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Bas-Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 5.56° S · 14.43° E

Solar position in Kimpese

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Kimpese — computed for 5.56° S, 14.43° E, 326 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:38102° ESE
Sunset today17:54258° WSW
Best panel angle5°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle5°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation83.7°
At solar noon, 11:46Open on the sun map

Sun in Kimpese today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:27sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:5212° below
Civil dawn05:176° below
Sunrise05:38102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:06sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4683.7° high
Golden hour starts17:26sun 6° up
Sunset17:54258° WSW
Civil dusk18:156° below
Nautical dusk18:4012° below
Astronomical dusk19:0518° below
Day length12 h 16 min

Sun path diagram for Kimpese

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 61.0° at solar noon in Kimpese; on the December solstice only 72.1°. Sunrise swings from 67° ENE in June to 114° 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
January06:0112:1318:2512 h 23 min75.7°
February06:0812:1518:2312 h 15 min85.1°
March06:0612:0918:1212 h 06 min84.1°
April06:0212:0017:5911 h 57 min72.5°
May06:0311:5817:5411 h 51 min64.2°
June06:1012:0417:5811 h 48 min61.0°
July06:1312:0818:0411 h 51 min64.0°
August06:0612:0518:0411 h 57 min72.4°
September05:5211:5517:5812 h 06 min83.8°
October05:3911:4617:5412 h 15 min84.8°
November05:3611:4817:5912 h 23 min75.6°
December05:4612:0018:1312 h 27 min72.1°

A year of daylight in Kimpese

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 Kimpese

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

5°collects the most energy over a year: 1269 kWh per kWp.

5°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 5°Best worst-month 5°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearOctober kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°1265100%3.161.3×
5° year-round best off-grid best1269100%3.131.3×
6° = latitude1269100%3.131.3×
15°125599%3.041.3×
30°118193%2.771.4×
45°104883%2.361.7×
60°86668%1.852.1×
70°73458%1.472.3×
90°51140%0.952.2×

A fixed array in Kimpese produces the most over a year at 5°. The design month for an off-grid system is October: at 5° it makes 3.13 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Kimpese at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 5° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.26 (70°)1.3JanFebruary: 1.58 (70°)1.6FebMarch: 2.19 (70°)2.2MarApril: 2.68 (70°)2.7AprMay: 2.77 (70°)2.8MayJune: 2.76 (70°)2.8JunJuly: 2.69 (70°)2.7JulAugust: 2.32 (70°)2.3AugSeptember: 1.94 (70°)1.9SepOctober: 1.47 (70°)1.5OctNovember: 1.25 (70°)1.2NovDecember: 1.19 (70°)1.2Dec5°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 5°Mean temp.
January4.691.591.263.6624.6 °C
February4.861.971.583.8325.0 °C
March5.172.702.194.1325.0 °C
April4.803.282.683.8924.8 °C
May4.183.392.773.4224.6 °C
June3.853.362.763.1723.7 °C
July3.893.272.693.2023.5 °C
August3.882.852.323.1424.3 °C
September4.022.401.943.2125.6 °C
October3.971.851.473.1325.4 °C
November4.551.581.253.5624.4 °C
December4.361.511.193.3924.2 °C
Year4.35 avg2.48 avg734 kWh1269 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 990 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 380 Wp at 5°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Kimpese

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.

1.9 mrow pitch at 70°

2.1 mrow pitch at 5°

Row spacing calculator

How Kimpese compares in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Against the other 113 places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

110thof 114 places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for sunshine: 4.35 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−13%solar energy a year compared with the average place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1,269 against 1,465 kWh per kWp.

+4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Kinshasa: 12 h 27 min against 12 h 23 min.

5°best year-round tilt here; across the Democratic Republic of the Congo it runs from 0° in Boende to 17° in Lubumbashi.

Of the 114 places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mokambo gets the most sun (5.73 peak sun hours a day) and Tshela the least (4.07); Kimpese ranks 110th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.19 kWh a day here, against 1.20 kWh on average in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The shortest day lasts 11 h 48 min, −4 min compared with Kinshasa.

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Solar forecast for Kimpese, 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 Kimpese

What is the best solar panel angle in Kimpese?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Kimpese is 5°, worth about 1269 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through October does better at about 5°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kimpese today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 17:54 local time (UTC+1), giving 12 h 16 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:46.
How many peak sun hours does Kimpese get?
On a flat surface 4.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.9 in June to 5.2 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.5 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Kimpese?
At solar noon the sun stands 61.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 72.1° on the December solstice.
Is Kimpese a good place for solar panels?
With 4.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Kimpese ranks 110th of 114 places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (5°) makes about 1,269 kWh a year here, 13% less than the average place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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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.