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Cabo Delgado Province · Mozambique · 11.35° S · 40.35° E

Solar position in Mocímboa da Praia

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Mocímboa da Praia — computed for 11.35° S, 40.35° E, 25 m above sea level.

Sunrise today04:49102° ESE
Sunset today17:15258° WSW
Best panel angle12°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle9°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation89.5°
At solar noon, 11:02Open on the sun map

Sun in Mocímboa da Praia today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn03:37sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:0312° below
Civil dawn04:286° below
Sunrise04:49102° ESE
Golden hour ends05:18sun 6° up
Solar noon11:0289.5° high
Golden hour starts16:47sun 6° up
Sunset17:15258° WSW
Civil dusk17:376° below
Nautical dusk18:0212° below
Astronomical dusk18:2818° below
Day length12 h 26 min

Sun path diagram for Mocímboa da Praia

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 solstice678910111213141516EquinoxDecember solstice567891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 55.2° at solar noon in Mocímboa da Praia; on the December solstice only 77.9°. 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
January05:0911:2917:5012 h 41 min81.5°
February05:2011:3217:4412 h 24 min89.1°
March05:2211:2517:2812 h 06 min78.3°
April05:2311:1717:1011 h 47 min66.7°
May05:2811:1517:0111 h 33 min58.4°
June05:3611:2017:0411 h 28 min55.2°
July05:3811:2517:1111 h 33 min58.2°
August05:2811:2117:1511 h 47 min66.6°
September05:0811:1117:1412 h 06 min78.0°
October04:5111:0317:1512 h 24 min89.4°
November04:4411:0417:2412 h 41 min81.4°
December04:5211:1617:4012 h 48 min77.9°

A year of daylight in Mocímboa da Praia

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 Mocímboa da Praia

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

12°collects the most energy over a year: 1672 kWh per kWp.

9°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 9°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJanuary kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°164098%4.341.4×
9° off-grid best1670100%4.181.2×
11° = latitude1672100%4.131.2×
12° year-round best1672100%4.101.2×
15°1671100%4.021.3×
30°160696%3.501.4×
45°145187%2.791.7×
60°121773%1.992.4×
70°103262%1.473.2×
90°69241%1.123.3×

A fixed array in Mocímboa da Praia produces the most over a year at 12°. The design month for an off-grid system is January: at 9° it makes 4.18 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 12°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Mocímboa da Praia at 70°

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

0123456January: 1.47 (70°)1.5JanFebruary: 1.87 (70°)1.9FebMarch: 2.53 (70°)2.5MarApril: 3.35 (70°)3.3AprMay: 4.06 (70°)4.1MayJune: 4.19 (70°)4.2JunJuly: 4.15 (70°)4.1JulAugust: 3.87 (70°)3.9AugSeptember: 3.25 (70°)3.3SepOctober: 2.29 (70°)2.3OctNovember: 1.52 (70°)1.5NovDecember: 1.29 (70°)1.3Dec12°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 12°Mean temp.
January5.461.851.474.1026.3 °C
February5.542.341.874.2925.9 °C
March5.503.122.534.4125.8 °C
April5.354.093.354.5025.3 °C
May5.134.934.064.5224.2 °C
June4.775.074.194.3023.2 °C
July4.915.014.154.4023.0 °C
August5.494.693.874.7523.8 °C
September6.233.973.255.1225.1 °C
October6.552.842.295.1226.4 °C
November6.631.931.524.9527.4 °C
December6.101.651.294.4927.3 °C
Year5.64 avg3.46 avg1032 kWh1672 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 910 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 290 Wp at 12°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Mocímboa da Praia

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 Mocímboa da Praia compares in Mozambique

Against the other 65 places in Mozambique with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

17thof 66 places in Mozambique for sunshine, shared: 5.64 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Mozambique: 1,672 against 1,681 kWh per kWp.

−58 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Maputo: 12 h 48 min against 13 h 46 min.

12°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); Mocímboa da Praia ranks joint 17th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.29 kWh a day here, against 1.69 kWh on average in Mozambique. The shortest day lasts 11 h 28 min, +57 min compared with Maputo.

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Solar forecast for Mocímboa da Praia, 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 Mocímboa da Praia

What is the best solar panel angle in Mocímboa da Praia?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Mocímboa da Praia is 12°, worth about 1672 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through January does better at about 9°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mocímboa da Praia today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 17:15 local time (UTC+2), giving 12 h 26 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:02.
How many peak sun hours does Mocímboa da Praia get?
On a flat surface 5.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.8 in June to 6.6 in November. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.7 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Mocímboa da Praia?
At solar noon the sun stands 55.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 77.9° on the December solstice.
Is Mocímboa da Praia a good place for solar panels?
With 5.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Mocímboa da Praia ranks joint 17th of 66 places in Mozambique for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (12°) makes about 1,672 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Mozambique.

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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.