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Akwa Ibom State · Nigeria · 5.18° N · 7.71° E

Solar position in Ikot Ekpene

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ikot Ekpene — computed for 5.18° N, 7.71° E, 89 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:14102° ESE
Sunset today18:12258° WSW
Best panel angle7°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation73.0°
At solar noon, 12:13Open on the sun map

Sun in Ikot Ekpene today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:04sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2812° below
Civil dawn05:536° below
Sunrise06:14102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:42sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1373.0° high
Golden hour starts17:44sun 6° up
Sunset18:12258° WSW
Civil dusk18:336° below
Nautical dusk18:5812° below
Astronomical dusk19:2218° below
Day length11 h 58 min

Sun path diagram for Ikot Ekpene

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 solstice789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 71.7° at solar noon in Ikot Ekpene; on the December solstice only 61.4°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 113° ESE in December — a 47° 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
January06:4412:4018:3611 h 52 min65.0°
February06:4312:4218:4211 h 59 min74.4°
March06:3212:3618:3912 h 07 min85.2°
April06:2012:2718:3512 h 16 min83.2°
May06:1412:2518:3712 h 22 min74.9°
June06:1812:3018:4312 h 25 min71.7°
July06:2412:3518:4612 h 23 min74.8°
August06:2412:3218:4012 h 16 min83.2°
September06:1812:2218:2512 h 07 min85.4°
October06:1412:1318:1311 h 59 min74.0°
November06:1812:1418:1111 h 52 min64.9°
December06:3212:2718:2111 h 49 min61.4°

A year of daylight in Ikot Ekpene

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 Ikot Ekpene

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

7°collects the most energy over a year: 1282 kWh per kWp.

0°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 7°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJuly kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best127499%2.811.4×
5° = latitude1281100%2.761.5×
7° year-round best1282100%2.731.5×
15°127399%2.601.7×
30°120794%2.261.9×
45°108184%1.822.4×
60°90671%1.333.0×
70°77560%1.053.4×
90°54542%0.912.9×

A fixed array in Ikot Ekpene produces the most over a year at 7°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 0° it makes 2.81 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 7°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ikot Ekpene at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 7° (year-round best).

012345January: 3.46 (70°)3.5JanFebruary: 2.81 (70°)2.8FebMarch: 2.24 (70°)2.2MarApril: 1.68 (70°)1.7AprMay: 1.25 (70°)1.2MayJune: 1.11 (70°)1.1JunJuly: 1.05 (70°)1.1JulAugust: 1.24 (70°)1.2AugSeptember: 1.70 (70°)1.7SepOctober: 2.33 (70°)2.3OctNovember: 3.05 (70°)3.0NovDecember: 3.59 (70°)3.6Dec7°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 7°Mean temp.
January5.024.233.464.1625.2 °C
February4.863.462.813.9326.5 °C
March4.732.782.243.7626.9 °C
April4.792.111.683.7426.8 °C
May4.581.591.253.5226.4 °C
June3.961.421.113.0325.5 °C
July3.561.341.052.7324.9 °C
August3.571.561.242.7824.8 °C
September3.922.121.703.1125.0 °C
October4.322.872.333.4925.4 °C
November4.643.743.053.8225.9 °C
December4.934.383.594.1125.5 °C
Year4.40 avg2.63 avg775 kWh1282 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through July on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 1,120 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 430 Wp at 7°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ikot Ekpene

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.

1.8 mrow pitch at 70°

2.1 mrow pitch at 7°

Row spacing calculator

How Ikot Ekpene compares in Nigeria

Against the other 267 places in Nigeria with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

251stof 268 places in Nigeria for sunshine: 4.40 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−14%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Nigeria: 1,282 against 1,489 kWh per kWp.

−4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Lagos: 12 h 25 min against 12 h 30 min.

7°best year-round tilt here; across Nigeria it runs from 7° in Port Harcourt to 15° in Gamboru.

Of the 268 places in Nigeria, Kumagunnam and one other place get the most sun (6.17 peak sun hours a day) and Bonny the least (4.14); Ikot Ekpene ranks 251st. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.05 kWh a day here, against 1.26 kWh on average in Nigeria. The shortest day lasts 11 h 50 min, +4 min compared with Lagos.

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Solar forecast for Ikot Ekpene, 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 Ikot Ekpene

What is the best solar panel angle in Ikot Ekpene?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Ikot Ekpene is 7°, worth about 1282 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through July does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ikot Ekpene today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:12 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 58 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:13.
How many peak sun hours does Ikot Ekpene get?
On a flat surface 4.4 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.6 in July to 5.0 in January. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.3 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Ikot Ekpene?
At solar noon the sun stands 71.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 61.4° on the December solstice.
Is Ikot Ekpene a good place for solar panels?
With 4.4 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ikot Ekpene ranks 251st of 268 places in Nigeria for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (7°) makes about 1,282 kWh a year here, 14% less than the average place in Nigeria.

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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.