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Ouled Djellal · Algeria · 34.39° N · 4.99° E

Solar position in Sidi Khaled

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Sidi Khaled — computed for 34.39° N, 4.99° E, 204 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:52104° ESE
Sunset today17:55256° WSW
Best panel angle32°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle48°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation43.8°
At solar noon, 12:24Open on the sun map

Sun in Sidi Khaled today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:28sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5712° below
Civil dawn06:276° below
Sunrise06:52104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:27sun 6° up
Solar noon12:2443.8° high
Golden hour starts17:20sun 6° up
Sunset17:55256° WSW
Civil dusk18:206° below
Nautical dusk18:5012° below
Astronomical dusk19:1918° below
Day length11 h 02 min

Sun path diagram for Sidi Khaled

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 79.1° at solar noon in Sidi Khaled; on the December solstice only 32.2°. Sunrise swings from 61° 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
January07:4412:5117:5810 h 15 min35.8°
February07:1812:5318:2811 h 10 min45.2°
March06:4212:4718:5212 h 10 min56.0°
April06:0112:3819:1613 h 15 min67.6°
May05:3312:3619:3914 h 06 min75.9°
June05:2812:4119:5514 h 27 min79.1°
July05:4212:4619:4914 h 07 min76.0°
August06:0512:4319:2013 h 15 min67.6°
September06:2712:3218:3812 h 11 min56.2°
October06:5012:2417:5811 h 08 min44.8°
November07:1812:2517:3210 h 14 min35.7°
December07:4212:3817:339 h 51 min32.2°

A year of daylight in Sidi Khaled

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 Sidi Khaled

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

32°collects the most energy over a year: 1857 kWh per kWp.

48°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 32°Best worst-month 48°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°161387%2.382.6×
15°178996%3.341.8×
30°1856100%4.091.4×
32° year-round best1857100%4.171.3×
34° = latitude1856100%4.241.3×
45°181498%4.561.2×
48° off-grid best179297%4.621.2×
60°166590%4.751.4×
70°151281%4.701.7×
90°110760%4.202.9×

A fixed array in Sidi Khaled produces the most over a year at 32°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 48° it makes 4.62 kWh per kWp a day, 11% more than at 32°, and costs 3% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Sidi Khaled at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 32° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.95 (70°)5.0JanFebruary: 5.02 (70°)5.0FebMarch: 4.72 (70°)4.7MarApril: 4.02 (70°)4.0AprMay: 3.38 (70°)3.4MayJune: 3.02 (70°)3.0JunJuly: 3.13 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.58 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 4.04 (70°)4.0SepOctober: 4.54 (70°)4.5OctNovember: 4.67 (70°)4.7NovDecember: 4.70 (70°)4.7Dec32°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 32°Mean temp.
January3.285.674.954.518.9 °C
February4.285.775.025.0710.3 °C
March5.475.524.725.4914.4 °C
April6.574.784.025.6018.8 °C
May7.374.113.385.5623.6 °C
June7.943.773.025.5229.0 °C
July7.833.963.135.4833.0 °C
August7.004.503.585.3932.1 °C
September5.664.974.045.0426.9 °C
October4.565.464.544.8421.5 °C
November3.445.454.674.3914.2 °C
December2.945.404.704.179.9 °C
Year5.53 avg4.94 avg1512 kWh1857 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 390 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 280 Wp at 32°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Sidi Khaled

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 32°

Row spacing calculator

How Sidi Khaled compares in Algeria

Against the other 293 places in Algeria with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

36thof 294 places in Algeria for sunshine: 5.54 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+10%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Algeria: 1,857 against 1,694 kWh per kWp.

−13 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Algiers: 14 h 27 min against 14 h 41 min.

32°best year-round tilt here; across Algeria it runs from 23° in Tamanghasset to 32° in Ouled Djellal.

Of the 294 places in Algeria, Tamanghasset gets the most sun (6.40 peak sun hours a day) and Berrahal the least (4.73); Sidi Khaled ranks 36th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.02 kWh a day here, against 3.05 kWh on average in Algeria. The shortest day lasts 9 h 51 min, +13 min compared with Algiers.

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Solar forecast for Sidi Khaled, 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 Sidi Khaled

What is the best solar panel angle in Sidi Khaled?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Sidi Khaled is 32°, worth about 1857 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 48°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sidi Khaled today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:55 local time (UTC+1), giving 11 h 02 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:24.
How many peak sun hours does Sidi Khaled get?
On a flat surface 5.5 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.9 in December to 7.9 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.8 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Sidi Khaled?
At solar noon the sun stands 79.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 32.2° on the December solstice.
Is Sidi Khaled a good place for solar panels?
With 5.5 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Sidi Khaled ranks 36th of 294 places in Algeria for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (32°) makes about 1,857 kWh a year here, 10% more than the average place in Algeria.

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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.