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Sfax Governorate · Tunisia · 34.79° N · 10.81° E

Solar position in Sakiet ed Daier

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Sakiet ed Daier — computed for 34.79° N, 10.81° E, 12 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:30104° ESE
Sunset today17:31256° WSW
Best panel angle30°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle57°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation43.4°
At solar noon, 12:00Open on the sun map

Sun in Sakiet ed Daier today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:05sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:3412° below
Civil dawn06:046° below
Sunrise06:30104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:04sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0043.4° high
Golden hour starts16:56sun 6° up
Sunset17:31256° WSW
Civil dusk17:576° below
Nautical dusk18:2612° below
Astronomical dusk18:5518° below
Day length11 h 01 min

Sun path diagram for Sakiet ed Daier

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 solstice678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 78.6° at solar noon in Sakiet ed Daier; on the December solstice only 31.8°. Sunrise swings from 60° ENE in June to 118° ESE in December — a 58° 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
January07:2112:2817:3410 h 13 min35.4°
February06:5512:3018:0511 h 09 min44.8°
March06:1912:2418:2912 h 10 min55.6°
April05:3712:1518:5313 h 16 min67.2°
May05:0912:1319:1714 h 08 min75.4°
June05:0312:1819:3314 h 30 min78.6°
July05:1812:2319:2714 h 09 min75.6°
August05:4112:1918:5713 h 16 min67.2°
September06:0312:0918:1512 h 11 min55.8°
October06:2712:0117:3411 h 07 min44.4°
November06:5612:0217:0810 h 12 min35.3°
December07:2012:1417:099 h 49 min31.8°

A year of daylight in Sakiet ed Daier

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 Sakiet ed Daier

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

30°collects the most energy over a year: 1695 kWh per kWp.

57°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 30°Best worst-month 57°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°150089%2.062.9×
15°164697%2.812.1×
30° year-round best1695100%3.381.6×
35° = latitude1689100%3.531.5×
45°164497%3.741.3×
57° off-grid best153591%3.861.2×
60°149988%3.861.2×
70°135580%3.811.4×
90°98158%3.392.4×

A fixed array in Sakiet ed Daier produces the most over a year at 30°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 57° it makes 3.86 kWh per kWp a day, 14% more than at 30°, and costs 9% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Sakiet ed Daier at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 30° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.08 (70°)4.1JanFebruary: 4.26 (70°)4.3FebMarch: 4.18 (70°)4.2MarApril: 3.70 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.26 (70°)3.3MayJune: 2.96 (70°)3.0JunJuly: 3.10 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.52 (70°)3.5AugSeptember: 3.79 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 3.98 (70°)4.0OctNovember: 3.95 (70°)3.9NovDecember: 3.81 (70°)3.8Dec30°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 30°Mean temp.
January2.904.724.083.7111.8 °C
February3.794.934.264.3012.2 °C
March4.904.904.184.8514.7 °C
April5.954.393.705.1317.5 °C
May6.933.933.265.3720.9 °C
June7.513.642.965.4324.9 °C
July7.603.853.105.5228.2 °C
August6.744.363.525.3328.6 °C
September5.274.643.794.7226.0 °C
October4.104.803.984.2322.6 °C
November3.094.673.953.7117.5 °C
December2.584.433.813.3813.3 °C
Year5.12 avg4.44 avg1355 kWh1695 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 400 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 350 Wp at 30°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Sakiet ed Daier

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.

4.1 mrow pitch at 70°

3.6 mrow pitch at 30°

Row spacing calculator

How Sakiet ed Daier compares in Tunisia

Against the other 125 places in Tunisia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

30thof 126 places in Tunisia for sunshine, shared: 5.12 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Tunisia: 1,695 against 1,645 kWh per kWp.

−12 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Tunis: 14 h 30 min against 14 h 41 min.

30°best year-round tilt here; across Tunisia it runs from 29° in Houmt Souk to 31° in Kairouan.

Of the 126 places in Tunisia, Nefta and 2 other places get the most sun (5.54 peak sun hours a day) and Grombalia and one other place the least (4.68); Sakiet ed Daier ranks joint 30th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.96 kWh a day here, against 3.03 kWh on average in Tunisia. The shortest day lasts 9 h 49 min, +11 min compared with Tunis.

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Solar forecast for Sakiet ed Daier, 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 Sakiet ed Daier

What is the best solar panel angle in Sakiet ed Daier?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Sakiet ed Daier is 30°, worth about 1695 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 57°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sakiet ed Daier today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:31 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 01 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:00.
How many peak sun hours does Sakiet ed Daier get?
On a flat surface 5.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.6 in December to 7.6 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.6 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Sakiet ed Daier?
At solar noon the sun stands 78.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 31.8° on the December solstice.
Is Sakiet ed Daier a good place for solar panels?
With 5.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Sakiet ed Daier ranks joint 30th of 126 places in Tunisia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (30°) makes about 1,695 kWh a year here, 3% more than the average place in Tunisia.

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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.