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Western · Gambia · 13.37° N · 16.68° W

Solar position in Sinchu Alagi

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Sinchu Alagi — computed for 13.37° N, 16.68° W, 40 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:58102° ESE
Sunset today18:42258° WSW
Best panel angle14°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle1°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation64.8°
At solar noon, 12:50Open on the sun map

Sun in Sinchu Alagi today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:47sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:1212° below
Civil dawn06:376° below
Sunrise06:58102° ESE
Golden hour ends07:27sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5064.8° high
Golden hour starts18:14sun 6° up
Sunset18:42258° WSW
Civil dusk19:046° below
Nautical dusk19:2912° below
Astronomical dusk19:5418° below
Day length11 h 44 min

Sun path diagram for Sinchu Alagi

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 79.9° at solar noon in Sinchu Alagi; on the December solstice only 53.2°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 48° 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
January07:3413:1819:0211 h 28 min56.8°
February07:2613:2019:1311 h 47 min66.2°
March07:1013:1319:1712 h 07 min77.0°
April06:5013:0519:2012 h 30 min88.6°
May06:3913:0319:2712 h 48 min83.1°
June06:4113:0819:3612 h 55 min79.9°
July06:4913:1319:3712 h 48 min83.0°
August06:5413:0919:2412 h 30 min88.6°
September06:5512:5919:0312 h 08 min77.2°
October06:5812:5118:4411 h 46 min65.8°
November07:0812:5218:3611 h 28 min56.7°
December07:2413:0418:4411 h 20 min53.2°

A year of daylight in Sinchu Alagi

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 Sinchu Alagi

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

14°collects the most energy over a year: 1717 kWh per kWp.

1°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 14°Best worst-month 1°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearAugust kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°167397%4.071.4×
1° off-grid best167998%4.061.4×
13° = latitude1716100%3.951.4×
14° year-round best1717100%3.941.4×
15°1716100%3.921.4×
30°166497%3.571.6×
45°152089%3.041.8×
60°129575%2.362.4×
70°111165%1.862.9×
90°75744%1.113.2×

A fixed array in Sinchu Alagi produces the most over a year at 14°. The design month for an off-grid system is August: at 1° it makes 4.06 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 14°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Sinchu Alagi at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 14° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.58 (70°)4.6JanFebruary: 4.19 (70°)4.2FebMarch: 3.59 (70°)3.6MarApril: 2.58 (70°)2.6AprMay: 1.85 (70°)1.8MayJune: 1.59 (70°)1.6JunJuly: 1.57 (70°)1.6JulAugust: 1.86 (70°)1.9AugSeptember: 2.50 (70°)2.5SepOctober: 3.46 (70°)3.5OctNovember: 4.28 (70°)4.3NovDecember: 4.56 (70°)4.6Dec14°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 14°Mean temp.
January5.335.544.584.8423.1 °C
February5.975.084.195.1823.5 °C
March6.704.363.595.5324.4 °C
April6.943.162.585.4324.7 °C
May6.652.311.855.0025.9 °C
June5.982.011.594.4127.3 °C
July5.311.991.573.9627.2 °C
August5.132.331.863.9427.0 °C
September5.243.102.504.1827.1 °C
October5.574.273.464.6427.8 °C
November5.355.254.284.7326.9 °C
December5.075.554.564.6424.5 °C
Year5.77 avg3.74 avg1111 kWh1717 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through July on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 750 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 300 Wp at 14°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Sinchu Alagi

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.

2.3 mrow pitch at 70°

2.3 mrow pitch at 14°

Row spacing calculator

How Sinchu Alagi compares in the Gambia

Against the other 28 places in the Gambia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

19thof 29 places in the Gambia for sunshine, shared: 5.77 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in the Gambia: 1,717 against 1,718 kWh per kWp.

±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Serekunda: 12 h 55 min against 12 h 55 min.

14°best year-round tilt here, the same everywhere in the Gambia.

Of the 29 places in the Gambia, Farafenni gets the most sun (5.86 peak sun hours a day) and Gunjur the least (5.73); Sinchu Alagi ranks joint 19th. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.57 kWh a day here, against 1.58 kWh on average in the Gambia. The shortest day lasts 11 h 20 min, ±0 min compared with Serekunda.

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Solar forecast for Sinchu Alagi, 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 Sinchu Alagi

What is the best solar panel angle in Sinchu Alagi?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Sinchu Alagi is 14°, worth about 1717 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through August does better at about 1°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sinchu Alagi today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:42 local time (UTC), giving 11 h 44 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:50.
How many peak sun hours does Sinchu Alagi get?
On a flat surface 5.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 5.1 in December to 6.9 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.0 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Sinchu Alagi?
At solar noon the sun stands 79.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 53.2° on the December solstice.
Is Sinchu Alagi a good place for solar panels?
With 5.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Sinchu Alagi ranks joint 19th of 29 places in the Gambia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (14°) makes about 1,717 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in the Gambia.

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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.