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Savannakhet Province · Laos · 16.44° N · 105.20° E

Solar position in Ban Kèngkok

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ban Kèngkok — computed for 16.44° N, 105.20° E, 145 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:53102° ESE
Sunset today17:32258° WSW
Best panel angle19°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation61.8°
At solar noon, 11:43Open on the sun map

Sun in Ban Kèngkok today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+7

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:41sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0612° below
Civil dawn05:316° below
Sunrise05:53102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:23sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4361.8° high
Golden hour starts17:03sun 6° up
Sunset17:32258° WSW
Civil dusk17:546° below
Nautical dusk18:2012° below
Astronomical dusk18:4518° below
Day length11 h 39 min

Sun path diagram for Ban Kèngkok

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 solstice6789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 83.0° at solar noon in Ban Kèngkok; on the December solstice only 50.1°. Sunrise swings from 65° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 49° 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
January06:3112:1017:4911 h 18 min53.7°
February06:2212:1218:0311 h 42 min63.0°
March06:0212:0618:1012 h 07 min73.8°
April05:4011:5718:1512 h 35 min85.4°
May05:2711:5518:2412 h 57 min86.3°
June05:2712:0018:3413 h 07 min83.0°
July05:3612:0518:3412 h 58 min86.0°
August05:4412:0218:2012 h 36 min85.7°
September05:4811:5217:5612 h 08 min74.3°
October05:5311:4317:3411 h 41 min62.9°
November06:0511:4417:2411 h 18 min53.7°
December06:2211:5717:3111 h 09 min50.1°

A year of daylight in Ban Kèngkok

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 Ban Kèngkok

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

19°collects the most energy over a year: 1496 kWh per kWp.

0°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 19°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearAugust kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best143096%3.431.3×
15°1493100%3.351.4×
16° = latitude1494100%3.331.4×
19° year-round best1496100%3.301.5×
30°147499%3.101.6×
45°137592%2.702.0×
60°120380%2.192.5×
70°105571%1.803.0×
90°74250%1.083.4×

A fixed array in Ban Kèngkok produces the most over a year at 19°. The design month for an off-grid system is August: at 0° it makes 3.43 kWh per kWp a day, 4% more than at 19°, and costs 4% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ban Kèngkok at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 19° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.64 (70°)4.6JanFebruary: 3.95 (70°)4.0FebMarch: 2.98 (70°)3.0MarApril: 2.33 (70°)2.3AprMay: 1.80 (70°)1.8MayJune: 1.60 (70°)1.6JunJuly: 1.57 (70°)1.6JulAugust: 1.80 (70°)1.8AugSeptember: 2.35 (70°)2.4SepOctober: 3.21 (70°)3.2OctNovember: 4.00 (70°)4.0NovDecember: 4.50 (70°)4.5Dec19°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 19°Mean temp.
January4.955.594.644.7922.0 °C
February5.324.813.954.7524.6 °C
March5.273.692.984.3327.6 °C
April5.642.932.334.3129.7 °C
May5.432.271.803.9828.8 °C
June5.012.021.603.6327.5 °C
July4.601.981.573.3826.6 °C
August4.332.251.803.3026.2 °C
September4.602.912.353.6826.2 °C
October4.873.923.214.1825.1 °C
November4.704.854.004.3823.9 °C
December4.625.424.504.5221.8 °C
Year4.94 avg3.55 avg1055 kWh1496 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 360 Wp at 19°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ban Kèngkok

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.

2.4 mrow pitch at 70°

2.5 mrow pitch at 19°

Row spacing calculator

How Ban Kèngkok compares in Laos

Against the other 17 places in Laos with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

3rdof 18 places in Laos for sunshine: 4.94 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Laos: 1,496 against 1,448 kWh per kWp.

−6 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Vientiane: 13 h 07 min against 13 h 12 min.

19°best year-round tilt here; across Laos it runs from 18° in Pakse to 23° in Ban Khoan.

Of the 18 places in Laos, Pakse gets the most sun (5.00 peak sun hours a day) and Xam Nua the least (4.19); Ban Kèngkok ranks 3rd. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.57 kWh a day here, against 1.63 kWh on average in Laos. The shortest day lasts 11 h 09 min, +6 min compared with Vientiane.

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Solar forecast for Ban Kèngkok, 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 Ban Kèngkok

What is the best solar panel angle in Ban Kèngkok?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Ban Kèngkok is 19°, worth about 1496 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through August does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ban Kèngkok today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 17:32 local time (UTC+7), giving 11 h 39 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:43.
How many peak sun hours does Ban Kèngkok get?
On a flat surface 4.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.3 in August to 5.6 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.0 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Ban Kèngkok?
At solar noon the sun stands 83.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 50.1° on the December solstice.
Is Ban Kèngkok a good place for solar panels?
With 4.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ban Kèngkok ranks 3rd of 18 places in Laos for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (19°) makes about 1,496 kWh a year here, 3% more than the average place in Laos.

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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.