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Solar position in Bagan Serai

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Bagan Serai — computed for 5.01° N, 100.54° E, 3 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:02102° ESE
Sunset today19:00258° WSW
Best panel angle4°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle10°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation72.9°
At solar noon, 13:01Open on the sun map

Sun in Bagan Serai today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+8

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:52sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:1712° below
Civil dawn06:416° below
Sunrise07:02102° ESE
Golden hour ends07:30sun 6° up
Solar noon13:0172.9° high
Golden hour starts18:32sun 6° up
Sunset19:00258° WSW
Civil dusk19:226° below
Nautical dusk19:4612° below
Astronomical dusk20:1118° below
Day length11 h 58 min

Sun path diagram for Bagan Serai

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 solstice8910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516171819Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 71.6° at solar noon in Bagan Serai; on the December solstice only 61.6°. Sunrise swings from 66° 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
January07:3213:2919:2511 h 53 min65.1°
February07:3113:3119:3111 h 59 min74.4°
March07:2113:2519:2812 h 07 min85.2°
April07:0913:1619:2412 h 15 min83.1°
May07:0313:1419:2512 h 22 min74.8°
June07:0713:1919:3212 h 25 min71.6°
July07:1313:2419:3512 h 22 min74.6°
August07:1313:2119:2812 h 15 min82.9°
September07:0713:1019:1412 h 07 min85.7°
October07:0213:0219:0211 h 59 min74.3°
November07:0713:0318:5911 h 53 min65.1°
December07:2013:1519:1011 h 50 min61.6°

A year of daylight in Bagan Serai

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 Bagan Serai

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

4°collects the most energy over a year: 1462 kWh per kWp.

10°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 4°Best worst-month 10°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°1459100%3.541.3×
4° year-round best1462100%3.641.3×
5° = latitude1462100%3.661.2×
10° off-grid best1457100%3.761.2×
15°144399%3.841.3×
30°135292%3.931.5×
45°119181%3.811.9×
60°97567%3.492.5×
70°81956%3.182.8×
90°56539%2.342.3×

A fixed array in Bagan Serai produces the most over a year at 4°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 10° it makes 3.76 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 4°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Bagan Serai at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 4° (year-round best).

012345January: 3.44 (70°)3.4JanFebruary: 3.30 (70°)3.3FebMarch: 2.58 (70°)2.6MarApril: 1.77 (70°)1.8AprMay: 1.31 (70°)1.3MayJune: 1.21 (70°)1.2JunJuly: 1.23 (70°)1.2JulAugust: 1.51 (70°)1.5AugSeptember: 2.01 (70°)2.0SepOctober: 2.52 (70°)2.5OctNovember: 2.93 (70°)2.9NovDecember: 3.18 (70°)3.2Dec4°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 4°Mean temp.
January4.974.233.444.0427.0 °C
February5.654.073.304.5527.4 °C
March5.743.202.584.5627.9 °C
April5.592.231.774.3828.2 °C
May5.141.681.313.9828.4 °C
June5.071.551.213.9028.2 °C
July5.031.581.233.8927.9 °C
August5.051.921.513.9427.8 °C
September4.832.512.013.8127.5 °C
October4.733.122.523.7827.3 °C
November4.563.612.933.6727.3 °C
December4.503.913.183.6427.1 °C
Year5.07 avg2.79 avg819 kWh1462 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 980 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 320 Wp at 4°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Bagan Serai

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.

1.8 mrow pitch at 70°

2.1 mrow pitch at 4°

Row spacing calculator

How Bagan Serai compares in Malaysia

Against the other 349 places in Malaysia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

22ndof 350 places in Malaysia for sunshine, shared: 5.07 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Malaysia: 1,462 against 1,411 kWh per kWp.

+7 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Kuala Lumpur: 12 h 25 min against 12 h 18 min.

4°best year-round tilt here; across Malaysia it runs from 0° in Kuching to 7° in Kangar.

Of the 350 places in Malaysia, Kuala Penyu gets the most sun (5.27 peak sun hours a day) and Pekan Nenas and 3 other places the least (4.60); Bagan Serai ranks joint 22nd. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.21 kWh a day here, against 1.18 kWh on average in Malaysia. The shortest day lasts 11 h 50 min, −7 min compared with Kuala Lumpur.

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Solar forecast for Bagan Serai, 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 Bagan Serai

What is the best solar panel angle in Bagan Serai?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Bagan Serai is 4°, worth about 1462 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 10°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bagan Serai today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 19:00 local time (UTC+8), giving 11 h 58 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:01.
How many peak sun hours does Bagan Serai get?
On a flat surface 5.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.5 in December to 5.7 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.6 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Bagan Serai?
At solar noon the sun stands 71.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 61.6° on the December solstice.
Is Bagan Serai a good place for solar panels?
With 5.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Bagan Serai ranks joint 22nd of 350 places in Malaysia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (4°) makes about 1,462 kWh a year here, 4% more than the average place in Malaysia.

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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.