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Solar position in Ndibène Dahra

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ndibène Dahra — computed for 15.33° N, 15.48° W, 42 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:55102° ESE
Sunset today18:36258° WSW
Best panel angle15°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle15°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation62.8°
At solar noon, 12:45Open on the sun map

Sun in Ndibène Dahra today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:43sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:0812° below
Civil dawn06:336° below
Sunrise06:55102° ESE
Golden hour ends07:24sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4562.8° high
Golden hour starts18:07sun 6° up
Sunset18:36258° WSW
Civil dusk18:586° below
Nautical dusk19:2312° below
Astronomical dusk19:4818° below
Day length11 h 41 min

Sun path diagram for Ndibène Dahra

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 solstice78910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice89101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 81.9° at solar noon in Ndibène Dahra; on the December solstice only 51.2°. Sunrise swings from 65° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 49° 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
January07:3213:1318:5411 h 22 min54.9°
February07:2313:1519:0711 h 44 min64.2°
March07:0513:0919:1212 h 08 min75.0°
April06:4313:0019:1712 h 34 min86.6°
May06:3112:5819:2512 h 54 min85.1°
June06:3213:0319:3413 h 02 min81.9°
July06:4113:0819:3512 h 54 min84.9°
August06:4813:0519:2112 h 34 min86.7°
September06:5012:5418:5812 h 08 min75.2°
October06:5412:4618:3711 h 43 min63.9°
November07:0612:4718:2811 h 22 min54.7°
December07:2312:5918:3611 h 13 min51.2°

A year of daylight in Ndibène Dahra

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 Ndibène Dahra

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

15°collects the most energy over a year: 1788 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 15°Best worst-month 15°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJuly kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°173897%4.871.4×
15° year-round best off-grid best = latitude1788100%4.571.2×
30°173897%4.041.3×
45°159289%3.291.6×
60°136176%2.412.0×
70°117166%1.812.6×
90°79745%1.253.1×

A fixed array in Ndibène Dahra produces the most over a year at 15°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 15° it makes 4.57 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ndibène Dahra at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 15° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.56 (70°)4.6JanFebruary: 4.22 (70°)4.2FebMarch: 3.71 (70°)3.7MarApril: 2.75 (70°)2.8AprMay: 2.04 (70°)2.0MayJune: 1.79 (70°)1.8JunJuly: 1.81 (70°)1.8JulAugust: 2.14 (70°)2.1AugSeptember: 2.86 (70°)2.9SepOctober: 3.75 (70°)3.7OctNovember: 4.36 (70°)4.4NovDecember: 4.58 (70°)4.6Dec15°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 15°Mean temp.
January5.225.534.564.7823.6 °C
February5.905.164.225.1125.6 °C
March6.754.593.715.5128.4 °C
April7.113.452.755.4530.5 °C
May7.022.602.045.1432.1 °C
June6.602.301.794.7632.1 °C
July6.232.301.814.5730.2 °C
August6.012.692.144.5828.6 °C
September5.863.552.864.6828.1 °C
October5.814.643.754.8828.8 °C
November5.315.364.364.7327.2 °C
December4.975.574.584.6024.7 °C
Year6.07 avg3.97 avg1171 kWh1788 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 660 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 260 Wp at 15°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ndibène Dahra

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.

2.4 mrow pitch at 70°

2.4 mrow pitch at 15°

Row spacing calculator

How Ndibène Dahra compares in Senegal

Against the other 64 places in Senegal with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

9thof 65 places in Senegal for sunshine, shared: 6.07 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Senegal: 1,788 against 1,758 kWh per kWp.

+2 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Dakar: 13 h 02 min against 13 h 00 min.

15°best year-round tilt here; across Senegal it runs from 14° in Kaolack to 16° in Richard-Toll.

Of the 65 places in Senegal, Ndioum gets the most sun (6.17 peak sun hours a day) and Ziguinchor the least (5.63); Ndibène Dahra ranks joint 9th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.79 kWh a day here, against 1.69 kWh on average in Senegal. The shortest day lasts 11 h 13 min, −2 min compared with Dakar.

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Solar forecast for Ndibène Dahra, 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 Ndibène Dahra

What is the best solar panel angle in Ndibène Dahra?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Ndibène Dahra is 15°, worth about 1788 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through July does better at about 15°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ndibène Dahra today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 18:36 local time (UTC), giving 11 h 41 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:45.
How many peak sun hours does Ndibène Dahra get?
On a flat surface 6.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 5.0 in December to 7.1 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.3 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Ndibène Dahra?
At solar noon the sun stands 81.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 51.2° on the December solstice.
Is Ndibène Dahra a good place for solar panels?
With 6.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ndibène Dahra ranks joint 9th of 65 places in Senegal for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (15°) makes about 1,788 kWh a year here, 2% more than the average place in Senegal.

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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.