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Solar position in Durian Tunggal

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Durian Tunggal — computed for 2.31° N, 102.28° E, 12 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:53102° ESE
Sunset today18:56258° WSW
Best panel angle2°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle8°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation75.6°
At solar noon, 12:54Open on the sun map

Sun in Durian Tunggal today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+8

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:43sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:0712° below
Civil dawn06:326° below
Sunrise06:53102° ESE
Golden hour ends07:21sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5475.6° high
Golden hour starts18:28sun 6° up
Sunset18:56258° WSW
Civil dusk19:176° below
Nautical dusk19:4212° below
Astronomical dusk20:0618° below
Day length12 h 03 min

Sun path diagram for Durian Tunggal

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 68.9° at solar noon in Durian Tunggal; on the December solstice only 64.3°. Sunrise swings from 67° 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
January07:2113:2219:2212 h 01 min67.8°
February07:2213:2419:2612 h 03 min77.1°
March07:1413:1819:2112 h 07 min87.9°
April07:0413:0919:1412 h 11 min80.5°
May07:0013:0719:1412 h 14 min72.1°
June07:0413:1219:2012 h 15 min68.9°
July07:1013:1719:2412 h 14 min71.9°
August07:0813:1419:1912 h 11 min80.2°
September07:0013:0419:0712 h 07 min88.4°
October06:5312:5518:5712 h 03 min77.0°
November06:5612:5618:5612 h 00 min67.8°
December07:0913:0819:0811 h 59 min64.3°

A year of daylight in Durian Tunggal

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 Durian Tunggal

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

2°collects the most energy over a year: 1383 kWh per kWp.

8°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 2°Best worst-month 8°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°1383100%3.351.3×
2° year-round best = latitude1383100%3.391.2×
8° off-grid best137699%3.491.2×
15°135498%3.561.3×
30°125591%3.591.5×
45°109579%3.441.9×
60°88764%3.122.5×
70°74654%2.812.6×
90°51938%2.042.1×

A fixed array in Durian Tunggal produces the most over a year at 2°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 8° it makes 3.49 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 2°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Durian Tunggal at 70°

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

012345January: 3.02 (70°)3.0JanFebruary: 2.93 (70°)2.9FebMarch: 2.31 (70°)2.3MarApril: 1.60 (70°)1.6AprMay: 1.20 (70°)1.2MayJune: 1.16 (70°)1.2JunJuly: 1.17 (70°)1.2JulAugust: 1.35 (70°)1.3AugSeptember: 1.86 (70°)1.9SepOctober: 2.41 (70°)2.4OctNovember: 2.74 (70°)2.7NovDecember: 2.81 (70°)2.8Dec2°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 2°Mean temp.
January4.633.703.023.7125.9 °C
February5.273.612.934.2226.2 °C
March5.312.872.314.2227.0 °C
April5.182.021.604.0727.7 °C
May4.861.541.203.8027.9 °C
June4.681.491.163.6527.4 °C
July4.661.501.173.6526.9 °C
August4.791.711.353.7626.9 °C
September4.712.331.863.7327.0 °C
October4.712.982.413.7427.0 °C
November4.483.382.743.5726.8 °C
December4.243.462.813.3926.2 °C
Year4.79 avg2.54 avg746 kWh1383 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 1,010 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 350 Wp at 2°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Durian Tunggal

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 Durian Tunggal compares in Malaysia

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

260thof 350 places in Malaysia for sunshine, shared: 4.79 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Malaysia: 1,383 against 1,411 kWh per kWp.

−3 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Kuala Lumpur: 12 h 15 min against 12 h 18 min.

2°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); Durian Tunggal ranks joint 260th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.16 kWh a day here, against 1.18 kWh on average in Malaysia. The shortest day lasts 11 h 59 min, +3 min compared with Kuala Lumpur.

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Solar forecast for Durian Tunggal, 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 Durian Tunggal

What is the best solar panel angle in Durian Tunggal?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Durian Tunggal is 2°, worth about 1383 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 8°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Durian Tunggal today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:56 local time (UTC+8), giving 12 h 03 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:54.
How many peak sun hours does Durian Tunggal get?
On a flat surface 4.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.2 in December to 5.3 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.5 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Durian Tunggal?
At solar noon the sun stands 68.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 64.3° on the December solstice.
Is Durian Tunggal a good place for solar panels?
With 4.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Durian Tunggal ranks joint 260th of 350 places in Malaysia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (2°) makes about 1,383 kWh a year here, 2% less 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.