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Monastir Governorate · Tunisia · 35.65° N · 10.89° E

Solar position in Ksar Hellal

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ksar Hellal — computed for 35.65° N, 10.89° E, 27 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:30104° ESE
Sunset today17:30256° WSW
Best panel angle30°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle60°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation42.5°
At solar noon, 12:00Open on the sun map

Sun in Ksar Hellal today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:05sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:3412° below
Civil dawn06:046° below
Sunrise06:30104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:05sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0042.5° high
Golden hour starts16:54sun 6° up
Sunset17:30256° WSW
Civil dusk17:566° below
Nautical dusk18:2512° below
Astronomical dusk18:5518° below
Day length10 h 59 min

Sun path diagram for Ksar Hellal

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 solstice678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 77.8° at solar noon in Ksar Hellal; on the December solstice only 30.9°. Sunrise swings from 60° ENE in June to 119° ESE in December — a 59° 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
January07:2312:2717:3210 h 09 min34.5°
February06:5612:3018:0311 h 07 min43.9°
March06:1812:2318:2812 h 10 min54.7°
April05:3612:1518:5413 h 18 min66.3°
May05:0712:1319:1914 h 12 min74.6°
June05:0112:1819:3514 h 34 min77.8°
July05:1612:2219:2914 h 13 min74.8°
August05:4012:1918:5813 h 19 min66.4°
September06:0312:0918:1412 h 11 min55.0°
October06:2812:0017:3311 h 05 min43.6°
November06:5712:0217:0610 h 08 min34.4°
December07:2212:1417:069 h 45 min30.9°

A year of daylight in Ksar Hellal

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 Ksar Hellal

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

30°collects the most energy over a year: 1661 kWh per kWp.

60°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 30°Best worst-month 60°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°146988%1.923.1×
15°161397%2.622.3×
30° year-round best1661100%3.161.8×
36° = latitude1654100%3.321.6×
45°161397%3.501.4×
60° off-grid best147289%3.621.2×
70°133280%3.581.4×
90°96758%3.192.2×

A fixed array in Ksar Hellal produces the most over a year at 30°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 60° it makes 3.62 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 30°, and costs 11% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ksar Hellal at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 30° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.87 (70°)3.9JanFebruary: 4.04 (70°)4.0FebMarch: 4.08 (70°)4.1MarApril: 3.67 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.28 (70°)3.3MayJune: 3.02 (70°)3.0JunJuly: 3.16 (70°)3.2JulAugust: 3.57 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 3.78 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 3.95 (70°)4.0OctNovember: 3.81 (70°)3.8NovDecember: 3.58 (70°)3.6Dec30°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 30°Mean temp.
January2.734.473.873.5011.7 °C
February3.584.674.044.0611.9 °C
March4.724.764.084.7014.1 °C
April5.804.353.675.0416.8 °C
May6.833.953.285.3420.3 °C
June7.533.703.025.4824.5 °C
July7.593.923.165.5527.9 °C
August6.714.423.575.3528.1 °C
September5.154.613.784.6625.2 °C
October4.004.763.954.1721.8 °C
November2.944.503.813.5616.9 °C
December2.414.153.583.1613.1 °C
Year5.01 avg4.35 avg1332 kWh1661 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through June on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 390 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 370 Wp at 30°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ksar Hellal

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.

4.3 mrow pitch at 70°

3.6 mrow pitch at 30°

Row spacing calculator

How Ksar Hellal compares in Tunisia

Against the other 125 places in Tunisia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

46thof 126 places in Tunisia for sunshine, shared: 5.01 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Tunisia: 1,661 against 1,645 kWh per kWp.

−7 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Tunis: 14 h 34 min against 14 h 41 min.

30°best year-round tilt here; across Tunisia it runs from 29° in Houmt Souk to 31° in Kairouan.

Of the 126 places in Tunisia, Nefta and 2 other places get the most sun (5.54 peak sun hours a day) and Grombalia and one other place the least (4.68); Ksar Hellal ranks joint 46th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.02 kWh a day here, against 3.03 kWh on average in Tunisia. The shortest day lasts 9 h 45 min, +6 min compared with Tunis.

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Solar forecast for Ksar Hellal, 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 Ksar Hellal

What is the best solar panel angle in Ksar Hellal?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Ksar Hellal is 30°, worth about 1661 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 60°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ksar Hellal today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:30 local time (UTC+1), giving 10 h 59 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:00.
How many peak sun hours does Ksar Hellal get?
On a flat surface 5.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.4 in December to 7.6 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Ksar Hellal?
At solar noon the sun stands 77.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 30.9° on the December solstice.
Is Ksar Hellal a good place for solar panels?
With 5.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ksar Hellal ranks joint 46th of 126 places in Tunisia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (30°) makes about 1,661 kWh a year here, 1% more than the average place in Tunisia.

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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.