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Solar position in Makokou

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Makokou — computed for 0.57° N, 12.86° E, 489 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:49102° ESE
Sunset today17:55258° WSW
Best panel angle2°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation77.6°
At solar noon, 11:52Open on the sun map

Sun in Makokou today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:39sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0412° below
Civil dawn05:286° below
Sunrise05:49102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:17sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5277.6° high
Golden hour starts17:27sun 6° up
Sunset17:55258° WSW
Civil dusk18:166° below
Nautical dusk18:4112° below
Astronomical dusk19:0518° below
Day length12 h 06 min

Sun path diagram for Makokou

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 67.1° at solar noon in Makokou; on the December solstice only 66.0°. Sunrise swings from 67° 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
January06:1712:1918:2212 h 06 min69.6°
February06:1912:2218:2512 h 06 min79.0°
March06:1212:1518:1812 h 07 min89.8°
April06:0312:0718:1112 h 08 min78.6°
May06:0012:0518:0912 h 09 min70.3°
June06:0512:1018:1512 h 09 min67.1°
July06:1012:1518:1912 h 09 min70.2°
August06:0712:1118:1512 h 08 min78.6°
September05:5812:0118:0412 h 07 min90.0°
October05:5011:5317:5612 h 06 min78.6°
November05:5111:5417:5712 h 06 min69.5°
December06:0312:0618:0912 h 06 min66.0°

A year of daylight in Makokou

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 Makokou

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

2°collects the most energy over a year: 1230 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 2°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 best1229100%2.681.5×
1° = latitude1230100%2.671.5×
2° year-round best1230100%2.651.5×
15°120898%2.451.6×
30°112692%2.101.9×
45°99080%1.672.2×
60°81266%1.212.8×
70°69256%1.052.8×
90°48339%0.902.3×

A fixed array in Makokou produces the most over a year at 2°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 0° it makes 2.68 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Makokou at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 2° (year-round best).

012345January: 2.98 (70°)3.0JanFebruary: 2.52 (70°)2.5FebMarch: 2.12 (70°)2.1MarApril: 1.51 (70°)1.5AprMay: 1.15 (70°)1.1MayJune: 1.07 (70°)1.1JunJuly: 1.05 (70°)1.0JulAugust: 1.13 (70°)1.1AugSeptember: 1.61 (70°)1.6SepOctober: 2.21 (70°)2.2OctNovember: 2.61 (70°)2.6NovDecember: 2.82 (70°)2.8Dec2°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 2°Mean temp.
January4.703.652.983.7824.8 °C
February4.633.092.523.7125.0 °C
March4.882.622.123.9024.7 °C
April4.821.881.513.8324.5 °C
May4.301.461.153.3924.4 °C
June3.581.361.072.8124.2 °C
July3.381.331.052.6524.0 °C
August3.461.431.132.7323.9 °C
September4.052.001.613.2323.7 °C
October4.382.712.213.5223.6 °C
November4.293.182.613.4623.8 °C
December4.303.452.823.4624.4 °C
Year4.23 avg2.34 avg692 kWh1230 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 440 Wp at 2°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Makokou

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.

1.6 mrow pitch at 70°

2.0 mrow pitch at 2°

Row spacing calculator

How Makokou compares in Gabon

Against the other 14 places in Gabon with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

10thof 15 places in Gabon for sunshine: 4.23 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Gabon: 1,230 against 1,229 kWh per kWp.

+1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Libreville: 12 h 09 min against 12 h 09 min.

2°best year-round tilt here; across Gabon it runs from 0° in Lambaréné to 3° in Oyem.

Of the 15 places in Gabon, Bitam and one other place get the most sun (4.39 peak sun hours a day) and Tchibanga and one other place the least (3.96); Makokou ranks 10th. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.05 kWh a day here, against 1.10 kWh on average in Gabon. The shortest day lasts 12 h 06 min, −1 min compared with Libreville.

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Solar forecast for Makokou, 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 Makokou

What is the best solar panel angle in Makokou?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Makokou is 2°, worth about 1230 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 Makokou today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 17:55 local time (UTC+1), giving 12 h 06 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:52.
How many peak sun hours does Makokou get?
On a flat surface 4.2 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.4 in July to 4.9 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.3 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Makokou?
At solar noon the sun stands 67.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 66.0° on the December solstice.
Is Makokou a good place for solar panels?
With 4.2 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Makokou ranks 10th of 15 places in Gabon for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (2°) makes about 1,230 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in Gabon.

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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.