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Solar position in El Dibir

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for El Dibir — computed for 11.77° N, 51.22° E, 48 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:25102° ESE
Sunset today17:12258° WSW
Best panel angle12°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle10°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation66.4°
At solar noon, 11:19Open on the sun map

Sun in El Dibir today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:14sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:3912° below
Civil dawn05:046° below
Sunrise05:25102° ESE
Golden hour ends05:54sun 6° up
Solar noon11:1966.4° high
Golden hour starts16:44sun 6° up
Sunset17:12258° WSW
Civil dusk17:346° below
Nautical dusk17:5912° below
Astronomical dusk18:2418° below
Day length11 h 47 min

Sun path diagram for El Dibir

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 solstice67891011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice67891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 78.3° at solar noon in El Dibir; on the December solstice only 54.8°. 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.

MonthSunriseSolar noonSunsetDay lengthNoon elevation
January06:0011:4617:3211 h 33 min58.4°
February05:5411:4817:4311 h 49 min67.7°
March05:3811:4217:4512 h 07 min78.5°
April05:2011:3317:4712 h 27 min89.9°
May05:1011:3117:5312 h 42 min81.6°
June05:1211:3618:0112 h 49 min78.3°
July05:2011:4118:0212 h 43 min81.3°
August05:2411:3817:5112 h 27 min89.7°
September05:2411:2817:3212 h 08 min78.9°
October05:2511:1917:1411 h 49 min67.5°
November05:3411:2017:0711 h 33 min58.3°
December05:5011:3317:1611 h 26 min54.8°

A year of daylight in El Dibir

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 El Dibir

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

12°collects the most energy over a year: 1802 kWh per kWp.

10°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 12°Best worst-month 10°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJuly kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°176798%4.671.4×
10° off-grid best1800100%4.481.2×
12° year-round best = latitude1802100%4.431.3×
15°1800100%4.341.3×
30°173196%3.791.4×
45°156387%3.051.8×
60°131273%2.192.4×
70°111162%1.633.0×
90°74141%1.253.3×

A fixed array in El Dibir produces the most over a year at 12°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 10° it makes 4.48 kWh per kWp a day, 1% more than at 12°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in El Dibir at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 12° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.47 (70°)4.5JanFebruary: 4.23 (70°)4.2FebMarch: 3.47 (70°)3.5MarApril: 2.32 (70°)2.3AprMay: 1.57 (70°)1.6MayJune: 1.49 (70°)1.5JunJuly: 1.63 (70°)1.6JulAugust: 2.05 (70°)2.0AugSeptember: 2.87 (70°)2.9SepOctober: 3.80 (70°)3.8OctNovember: 4.27 (70°)4.3NovDecember: 4.43 (70°)4.4Dec12°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 12°Mean temp.
January5.345.424.474.7524.0 °C
February6.165.144.235.2924.3 °C
March6.774.253.475.5325.8 °C
April6.932.892.325.3627.9 °C
May6.632.001.574.9229.3 °C
June6.141.911.494.5229.3 °C
July5.942.071.634.4329.0 °C
August6.362.572.054.8528.5 °C
September6.473.562.875.1428.0 °C
October6.194.663.805.1826.6 °C
November5.455.224.274.7625.9 °C
December5.085.394.434.5424.9 °C
Year6.12 avg3.75 avg1111 kWh1802 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 790 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 270 Wp at 12°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in El Dibir

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 12°

Row spacing calculator

How El Dibir compares in Somalia

Against the other 41 places in Somalia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

26thof 42 places in Somalia for sunshine: 6.12 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Somalia: 1,802 against 1,818 kWh per kWp.

+35 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Mogadishu: 12 h 49 min against 12 h 14 min.

12°best year-round tilt here; across Somalia it runs from 0° in Kismayo to 12° in El Dibir.

Of the 42 places in Somalia, Burao gets the most sun (6.74 peak sun hours a day) and Bu’aale the least (5.81); El Dibir ranks 26th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.49 kWh a day here, against 1.13 kWh on average in Somalia. The shortest day lasts 11 h 26 min, −34 min compared with Mogadishu.

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Solar forecast for El Dibir, 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 El Dibir

What is the best solar panel angle in El Dibir?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in El Dibir is 12°, worth about 1802 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through July does better at about 10°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Dibir today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 17:12 local time (UTC+3), giving 11 h 47 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:19.
How many peak sun hours does El Dibir get?
On a flat surface 6.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 5.1 in December to 6.9 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.9 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in El Dibir?
At solar noon the sun stands 78.3° above the horizon on the June solstice and 54.8° on the December solstice.
Is El Dibir a good place for solar panels?
With 6.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, El Dibir ranks 26th of 42 places in Somalia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (12°) makes about 1,802 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Somalia.

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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.