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Solar position in Massiogo

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Massiogo — computed for 10.31° N, 6.11° W, 450 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:13102° ESE
Sunset today18:03258° WSW
Best panel angle12°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation67.8°
At solar noon, 12:08Open on the sun map

Sun in Massiogo today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:02sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2712° below
Civil dawn05:526° below
Sunrise06:13102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:42sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0867.8° high
Golden hour starts17:34sun 6° up
Sunset18:03258° WSW
Civil dusk18:246° below
Nautical dusk18:4912° below
Astronomical dusk19:1418° below
Day length11 h 49 min

Sun path diagram for Massiogo

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 76.9° at solar noon in Massiogo; on the December solstice only 56.3°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 48° 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
January06:4712:3518:2411 h 37 min59.9°
February06:4212:3818:3311 h 51 min69.3°
March06:2812:3118:3512 h 07 min80.1°
April06:1012:2318:3512 h 24 min88.3°
May06:0212:2118:4012 h 38 min80.1°
June06:0412:2618:4812 h 44 min76.9°
July06:1112:3018:4912 h 38 min79.9°
August06:1512:2718:3912 h 25 min88.3°
September06:1312:1718:2112 h 07 min80.3°
October06:1312:0818:0411 h 51 min68.9°
November06:2112:1017:5811 h 37 min59.7°
December06:3612:2218:0811 h 31 min56.3°

A year of daylight in Massiogo

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 Massiogo

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

12°collects the most energy over a year: 1636 kWh per kWp.

0°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 12°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearAugust kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best160798%3.891.2×
10° = latitude1635100%3.791.3×
12° year-round best1636100%3.761.3×
15°1634100%3.711.4×
30°157296%3.341.6×
45°142587%2.812.0×
60°120474%2.152.7×
70°102963%1.673.4×
90°70943%1.083.3×

A fixed array in Massiogo produces the most over a year at 12°. The design month for an off-grid system is August: at 0° it makes 3.89 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 12°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Massiogo at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 12° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.50 (70°)4.5JanFebruary: 3.74 (70°)3.7FebMarch: 2.96 (70°)3.0MarApril: 2.12 (70°)2.1AprMay: 1.57 (70°)1.6MayJune: 1.36 (70°)1.4JunJuly: 1.37 (70°)1.4JulAugust: 1.67 (70°)1.7AugSeptember: 2.36 (70°)2.4SepOctober: 3.37 (70°)3.4OctNovember: 4.20 (70°)4.2NovDecember: 4.64 (70°)4.6Dec12°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 12°Mean temp.
January5.625.494.504.9325.1 °C
February5.814.623.744.8528.1 °C
March5.973.702.964.7530.3 °C
April5.962.682.124.5630.2 °C
May5.972.001.574.4529.1 °C
June5.551.731.364.1127.3 °C
July5.141.731.373.8625.6 °C
August4.872.081.673.7624.8 °C
September5.232.912.364.1825.1 °C
October5.704.143.374.7326.1 °C
November5.565.144.204.8226.0 °C
December5.445.644.644.8424.6 °C
Year5.57 avg3.48 avg1029 kWh1636 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 870 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 310 Wp at 12°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Massiogo

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.

2.1 mrow pitch at 70°

2.3 mrow pitch at 12°

Row spacing calculator

How Massiogo compares in Mali

Against the other 59 places in Mali with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

60thof 60 places in Mali for sunshine: 5.57 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−7%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Mali: 1,636 against 1,757 kWh per kWp.

−8 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bamako: 12 h 44 min against 12 h 52 min.

12°best year-round tilt here; across Mali it runs from 12° in Massiogo to 19° in Kidal.

Massiogo gets the least sun of the 60 places in Mali (5.57 peak sun hours a day); the sunniest is Bourem with 6.38. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.36 kWh a day here, against 1.57 kWh on average in Mali. The shortest day lasts 11 h 31 min, +8 min compared with Bamako.

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Solar forecast for Massiogo, 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 Massiogo

What is the best solar panel angle in Massiogo?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Massiogo is 12°, worth about 1636 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through August does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Massiogo today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 18:03 local time (UTC), giving 11 h 49 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:08.
How many peak sun hours does Massiogo get?
On a flat surface 5.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.9 in August to 6.0 in May. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Massiogo?
At solar noon the sun stands 76.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 56.3° on the December solstice.
Is Massiogo a good place for solar panels?
With 5.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Massiogo ranks 60th of 60 places in Mali for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (12°) makes about 1,636 kWh a year here, 7% less than the average place in Mali.

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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.