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Bihar · India · 25.20° N · 85.52° E

Solar position in Bihār Sharīf

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Bihār Sharīf — computed for 25.20° N, 85.52° E, 68 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:51103° ESE
Sunset today17:12257° WSW
Best panel angle24°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle22°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation52.7°
At solar noon, 11:31Open on the sun map

Sun in Bihār Sharīf today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+5:30

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:34sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0112° below
Civil dawn05:276° below
Sunrise05:51103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:22sun 6° up
Solar noon11:3152.7° high
Golden hour starts16:41sun 6° up
Sunset17:12257° WSW
Civil dusk17:356° below
Nautical dusk18:0212° below
Astronomical dusk18:2918° below
Day length11 h 21 min

Sun path diagram for Bihār Sharīf

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 solstice78910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 88.2° at solar noon in Bihār Sharīf; on the December solstice only 41.4°. Sunrise swings from 63° ENE in June to 116° ESE in December — a 52° 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
January06:3411:5917:2410 h 50 min44.9°
February06:1812:0117:4511 h 27 min54.3°
March05:5111:5517:5912 h 08 min65.1°
April05:2011:4618:1312 h 53 min76.7°
May05:0011:4418:2813 h 28 min85.0°
June04:5811:4918:4013 h 42 min88.2°
July05:0911:5418:3813 h 29 min85.3°
August05:2411:5118:1712 h 54 min76.9°
September05:3611:4017:4512 h 10 min65.5°
October05:4911:3217:1511 h 27 min54.1°
November06:0811:3316:5810 h 49 min44.9°
December06:2811:4517:0210 h 34 min41.4°

A year of daylight in Bihār Sharīf

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 Bihār Sharīf

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

24°collects the most energy over a year: 1482 kWh per kWp.

22°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 24°Best worst-month 22°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJuly kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°137793%3.551.9×
15°146799%3.461.6×
22° off-grid best1481100%3.361.5×
24° year-round best1482100%3.331.5×
25° = latitude1482100%3.311.5×
30°1476100%3.211.6×
45°140395%2.801.7×
60°125385%2.271.9×
70°111675%1.872.2×
90°78953%1.142.9×

A fixed array in Bihār Sharīf produces the most over a year at 24°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 22° it makes 3.36 kWh per kWp a day, 1% more than at 24°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Bihār Sharīf at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 24° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.44 (70°)3.4JanFebruary: 4.03 (70°)4.0FebMarch: 3.88 (70°)3.9MarApril: 3.07 (70°)3.1AprMay: 2.36 (70°)2.4MayJune: 1.99 (70°)2.0JunJuly: 1.87 (70°)1.9JulAugust: 2.25 (70°)2.2AugSeptember: 2.72 (70°)2.7SepOctober: 3.58 (70°)3.6OctNovember: 4.06 (70°)4.1NovDecember: 3.54 (70°)3.5Dec24°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 24°Mean temp.
January3.314.043.443.4415.5 °C
February4.524.814.034.4219.9 °C
March5.704.753.885.0025.9 °C
April6.403.863.074.9831.7 °C
May6.363.022.364.5734.3 °C
June5.472.561.993.8733.7 °C
July4.562.371.873.3329.8 °C
August4.792.822.253.6628.8 °C
September4.633.372.723.7927.7 °C
October4.584.373.584.2025.2 °C
November3.994.864.064.1020.7 °C
December3.204.173.543.4216.4 °C
Year4.79 avg3.74 avg1116 kWh1482 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 630 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 350 Wp at 24°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Bihār Sharīf

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.

3.1 mrow pitch at 70°

2.9 mrow pitch at 24°

Row spacing calculator

How Bihār Sharīf compares in India

Against the other 3,734 places in India with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

3205thof 3,735 places in India for sunshine, shared: 4.79 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−6%solar energy a year compared with the average place in India: 1,482 against 1,575 kWh per kWp.

+26 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Mumbai: 13 h 42 min against 13 h 17 min.

24°best year-round tilt here; across India it runs from 8° in Tirunelveli to 33° in Leh.

Of the 3,735 places in India, Balotra gets the most sun (5.73 peak sun hours a day) and Jining the least (3.68); Bihār Sharīf ranks joint 3205th. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.87 kWh a day here, against 1.70 kWh on average in India. The shortest day lasts 10 h 34 min, −25 min compared with Mumbai.

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Solar forecast for Bihār Sharīf, 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 Bihār Sharīf

What is the best solar panel angle in Bihār Sharīf?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Bihār Sharīf is 24°, worth about 1482 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through July does better at about 22°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bihār Sharīf today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 17:12 local time (UTC+5:30), giving 11 h 21 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:31.
How many peak sun hours does Bihār Sharīf get?
On a flat surface 4.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.2 in December to 6.4 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.4 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Bihār Sharīf?
At solar noon the sun stands 88.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 41.4° on the December solstice.
Is Bihār Sharīf a good place for solar panels?
With 4.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Bihār Sharīf ranks joint 3205th of 3,735 places in India for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (24°) makes about 1,482 kWh a year here, 6% less than the average place in India.

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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.