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Kajiado County · Kenya · 1.40° S · 36.76° E

Solar position in Ongata Rongai

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ongata Rongai — computed for 1.40° S, 36.76° E, 1731 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:12102° ESE
Sunset today18:21258° WSW
Best panel angle0°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle14°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation79.2°
At solar noon, 12:16Open on the sun map

Sun in Ongata Rongai today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:02sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2612° below
Civil dawn05:516° below
Sunrise06:12102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:40sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1679.2° high
Golden hour starts17:53sun 6° up
Sunset18:21258° WSW
Civil dusk18:426° below
Nautical dusk19:0712° below
Astronomical dusk19:3218° below
Day length12 h 09 min

Sun path diagram for Ongata Rongai

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 65.2° at solar noon in Ongata Rongai; on the December solstice only 68.0°. Sunrise swings from 67° ENE in June to 113° ESE in December — a 47° 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
January06:3812:4418:4912 h 11 min71.5°
February06:4212:4618:5012 h 09 min80.9°
March06:3612:4018:4312 h 06 min88.3°
April06:2912:3118:3312 h 04 min76.7°
May06:2812:2918:3112 h 03 min68.4°
June06:3312:3418:3512 h 03 min65.2°
July06:3712:3918:4012 h 03 min68.2°
August06:3312:3618:3812 h 04 min76.6°
September06:2212:2618:2912 h 06 min88.0°
October06:1312:1718:2212 h 09 min80.6°
November06:1312:1818:2412 h 11 min71.4°
December06:2412:3018:3712 h 12 min68.0°

A year of daylight in Ongata Rongai

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 Ongata Rongai

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

0°collects the most energy over a year: 1708 kWh per kWp.

14°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 0°Best worst-month 14°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° year-round best1708100%3.831.4×
1° = latitude1708100%3.861.4×
14° off-grid best166097%4.131.3×
15°165497%4.151.2×
30°150688%4.241.4×
45°127875%4.092.0×
60°99458%3.723.3×
70°81348%3.353.8×
90°54132%2.402.6×

A fixed array in Ongata Rongai produces the most over a year at 0°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 14° it makes 4.13 kWh per kWp a day, 8% more than at 0°, and costs 3% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ongata Rongai at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 0° (year-round best).

0123456January: 0.92 (70°)0.9JanFebruary: 1.25 (70°)1.3FebMarch: 2.22 (70°)2.2MarApril: 3.04 (70°)3.0AprMay: 3.48 (70°)3.5MayJune: 3.35 (70°)3.4JunJuly: 3.26 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 2.95 (70°)3.0AugSeptember: 2.51 (70°)2.5SepOctober: 1.59 (70°)1.6OctNovember: 1.11 (70°)1.1NovDecember: 0.99 (70°)1.0Dec0°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 0°Mean temp.
January6.481.170.925.2521.1 °C
February6.801.571.255.5022.0 °C
March6.592.712.225.3322.1 °C
April5.793.663.044.7021.0 °C
May5.294.153.484.3119.7 °C
June4.704.003.353.8318.9 °C
July4.733.883.263.8618.7 °C
August5.053.532.954.1219.3 °C
September5.983.032.514.8720.5 °C
October6.061.961.594.9221.1 °C
November5.701.391.114.6320.7 °C
December6.031.250.994.8920.6 °C
Year5.76 avg2.70 avg813 kWh1708 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through January on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 1,280 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 310 Wp at 0°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ongata Rongai

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.

1.7 mrow pitch at 70°

2.0 mrow pitch at 0°

Row spacing calculator

How Ongata Rongai compares in Kenya

Against the other 119 places in Kenya with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

68thof 120 places in Kenya for sunshine, shared: 5.76 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Kenya: 1,708 against 1,717 kWh per kWp.

±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Nairobi: 12 h 12 min against 12 h 12 min.

0°best year-round tilt here; across Kenya it runs from 0° in Nairobi to 7° in Mandera.

Of the 120 places in Kenya, Lodwar gets the most sun (6.33 peak sun hours a day) and Taveta the least (5.47); Ongata Rongai ranks joint 68th. In its darkest month, January, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.93 kWh a day here, against 0.99 kWh on average in Kenya. The shortest day lasts 12 h 03 min, ±0 min compared with Nairobi.

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Solar forecast for Ongata Rongai, 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 Ongata Rongai

What is the best solar panel angle in Ongata Rongai?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Ongata Rongai is 0°, worth about 1708 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 14°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ongata Rongai today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:21 local time (UTC+3), giving 12 h 09 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:16.
How many peak sun hours does Ongata Rongai get?
On a flat surface 5.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.7 in June to 6.8 in February. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.2 sun hours a day in January.
How high does the sun get in Ongata Rongai?
At solar noon the sun stands 65.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 68.0° on the December solstice.
Is Ongata Rongai a good place for solar panels?
With 5.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ongata Rongai ranks joint 68th of 120 places in Kenya for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (0°) makes about 1,708 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Kenya.

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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.