Federation of B&H · Bosnia and Herzegovina · 43.83° N · 18.31° E
Solar position in Ilidža
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ilidža — computed for 43.83° N, 18.31° E, 495 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Ilidža today
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:35 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 06:09 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 06:42 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 07:12 | 106° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 07:52 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 12:30 | 34.4° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:08 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 17:49 | 254° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:18 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 18:52 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:25 | 18° below |
| Day length | 10 h 37 min | |
Sun path diagram for Ilidža
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 69.6° at solar noon in Ilidža; on the December solstice only 22.8°. Sunrise swings from 56° NE in June to 123° ESE in December — a 67° 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 | 07:14 | 11:58 | 16:42 | 9 h 28 min | 26.4° |
| February | 06:36 | 12:00 | 17:24 | 10 h 48 min | 35.7° |
| March | 05:48 | 11:54 | 18:00 | 12 h 12 min | 46.5° |
| April | 05:54 | 12:45 | 19:37 | 13 h 43 min | 58.1° |
| May | 05:15 | 12:43 | 20:11 | 14 h 56 min | 66.4° |
| June | 05:04 | 12:48 | 20:32 | 15 h 28 min | 69.6° |
| July | 05:23 | 12:53 | 20:21 | 14 h 58 min | 66.6° |
| August | 05:57 | 12:49 | 19:41 | 13 h 44 min | 58.2° |
| September | 06:32 | 12:39 | 18:46 | 12 h 14 min | 46.8° |
| October | 07:08 | 12:31 | 17:53 | 10 h 45 min | 35.4° |
| November | 06:48 | 11:32 | 16:16 | 9 h 27 min | 26.2° |
| December | 07:17 | 11:44 | 16:12 | 8 h 54 min | 22.8° |
A year of daylight in Ilidža
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 Ilidža
Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
35°collects the most energy over a year: 1316 kWh per kWp.
69°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 | December kWh/kWp/day | Best ÷ worst month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 1117 | 85% | 0.98 | 5.3× |
| 15° | 1249 | 95% | 1.43 | 3.7× |
| 30° | 1312 | 100% | 1.81 | 2.8× |
| 35° year-round best | 1316 | 100% | 1.91 | 2.6× |
| 44° = latitude | 1303 | 99% | 2.06 | 2.3× |
| 45° | 1300 | 99% | 2.08 | 2.3× |
| 60° | 1216 | 92% | 2.23 | 1.9× |
| 69° off-grid best | 1133 | 86% | 2.25 | 1.7× |
| 70° | 1123 | 85% | 2.25 | 1.6× |
| 90° | 864 | 66% | 2.12 | 1.5× |
A fixed array in Ilidža produces the most over a year at 35°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 69° it makes 2.25 kWh per kWp a day, 18% more than at 35°, and costs 14% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Ilidža at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 35° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 35° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January snow | 1.47 | 2.73 | 2.47 | 2.16 | -1.4 °C |
| February snow | 2.14 | 3.10 | 2.80 | 2.68 | -0.3 °C |
| March | 3.30 | 3.68 | 3.27 | 3.58 | 3.5 °C |
| April | 4.37 | 3.73 | 3.25 | 4.06 | 8.4 °C |
| May | 5.32 | 3.71 | 3.16 | 4.42 | 13.0 °C |
| June | 6.14 | 3.79 | 3.18 | 4.78 | 17.1 °C |
| July | 6.37 | 4.05 | 3.37 | 5.00 | 19.7 °C |
| August | 5.66 | 4.42 | 3.68 | 4.88 | 19.9 °C |
| September | 4.00 | 4.10 | 3.50 | 4.01 | 14.6 °C |
| October | 2.80 | 3.87 | 3.36 | 3.37 | 10.1 °C |
| November | 1.68 | 2.93 | 2.59 | 2.36 | 5.2 °C |
| December snow | 1.23 | 2.50 | 2.25 | 1.91 | 0.0 °C |
| Year | 3.72 avg | 3.55 avg | 1123 kWh | 1316 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 520 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 620 Wp at 35°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Ilidža
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.
6.0 mrow pitch at 70°
4.9 mrow pitch at 35°
How Ilidža compares in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Against the other 22 places in Bosnia and Herzegovina with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
5thof 23 places in Bosnia and Herzegovina for sunshine: 3.72 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1,316 against 1,304 kWh per kWp.
±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Sarajevo: 15 h 28 min against 15 h 28 min.
35°best year-round tilt here, the same everywhere in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Of the 23 places in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Trebinje gets the most sun (4.14 peak sun hours a day) and Banja Luka the least (3.60); Ilidža ranks 5th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.25 kWh a day here, against 2.08 kWh on average in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The shortest day lasts 8 h 54 min, ±0 min compared with Sarajevo.
Solar forecast for Ilidža, 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.