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Kavango East · Namibia · 18.04° S · 20.70° E

Solar position in Ndiyona

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ndiyona — computed for 18.04° S, 20.70° E, 1055 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:02103° ESE
Sunset today18:40257° WSW
Best panel angle21°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle13°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation83.8°
At solar noon, 12:21Open on the sun map

Sun in Ndiyona today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:47sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:1312° below
Civil dawn05:396° below
Sunrise06:02103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:31sun 6° up
Solar noon12:2183.8° high
Golden hour starts18:11sun 6° up
Sunset18:40257° WSW
Civil dusk19:036° below
Nautical dusk19:2912° below
Astronomical dusk19:5518° below
Day length12 h 38 min

Sun path diagram for Ndiyona

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 solstice89101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice78910111213141516171819Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 48.5° at solar noon in Ndiyona; on the December solstice only 84.6°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 115° 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
January06:1712:4819:1913 h 02 min88.2°
February06:3312:5019:0712 h 35 min82.4°
March06:4112:4418:4712 h 06 min71.6°
April06:4812:3518:2311 h 35 min60.0°
May06:5712:3318:0911 h 12 min51.7°
June07:0712:3918:1011 h 03 min48.5°
July07:0712:4318:1911 h 12 min51.6°
August06:5212:4018:2811 h 35 min59.9°
September06:2712:3018:3312 h 05 min71.4°
October06:0412:2118:3912 h 35 min82.7°
November05:5212:2318:5413 h 02 min88.1°
December05:5812:3519:1113 h 13 min84.6°

A year of daylight in Ndiyona

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 Ndiyona

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

21°collects the most energy over a year: 1854 kWh per kWp.

13°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 21°Best worst-month 13°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°174194%5.151.3×
13° off-grid best183699%4.861.1×
15°184399%4.791.1×
18° = latitude1851100%4.691.2×
21° year-round best1854100%4.571.2×
30°183699%4.171.4×
45°172093%3.341.8×
60°150681%2.392.5×
70°131871%1.753.2×
90°91049%1.174.4×

A fixed array in Ndiyona produces the most over a year at 21°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 13° it makes 4.86 kWh per kWp a day, 6% more than at 21°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ndiyona at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 21° (year-round best).

0123456January: 1.86 (70°)1.9JanFebruary: 2.42 (70°)2.4FebMarch: 3.10 (70°)3.1MarApril: 4.19 (70°)4.2AprMay: 5.34 (70°)5.3MayJune: 5.63 (70°)5.6JunJuly: 5.45 (70°)5.5JulAugust: 4.92 (70°)4.9AugSeptember: 3.90 (70°)3.9SepOctober: 2.76 (70°)2.8OctNovember: 1.94 (70°)1.9NovDecember: 1.75 (70°)1.8Dec21°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 21°Mean temp.
January6.402.321.864.5925.8 °C
February6.292.982.424.7925.2 °C
March5.863.783.104.8024.7 °C
April5.675.074.195.1423.4 °C
May5.436.405.345.4720.6 °C
June5.016.675.635.3517.6 °C
July5.146.445.455.3717.1 °C
August5.775.894.925.5320.6 °C
September6.414.753.905.4824.8 °C
October6.723.432.765.1828.5 °C
November6.432.431.944.6328.0 °C
December6.492.201.754.5726.7 °C
Year5.97 avg4.37 avg1318 kWh1854 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 670 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 260 Wp at 21°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ndiyona

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.

2.5 mrow pitch at 70°

2.6 mrow pitch at 21°

Row spacing calculator

How Ndiyona compares in Namibia

Against the other 17 places in Namibia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

15thof 18 places in Namibia for sunshine: 5.97 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−5%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Namibia: 1,854 against 1,951 kWh per kWp.

−18 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Windhoek: 13 h 13 min against 13 h 31 min.

21°best year-round tilt here; across Namibia it runs from 20° in Oshakati to 27° in Keetmanshoop.

Of the 18 places in Namibia, Keetmanshoop and one other place get the most sun (6.48 peak sun hours a day) and Walvis Bay the least (5.81); Ndiyona ranks 15th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.75 kWh a day here, against 1.92 kWh on average in Namibia. The shortest day lasts 11 h 03 min, +18 min compared with Windhoek.

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Solar forecast for Ndiyona, 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 Ndiyona

What is the best solar panel angle in Ndiyona?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Ndiyona is 21°, worth about 1854 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 13°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ndiyona today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:40 local time (UTC+2), giving 12 h 38 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:21.
How many peak sun hours does Ndiyona get?
On a flat surface 6.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 5.0 in June to 6.7 in October. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.2 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Ndiyona?
At solar noon the sun stands 48.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 84.6° on the December solstice.
Is Ndiyona a good place for solar panels?
With 6.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ndiyona ranks 15th of 18 places in Namibia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (21°) makes about 1,854 kWh a year here, 5% less than the average place in Namibia.

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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.