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Ohangwena Region · Namibia · 17.39° S · 15.89° E

Solar position in Helao Nafidi

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Helao Nafidi — computed for 17.39° S, 15.89° E, 1098 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:22103° ESE
Sunset today18:59257° WSW
Best panel angle20°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle14°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation84.4°
At solar noon, 12:40Open on the sun map

Sun in Helao Nafidi today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:07sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:3312° below
Civil dawn05:596° below
Sunrise06:22103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:51sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4084.4° high
Golden hour starts18:30sun 6° up
Sunset18:59257° WSW
Civil dusk19:216° below
Nautical dusk19:4712° below
Astronomical dusk20:1418° below
Day length12 h 37 min

Sun path diagram for Helao Nafidi

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 solstice89101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice78910111213141516171819Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 49.2° at solar noon in Helao Nafidi; on the December solstice only 84.0°. 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.

MonthSunriseSolar noonSunsetDay lengthNoon elevation
January06:3713:0719:3713 h 00 min87.6°
February06:5313:0919:2612 h 34 min83.1°
March07:0013:0319:0612 h 06 min72.3°
April07:0612:5518:4311 h 37 min60.7°
May07:1512:5218:3011 h 14 min52.4°
June07:2512:5818:3011 h 05 min49.2°
July07:2513:0218:3911 h 14 min52.2°
August07:1112:5918:4711 h 36 min60.6°
September06:4712:4918:5212 h 05 min72.0°
October06:2412:4118:5812 h 34 min83.4°
November06:1212:4219:1213 h 00 min87.4°
December06:1912:5419:2913 h 10 min84.0°

A year of daylight in Helao Nafidi

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 Helao Nafidi

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: 1929 kWh per kWp.

14°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 14°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJanuary kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°182695%5.451.4×
14° off-grid best1919100%5.121.1×
15°1922100%5.091.1×
17° = latitude1926100%5.021.1×
20° year-round best1929100%4.911.1×
30°190399%4.451.3×
45°177192%3.561.8×
60°153780%2.532.5×
70°133669%1.833.5×
90°91347%1.124.6×

A fixed array in Helao Nafidi produces the most over a year at 20°. The design month for an off-grid system is January: at 14° it makes 5.12 kWh per kWp a day, 4% more than at 20°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Helao Nafidi at 70°

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

01234567January: 1.83 (70°)1.8JanFebruary: 2.41 (70°)2.4FebMarch: 3.15 (70°)3.1MarApril: 4.33 (70°)4.3AprMay: 5.42 (70°)5.4MayJune: 5.78 (70°)5.8JunJuly: 5.63 (70°)5.6JulAugust: 4.91 (70°)4.9AugSeptember: 3.91 (70°)3.9SepOctober: 2.82 (70°)2.8OctNovember: 1.98 (70°)2.0NovDecember: 1.67 (70°)1.7Dec20°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 20°Mean temp.
January6.862.301.834.9126.5 °C
February6.532.972.414.9725.6 °C
March6.063.853.154.9525.0 °C
April5.915.254.335.3224.0 °C
May5.566.525.425.5521.3 °C
June5.186.875.785.4718.2 °C
July5.336.695.635.5118.0 °C
August5.865.894.915.5521.2 °C
September6.534.763.915.5525.0 °C
October7.053.502.825.4428.1 °C
November7.192.481.985.1727.9 °C
December7.192.101.675.0127.3 °C
Year6.27 avg4.44 avg1336 kWh1929 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 710 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 240 Wp at 20°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Helao Nafidi

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 20°

Row spacing calculator

How Helao Nafidi compares in Namibia

Against the other 17 places in Namibia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

8thof 18 places in Namibia for sunshine, shared: 6.27 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Namibia: 1,929 against 1,951 kWh per kWp.

−21 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Windhoek: 13 h 10 min against 13 h 31 min.

20°best year-round tilt here; across Namibia it runs from 20° in Oshakati to 27° in Keetmanshoop.

Of the 18 places in Namibia, Keetmanshoop and one other place get the most sun (6.48 peak sun hours a day) and Walvis Bay the least (5.81); Helao Nafidi ranks joint 8th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.67 kWh a day here, against 1.92 kWh on average in Namibia. The shortest day lasts 11 h 05 min, +20 min compared with Windhoek.

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Solar forecast for Helao Nafidi, 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 Helao Nafidi

What is the best solar panel angle in Helao Nafidi?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Helao Nafidi is 20°, worth about 1929 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through January does better at about 14°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Helao Nafidi today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 18:59 local time (UTC+2), giving 12 h 37 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:40.
How many peak sun hours does Helao Nafidi get?
On a flat surface 6.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 5.2 in June to 7.2 in December. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.1 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Helao Nafidi?
At solar noon the sun stands 49.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 84.0° on the December solstice.
Is Helao Nafidi a good place for solar panels?
With 6.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Helao Nafidi ranks joint 8th of 18 places in Namibia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (20°) makes about 1,929 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Namibia.

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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.