Majuro Atoll · Marshall Islands · 7.09° N · 171.38° E
Solar position in Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit — computed for 7.09° N, 171.38° E, 5 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit today
Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+12
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:10 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 05:35 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 05:59 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 06:21 | 102° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 06:49 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 12:18 | 70.9° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:47 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 18:15 | 258° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:37 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 19:01 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:26 | 18° below |
| Day length | 11 h 55 min | |
Sun path diagram for Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit
Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.
- June solstice
- Equinox
- December solstice
- Today
On the June solstice the sun reaches 73.7° at solar noon in Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit; on the December solstice only 59.5°. Sunrise swings from 66° 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.
| Month | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Day length | Noon elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:52 | 12:45 | 18:38 | 11 h 47 min | 63.0° |
| February | 06:50 | 12:48 | 18:46 | 11 h 56 min | 72.3° |
| March | 06:38 | 12:41 | 18:45 | 12 h 07 min | 83.1° |
| April | 06:24 | 12:33 | 18:42 | 12 h 19 min | 85.3° |
| May | 06:17 | 12:31 | 18:45 | 12 h 28 min | 76.9° |
| June | 06:20 | 12:36 | 18:52 | 12 h 32 min | 73.7° |
| July | 06:26 | 12:40 | 18:55 | 12 h 29 min | 76.6° |
| August | 06:28 | 12:37 | 18:47 | 12 h 19 min | 84.9° |
| September | 06:24 | 12:27 | 18:31 | 12 h 07 min | 83.7° |
| October | 06:21 | 12:19 | 18:17 | 11 h 56 min | 72.3° |
| November | 06:26 | 12:20 | 18:13 | 11 h 47 min | 63.1° |
| December | 06:40 | 12:32 | 18:23 | 11 h 43 min | 59.5° |
A year of daylight in Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit
Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.
Best solar panel angle in Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit
Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
6°collects the most energy over a year: 1516 kWh per kWp.
9°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.
- Yearly energy
- Worst-month energy
| Tilt | kWh/kWp per year | Share of best year | November kWh/kWp/day | Best ÷ worst month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 1510 | 100% | 3.68 | 1.2× |
| 6° year-round best | 1516 | 100% | 3.83 | 1.2× |
| 7° = latitude | 1516 | 100% | 3.85 | 1.2× |
| 9° off-grid best | 1514 | 100% | 3.89 | 1.2× |
| 15° | 1500 | 99% | 3.98 | 1.2× |
| 30° | 1407 | 93% | 4.06 | 1.5× |
| 45° | 1239 | 82% | 3.92 | 1.9× |
| 60° | 1010 | 67% | 3.55 | 2.7× |
| 70° | 841 | 55% | 3.20 | 3.5× |
| 90° | 568 | 37% | 2.28 | 2.8× |
A fixed array in Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit produces the most over a year at 6°. The design month for an off-grid system is November: at 9° it makes 3.89 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 6°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 6° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 6° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.97 | 4.40 | 3.57 | 4.08 | 28.0 °C |
| February | 5.45 | 4.06 | 3.29 | 4.42 | 27.8 °C |
| March | 5.68 | 3.29 | 2.65 | 4.53 | 27.9 °C |
| April | 5.50 | 2.26 | 1.80 | 4.30 | 28.1 °C |
| May | 5.42 | 1.57 | 1.22 | 4.16 | 28.2 °C |
| June | 5.25 | 1.33 | 1.03 | 3.99 | 28.2 °C |
| July | 5.32 | 1.39 | 1.07 | 4.06 | 28.1 °C |
| August | 5.51 | 1.82 | 1.43 | 4.27 | 28.0 °C |
| September | 5.42 | 2.69 | 2.15 | 4.29 | 28.2 °C |
| October | 5.09 | 3.48 | 2.80 | 4.10 | 28.2 °C |
| November | 4.69 | 3.96 | 3.20 | 3.83 | 28.3 °C |
| December | 4.66 | 4.32 | 3.50 | 3.83 | 28.3 °C |
| Year | 5.25 avg | 2.88 avg | 841 kWh | 1516 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 1,150 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 310 Wp at 6°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit
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.
1.9 mrow pitch at 70°
2.1 mrow pitch at 6°
Solar forecast for Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit, 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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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.