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Bongolava · Madagascar · 18.43° S · 46.57° E

Solar position in Fenoarivo Be

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Fenoarivo Be — computed for 18.43° S, 46.57° E, 983 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:18103° ESE
Sunset today17:57257° WSW
Best panel angle20°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle15°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation83.4°
At solar noon, 11:37Open on the sun map

Sun in Fenoarivo Be today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:03sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:2912° below
Civil dawn04:566° below
Sunrise05:18103° ESE
Golden hour ends05:47sun 6° up
Solar noon11:3783.4° high
Golden hour starts17:28sun 6° up
Sunset17:57257° WSW
Civil dusk18:206° below
Nautical dusk18:4612° below
Astronomical dusk19:1318° below
Day length12 h 39 min

Sun path diagram for Fenoarivo Be

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 48.1° at solar noon in Fenoarivo Be; on the December solstice only 85.0°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 50° 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
January05:3312:0418:3613 h 03 min88.6°
February05:4912:0718:2412 h 35 min82.1°
March05:5712:0018:0312 h 06 min71.3°
April06:0411:5217:3911 h 35 min59.7°
May06:1411:5017:2511 h 11 min51.4°
June06:2411:5517:2611 h 01 min48.1°
July06:2512:0017:3511 h 10 min51.1°
August06:0911:5717:4411 h 34 min59.5°
September05:4411:4617:4912 h 05 min70.9°
October05:2011:3817:5612 h 36 min82.3°
November05:0811:3918:1113 h 03 min88.5°
December05:1411:5118:2813 h 14 min85.0°

A year of daylight in Fenoarivo Be

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 Fenoarivo Be

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

20°collects the most energy over a year: 1870 kWh per kWp.

15°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 20°Best worst-month 15°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJanuary kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°176895%4.981.5×
15° off-grid best1863100%4.701.2×
18° = latitude1868100%4.611.2×
20° year-round best1870100%4.541.3×
30°184699%4.151.4×
45°172192%3.401.7×
60°149880%2.502.2×
70°130470%1.873.0×
90°88848%1.154.1×

A fixed array in Fenoarivo Be produces the most over a year at 20°. The design month for an off-grid system is January: at 15° it makes 4.70 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 20°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Fenoarivo Be at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 20° (year-round best).

01234567January: 1.87 (70°)1.9JanFebruary: 2.44 (70°)2.4FebMarch: 3.26 (70°)3.3MarApril: 4.23 (70°)4.2AprMay: 4.85 (70°)4.9MayJune: 5.17 (70°)5.2JunJuly: 5.16 (70°)5.2JulAugust: 4.95 (70°)4.9AugSeptember: 4.11 (70°)4.1SepOctober: 2.95 (70°)3.0OctNovember: 2.04 (70°)2.0NovDecember: 1.74 (70°)1.7Dec20°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 20°Mean temp.
January6.142.301.874.5421.5 °C
February6.162.962.444.8021.3 °C
March6.053.923.265.0521.0 °C
April5.675.054.235.1719.8 °C
May4.995.754.855.0017.9 °C
June4.656.085.174.9215.7 °C
July4.856.055.165.0515.2 °C
August5.655.824.955.5016.3 °C
September6.534.894.115.7518.6 °C
October7.033.562.955.6121.1 °C
November7.032.502.045.2022.2 °C
December6.742.151.744.8522.1 °C
Year5.96 avg4.26 avg1304 kWh1870 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 680 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 260 Wp at 20°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Fenoarivo Be

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.

2.6 mrow pitch at 70°

2.6 mrow pitch at 20°

Row spacing calculator

How Fenoarivo Be compares in Madagascar

Against the other 105 places in Madagascar with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

19thof 106 places in Madagascar for sunshine, shared: 5.96 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+9%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Madagascar: 1,870 against 1,713 kWh per kWp.

−2 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Antananarivo: 13 h 14 min against 13 h 16 min.

20°best year-round tilt here; across Madagascar it runs from 13° in Antsiranana to 25° in Ampanihy.

Of the 106 places in Madagascar, Beroroha and one other place get the most sun (6.17 peak sun hours a day) and Soanierana Ivongo the least (4.90); Fenoarivo Be ranks joint 19th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.74 kWh a day here, against 1.78 kWh on average in Madagascar. The shortest day lasts 11 h 01 min, +2 min compared with Antananarivo.

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Solar forecast for Fenoarivo Be, 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 Fenoarivo Be

What is the best solar panel angle in Fenoarivo Be?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Fenoarivo Be is 20°, worth about 1870 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through January does better at about 15°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Fenoarivo Be today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 17:57 local time (UTC+3), giving 12 h 39 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:37.
How many peak sun hours does Fenoarivo Be get?
On a flat surface 6.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.6 in June to 7.0 in November. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.1 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Fenoarivo Be?
At solar noon the sun stands 48.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 85.0° on the December solstice.
Is Fenoarivo Be a good place for solar panels?
With 6.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Fenoarivo Be ranks joint 19th of 106 places in Madagascar for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (20°) makes about 1,870 kWh a year here, 9% more than the average place in Madagascar.

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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.