Southern Province · Zambia · 15.74° S · 26.04° E
Solar position in Itezhi-Tezhi
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Itezhi-Tezhi — computed for 15.74° S, 26.04° E, 1034 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Itezhi-Tezhi today
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 04:29 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 04:55 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 05:21 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 102° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 06:12 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 12:00 | 86.1° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:48 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 257° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:39 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 19:05 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:31 | 18° below |
| Day length | 12 h 34 min | |
Sun path diagram for Itezhi-Tezhi
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 50.8° at solar noon in Itezhi-Tezhi; on the December solstice only 82.3°. 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.
| Month | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Day length | Noon elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:59 | 12:27 | 18:54 | 12 h 54 min | 85.9° |
| February | 06:13 | 12:29 | 18:44 | 12 h 31 min | 84.7° |
| March | 06:19 | 12:22 | 18:25 | 12 h 06 min | 73.9° |
| April | 06:24 | 12:14 | 18:04 | 11 h 40 min | 62.3° |
| May | 06:32 | 12:12 | 17:52 | 11 h 20 min | 54.0° |
| June | 06:41 | 12:17 | 17:53 | 11 h 12 min | 50.8° |
| July | 06:42 | 12:22 | 18:01 | 11 h 19 min | 53.9° |
| August | 06:29 | 12:19 | 18:08 | 11 h 39 min | 62.2° |
| September | 06:06 | 12:09 | 18:11 | 12 h 05 min | 73.7° |
| October | 05:44 | 12:00 | 18:16 | 12 h 32 min | 85.0° |
| November | 05:34 | 12:01 | 18:29 | 12 h 55 min | 85.8° |
| December | 05:41 | 12:13 | 18:45 | 13 h 04 min | 82.3° |
A year of daylight in Itezhi-Tezhi
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 Itezhi-Tezhi
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: 1807 kWh per kWp.
7°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° | 1715 | 95% | 4.65 | 1.3× |
| 7° off-grid best | 1768 | 98% | 4.53 | 1.2× |
| 15° | 1802 | 100% | 4.33 | 1.3× |
| 16° = latitude | 1804 | 100% | 4.30 | 1.3× |
| 20° year-round best | 1807 | 100% | 4.17 | 1.3× |
| 30° | 1783 | 99% | 3.78 | 1.5× |
| 45° | 1661 | 92% | 3.05 | 1.9× |
| 60° | 1446 | 80% | 2.21 | 2.5× |
| 70° | 1259 | 70% | 1.66 | 3.2× |
| 90° | 865 | 48% | 1.21 | 3.9× |
A fixed array in Itezhi-Tezhi produces the most over a year at 20°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 7° it makes 4.53 kWh per kWp a day, 9% more than at 20°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Itezhi-Tezhi at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 20° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 20° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.77 | 2.18 | 1.76 | 4.22 | 23.2 °C |
| February | 5.80 | 2.73 | 2.23 | 4.45 | 22.8 °C |
| March | 5.73 | 3.56 | 2.93 | 4.68 | 22.7 °C |
| April | 5.76 | 4.88 | 4.06 | 5.15 | 21.7 °C |
| May | 5.53 | 6.10 | 5.10 | 5.42 | 19.9 °C |
| June | 5.08 | 6.29 | 5.31 | 5.23 | 17.8 °C |
| July | 5.28 | 6.26 | 5.29 | 5.36 | 17.4 °C |
| August | 5.96 | 5.78 | 4.82 | 5.59 | 20.7 °C |
| September | 6.54 | 4.60 | 3.78 | 5.52 | 24.5 °C |
| October | 6.73 | 3.22 | 2.60 | 5.17 | 27.5 °C |
| November | 6.12 | 2.25 | 1.80 | 4.44 | 26.5 °C |
| December | 5.80 | 2.07 | 1.66 | 4.17 | 24.0 °C |
| Year | 5.84 avg | 4.16 avg | 1259 kWh | 1807 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 280 Wp at 20°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Itezhi-Tezhi
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.
2.4 mrow pitch at 70°
2.5 mrow pitch at 20°
How Itezhi-Tezhi compares in Zambia
Against the other 76 places in Zambia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
5thof 77 places in Zambia for sunshine, shared: 5.84 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
+3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Zambia: 1,807 against 1,761 kWh per kWp.
+1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Lusaka: 13 h 04 min against 13 h 03 min.
20°best year-round tilt here; across Zambia it runs from 13° in Nakonde to 21° in Livingstone.
Of the 77 places in Zambia, Sesheke gets the most sun (5.94 peak sun hours a day) and Mwinilunga the least (5.48); Itezhi-Tezhi ranks joint 5th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.66 kWh a day here, against 1.53 kWh on average in Zambia. The shortest day lasts 11 h 12 min, −1 min compared with Lusaka.
Solar forecast for Itezhi-Tezhi, 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.