWp/day | Best ÷ worst month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° off-grid best | 1653 | 98% | 4.11 | 1.2× |
| 12° = latitude | 1690 | 100% | 3.99 | 1.3× |
| 14° year-round best | 1691 | 100% | 3.95 | 1.3× |
| 15° | 1690 | 100% | 3.94 | 1.3× |
| 30° | 1635 | 97% | 3.56 | 1.6× |
| 45° | 1490 | 88% | 2.99 | 2.0× |
| 60° | 1268 | 75% | 2.28 | 2.7× |
| 70° | 1088 | 64% | 1.77 | 3.4× |
| 90° | 750 | 44% | 1.07 | 3.6× |
A fixed array in Diapaga produces the most over a year at 14°. The design month for an off-grid system is August: at 0° it makes 4.11 kWh per kWp a day, 4% more than at 14°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Diapaga at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 14° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 14° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.55 | 5.54 | 4.56 | 4.96 | 24.4 °C |
| February | 5.88 | 4.78 | 3.88 | 4.94 | 27.8 °C |
| March | 6.10 | 3.93 | 3.14 | 4.84 | 31.1 °C |
| April | 6.22 | 2.94 | 2.31 | 4.70 | 32.7 °C |
| May | 6.10 | 2.15 | 1.68 | 4.47 | 31.6 °C |
| June | 5.80 | 1.85 | 1.45 | 4.22 | 29.4 °C |
| July | 5.47 | 1.85 | 1.45 | 4.04 | 27.4 °C |
| August | 5.17 | 2.21 | 1.77 | 3.95 | 26.3 °C |
| September | 5.60 | 3.18 | 2.57 | 4.46 | 26.6 °C |
| October | 5.88 | 4.42 | 3.59 | 4.90 | 27.6 °C |
| November | 5.76 | 5.55 | 4.52 | 5.07 | 26.8 °C |
| December | 5.54 | 5.99 | 4.92 | 5.05 | 24.6 °C |
| Year | 5.75 avg | 3.69 avg | 1088 kWh | 1691 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 820 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 300 Wp at 14°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Diapaga
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.
2.2 mrow pitch at 70°
2.3 mrow pitch at 14°
How Diapaga compares in Burkina Faso
Against the other 73 places in Burkina Faso with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
50thof 74 places in Burkina Faso for sunshine, shared: 5.75 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Burkina Faso: 1,691 against 1,709 kWh per kWp.
−1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Ouagadougou: 12 h 50 min against 12 h 51 min.
14°best year-round tilt here; across Burkina Faso it runs from 11° in Batié to 15° in Ouahigouya.
Of the 74 places in Burkina Faso, Aribinda and one other place get the most sun (6.07 peak sun hours a day) and Batié the least (5.34); Diapaga ranks joint 50th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.45 kWh a day here, against 1.47 kWh on average in Burkina Faso. The shortest day lasts 11 h 25 min, +1 min compared with Ouagadougou.
Solar forecast for Diapaga, 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.