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Nyanga · Gabon · 2.93° S · 10.98° E

Solar position in Tchibanga

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Tchibanga — computed for 2.93° S, 10.98° E, 49 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:54102° ESE
Sunset today18:06258° WSW
Best panel angle2°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle6°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation81.1°
At solar noon, 12:00Open on the sun map

Sun in Tchibanga today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:44sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0812° below
Civil dawn05:336° below
Sunrise05:54102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:22sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0081.1° high
Golden hour starts17:38sun 6° up
Sunset18:06258° WSW
Civil dusk18:276° below
Nautical dusk18:5112° below
Astronomical dusk19:1618° below
Day length12 h 12 min

Sun path diagram for Tchibanga

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 63.6° at solar noon in Tchibanga; on the December solstice only 69.5°. Sunrise swings from 67° ENE in June to 114° 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
January06:1912:2718:3512 h 16 min73.1°
February06:2412:2918:3512 h 11 min82.5°
March06:2012:2318:2612 h 06 min86.7°
April06:1312:1418:1512 h 02 min75.1°
May06:1312:1218:1111 h 58 min66.8°
June06:1912:1718:1611 h 57 min63.6°
July06:2312:2218:2111 h 58 min66.7°
August06:1812:1918:2012 h 02 min75.1°
September06:0612:0918:1212 h 06 min86.5°
October05:5512:0018:0612 h 11 min82.1°
November05:5412:0118:0912 h 16 min73.0°
December06:0512:1418:2212 h 18 min69.5°

A year of daylight in Tchibanga

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 Tchibanga

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

2°collects the most energy over a year: 1147 kWh per kWp.

6°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 2°Best worst-month 6°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearSeptember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°1147100%2.501.6×
2° year-round best1147100%2.511.5×
3° = latitude1147100%2.511.5×
6° off-grid best1145100%2.511.5×
15°112698%2.491.5×
30°104891%2.351.6×
45°92080%2.111.8×
60°75266%1.772.2×
70°63655%1.502.2×
90°44739%0.911.9×

A fixed array in Tchibanga produces the most over a year at 2°. The design month for an off-grid system is September: at 6° it makes 2.51 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Tchibanga at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 2° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.18 (70°)1.2JanFebruary: 1.41 (70°)1.4FebMarch: 1.97 (70°)2.0MarApril: 2.48 (70°)2.5AprMay: 2.46 (70°)2.5MayJune: 2.26 (70°)2.3JunJuly: 2.19 (70°)2.2JulAugust: 1.86 (70°)1.9AugSeptember: 1.50 (70°)1.5SepOctober: 1.32 (70°)1.3OctNovember: 1.12 (70°)1.1NovDecember: 1.12 (70°)1.1Dec2°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 2°Mean temp.
January4.521.501.183.5525.6 °C
February4.591.781.413.6226.0 °C
March4.892.451.973.8926.2 °C
April4.693.062.483.7426.0 °C
May3.923.032.463.1425.3 °C
June3.362.772.262.7023.7 °C
July3.362.682.192.7022.8 °C
August3.252.291.862.6023.5 °C
September3.171.881.502.5124.9 °C
October3.701.671.322.9325.2 °C
November4.001.421.123.1525.2 °C
December4.091.431.123.2125.3 °C
Year3.96 avg2.17 avg636 kWh1147 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through November on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 1,060 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 470 Wp at 2°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Tchibanga

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 2°

Row spacing calculator

How Tchibanga compares in Gabon

Against the other 14 places in Gabon with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

14thof 15 places in Gabon for sunshine, shared: 3.96 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−7%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Gabon: 1,147 against 1,229 kWh per kWp.

+9 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Libreville: 12 h 18 min against 12 h 09 min.

2°best year-round tilt here; across Gabon it runs from 0° in Lambaréné to 3° in Oyem.

Of the 15 places in Gabon, Bitam and one other place get the most sun (4.39 peak sun hours a day) and Tchibanga and one other place the least (3.96); Tchibanga ranks joint 14th. In its darkest month, November, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.12 kWh a day here, against 1.10 kWh on average in Gabon. The shortest day lasts 11 h 57 min, −9 min compared with Libreville.

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Solar forecast for Tchibanga, 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 Tchibanga

What is the best solar panel angle in Tchibanga?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Tchibanga is 2°, worth about 1147 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through September does better at about 6°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tchibanga today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:06 local time (UTC+1), giving 12 h 12 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:00.
How many peak sun hours does Tchibanga get?
On a flat surface 4.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.2 in September to 4.9 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.4 sun hours a day in November.
How high does the sun get in Tchibanga?
At solar noon the sun stands 63.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 69.5° on the December solstice.
Is Tchibanga a good place for solar panels?
With 4.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Tchibanga ranks joint 14th of 15 places in Gabon for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (2°) makes about 1,147 kWh a year here, 7% less than the average place in Gabon.

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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.