Manica · Mozambique · 18.99° S · 33.08° E
Solar position in Messica
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Messica — computed for 18.99° S, 33.08° E, 639 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Messica today
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 03:56 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 04:23 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 04:49 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 05:11 | 103° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 05:41 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 11:31 | 82.8° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:22 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 17:52 | 257° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:14 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 18:41 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:07 | 18° below |
| Day length | 12 h 40 min | |
Sun path diagram for Messica
Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.
- June solstice
- Equinox
- December solstice
- Today
On the June solstice the sun reaches 47.6° at solar noon in Messica; on the December solstice only 85.6°. Sunrise swings from 65° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 50° 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.
| Month | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Day length | Noon elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:26 | 11:58 | 18:31 | 13 h 05 min | 89.1° |
| February | 05:42 | 12:01 | 18:19 | 12 h 36 min | 81.5° |
| March | 05:51 | 11:54 | 17:57 | 12 h 06 min | 70.7° |
| April | 05:59 | 11:46 | 17:33 | 11 h 34 min | 59.1° |
| May | 06:09 | 11:44 | 17:18 | 11 h 09 min | 50.8° |
| June | 06:19 | 11:49 | 17:19 | 10 h 59 min | 47.6° |
| July | 06:19 | 11:54 | 17:28 | 11 h 09 min | 50.6° |
| August | 06:04 | 11:50 | 17:37 | 11 h 33 min | 59.0° |
| September | 05:38 | 11:40 | 17:43 | 12 h 05 min | 70.4° |
| October | 05:13 | 11:32 | 17:51 | 12 h 37 min | 81.8° |
| November | 05:01 | 11:33 | 18:06 | 13 h 05 min | 89.0° |
| December | 05:07 | 11:45 | 18:24 | 13 h 17 min | 85.6° |
A year of daylight in Messica
Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.
Best solar panel angle in Messica
Fixed array facing north (azimuth 0°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
20°collects the most energy over a year: 1725 kWh per kWp.
21°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.
- Yearly energy
- Worst-month energy
| Tilt | kWh/kWp per year | Share of best year | June kWh/kWp/day | Best ÷ worst month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 1635 | 95% | 3.44 | 1.5× |
| 15° | 1719 | 100% | 4.21 | 1.2× |
| 19° = latitude | 1725 | 100% | 4.37 | 1.2× |
| 20° year-round best | 1725 | 100% | 4.40 | 1.2× |
| 21° off-grid best | 1725 | 100% | 4.44 | 1.2× |
| 30° | 1703 | 99% | 4.70 | 1.3× |
| 45° | 1588 | 92% | 4.91 | 1.6× |
| 60° | 1384 | 80% | 4.81 | 2.1× |
| 70° | 1207 | 70% | 4.58 | 2.6× |
| 90° | 826 | 48% | 3.73 | 3.7× |
A fixed array in Messica produces the most over a year at 20°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 21° it makes 4.44 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Messica at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 20° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 20° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.28 | 2.38 | 1.92 | 4.62 | 23.3 °C |
| February | 6.17 | 3.02 | 2.47 | 4.80 | 22.9 °C |
| March | 5.71 | 3.77 | 3.12 | 4.75 | 21.9 °C |
| April | 5.20 | 4.65 | 3.90 | 4.74 | 19.9 °C |
| May | 4.75 | 5.44 | 4.60 | 4.74 | 17.9 °C |
| June | 4.22 | 5.38 | 4.58 | 4.40 | 16.1 °C |
| July | 4.31 | 5.22 | 4.45 | 4.42 | 15.8 °C |
| August | 5.20 | 5.28 | 4.46 | 4.99 | 18.1 °C |
| September | 5.86 | 4.43 | 3.69 | 5.11 | 21.1 °C |
| October | 6.32 | 3.35 | 2.75 | 5.02 | 23.5 °C |
| November | 6.28 | 2.42 | 1.96 | 4.65 | 24.4 °C |
| December | 6.15 | 2.16 | 1.74 | 4.45 | 23.9 °C |
| Year | 5.53 avg | 3.96 avg | 1207 kWh | 1725 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 680 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 270 Wp at 20°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Messica
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.
2.6 mrow pitch at 70°
2.6 mrow pitch at 20°
How Messica compares in Mozambique
Against the other 65 places in Mozambique with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
35thof 66 places in Mozambique for sunshine, shared: 5.54 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
+3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Mozambique: 1,725 against 1,681 kWh per kWp.
−29 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Maputo: 13 h 17 min against 13 h 46 min.
20°best year-round tilt here; across Mozambique it runs from 12° in Mocímboa da Praia to 27° in Maputo.
Of the 66 places in Mozambique, Pebane gets the most sun (5.80 peak sun hours a day) and Boane the least (4.95); Messica ranks joint 35th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.74 kWh a day here, against 1.69 kWh on average in Mozambique. The shortest day lasts 10 h 59 min, +28 min compared with Maputo.
Solar forecast for Messica, 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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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.