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Kilifi County · Kenya · 3.86° S · 39.47° E

Solar position in Mariakani

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Mariakani — computed for 3.86° S, 39.47° E, 206 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:59102° ESE
Sunset today18:12258° WSW
Best panel angle3°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle15°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation82.1°
At solar noon, 12:06Open on the sun map

Sun in Mariakani today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:49sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:1312° below
Civil dawn05:386° below
Sunrise05:59102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:27sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0682.1° high
Golden hour starts17:44sun 6° up
Sunset18:12258° WSW
Civil dusk18:346° below
Nautical dusk18:5812° below
Astronomical dusk19:2318° below
Day length12 h 13 min

Sun path diagram for Mariakani

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 62.7° at solar noon in Mariakani; on the December solstice only 70.4°. 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
January06:2412:3318:4212 h 18 min74.0°
February06:2912:3518:4112 h 12 min83.4°
March06:2612:2918:3212 h 06 min85.8°
April06:2012:2018:2012 h 00 min74.2°
May06:2012:1818:1611 h 56 min65.9°
June06:2612:2318:2011 h 54 min62.7°
July06:3012:2818:2611 h 56 min65.7°
August06:2512:2518:2512 h 00 min74.1°
September06:1212:1518:1812 h 06 min85.5°
October06:0012:0618:1312 h 13 min83.1°
November05:5812:0718:1712 h 18 min73.9°
December06:0912:2018:3012 h 21 min70.4°

A year of daylight in Mariakani

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 Mariakani

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

3°collects the most energy over a year: 1619 kWh per kWp.

15°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 3°Best worst-month 15°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°1617100%3.751.3×
3° year-round best1619100%3.841.3×
4° = latitude1618100%3.871.3×
15° off-grid best158798%4.111.1×
30°146891%4.241.3×
45°126878%4.131.8×
60°100862%3.792.8×
70°82951%3.443.4×
90°55234%2.492.5×

A fixed array in Mariakani produces the most over a year at 3°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 15° it makes 4.11 kWh per kWp a day, 7% more than at 3°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Mariakani at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 3° (year-round best).

0123456January: 1.08 (70°)1.1JanFebruary: 1.49 (70°)1.5FebMarch: 2.25 (70°)2.3MarApril: 2.93 (70°)2.9AprMay: 3.24 (70°)3.2MayJune: 3.44 (70°)3.4JunJuly: 3.37 (70°)3.4JulAugust: 3.03 (70°)3.0AugSeptember: 2.56 (70°)2.6SepOctober: 1.70 (70°)1.7OctNovember: 1.09 (70°)1.1NovDecember: 1.02 (70°)1.0Dec3°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 3°Mean temp.
January5.991.391.084.6427.9 °C
February6.241.901.494.8728.4 °C
March6.102.812.254.8228.3 °C
April5.473.612.934.3927.1 °C
May4.883.963.243.9525.7 °C
June4.704.193.443.8424.6 °C
July4.794.103.373.9124.1 °C
August5.073.693.034.1224.5 °C
September5.783.152.564.6525.3 °C
October6.052.131.704.7926.2 °C
November5.971.401.094.6726.7 °C
December5.951.321.024.6127.3 °C
Year5.58 avg2.81 avg829 kWh1619 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 1,150 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 310 Wp at 3°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Mariakani

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.

1.8 mrow pitch at 70°

2.1 mrow pitch at 3°

Row spacing calculator

How Mariakani compares in Kenya

Against the other 119 places in Kenya with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

115thof 120 places in Kenya for sunshine, shared: 5.58 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−6%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Kenya: 1,619 against 1,717 kWh per kWp.

+9 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Nairobi: 12 h 21 min against 12 h 12 min.

3°best year-round tilt here; across Kenya it runs from 0° in Nairobi to 7° in Mandera.

Of the 120 places in Kenya, Lodwar gets the most sun (6.33 peak sun hours a day) and Taveta the least (5.47); Mariakani ranks joint 115th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.02 kWh a day here, against 0.99 kWh on average in Kenya. The shortest day lasts 11 h 54 min, −9 min compared with Nairobi.

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Solar forecast for Mariakani, 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 Mariakani

What is the best solar panel angle in Mariakani?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Mariakani is 3°, worth about 1619 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 15°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mariakani today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 18:12 local time (UTC+3), giving 12 h 13 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:06.
How many peak sun hours does Mariakani get?
On a flat surface 5.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.7 in June to 6.2 in February. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.3 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Mariakani?
At solar noon the sun stands 62.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 70.4° on the December solstice.
Is Mariakani a good place for solar panels?
With 5.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Mariakani ranks joint 115th of 120 places in Kenya for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (3°) makes about 1,619 kWh a year here, 6% less than the average place in Kenya.

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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.