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Karnataka · India · 12.85° N · 77.66° E

Solar position in Electronic City Phase I

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Electronic City Phase I — computed for 12.85° N, 77.66° E, 917 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:10102° ESE
Sunset today17:56258° WSW
Best panel angle14°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle3°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation65.4°
At solar noon, 12:03Open on the sun map

Sun in Electronic City Phase I today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+5:30

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:59sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2412° below
Civil dawn05:496° below
Sunrise06:10102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:39sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0365.4° high
Golden hour starts17:27sun 6° up
Sunset17:56258° WSW
Civil dusk18:176° below
Nautical dusk18:4212° below
Astronomical dusk19:0718° below
Day length11 h 45 min

Sun path diagram for Electronic City Phase I

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 solstice789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 79.4° at solar noon in Electronic City Phase I; on the December solstice only 53.7°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 48° 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
January06:4512:3018:1511 h 30 min57.3°
February06:3912:3318:2611 h 47 min66.6°
March06:2312:2618:3012 h 07 min77.4°
April06:0312:1818:3212 h 29 min89.0°
May05:5312:1518:3812 h 46 min82.7°
June05:5412:2118:4712 h 53 min79.4°
July06:0212:2518:4812 h 46 min82.4°
August06:0712:2218:3712 h 29 min89.2°
September06:0812:1218:1612 h 08 min77.8°
October06:1012:0317:5711 h 47 min66.4°
November06:2012:0517:4911 h 29 min57.2°
December06:3612:1717:5811 h 22 min53.7°

A year of daylight in Electronic City Phase I

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 Electronic City Phase I

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

14°collects the most energy over a year: 1647 kWh per kWp.

3°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 14°Best worst-month 3°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJuly kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°160698%3.891.4×
3° off-grid best162198%3.861.4×
13° = latitude1647100%3.711.5×
14° year-round best1647100%3.691.5×
15°1647100%3.671.5×
30°159697%3.261.7×
45°145889%2.702.0×
60°124476%2.052.5×
70°106965%1.613.1×
90°72944%1.233.5×

A fixed array in Electronic City Phase I produces the most over a year at 14°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 3° it makes 3.86 kWh per kWp a day, 5% more than at 14°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Electronic City Phase I at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 14° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.77 (70°)4.8JanFebruary: 4.46 (70°)4.5FebMarch: 3.46 (70°)3.5MarApril: 2.32 (70°)2.3AprMay: 1.64 (70°)1.6MayJune: 1.52 (70°)1.5JunJuly: 1.61 (70°)1.6JulAugust: 1.89 (70°)1.9AugSeptember: 2.53 (70°)2.5SepOctober: 3.14 (70°)3.1OctNovember: 3.66 (70°)3.7NovDecember: 4.22 (70°)4.2Dec14°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 14°Mean temp.
January5.455.734.775.0121.5 °C
February6.265.414.465.4724.0 °C
March6.614.263.465.3927.2 °C
April6.652.912.325.1028.9 °C
May6.302.071.644.6727.7 °C
June5.461.921.524.0625.2 °C
July4.882.011.613.6924.4 °C
August4.922.341.893.8124.2 °C
September5.283.102.534.2523.9 °C
October5.043.813.144.2623.2 °C
November4.674.413.664.1621.6 °C
December4.725.054.224.3620.7 °C
Year5.52 avg3.57 avg1069 kWh1647 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 770 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 320 Wp at 14°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Electronic City Phase I

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.

2.2 mrow pitch at 70°

2.3 mrow pitch at 14°

Row spacing calculator

How Electronic City Phase I compares in India

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

138thof 3,735 places in India for sunshine, shared: 5.52 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+5%solar energy a year compared with the average place in India: 1,647 against 1,575 kWh per kWp.

−24 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Mumbai: 12 h 53 min against 13 h 17 min.

14°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); Electronic City Phase I ranks joint 138th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.53 kWh a day here, against 1.70 kWh on average in India. The shortest day lasts 11 h 22 min, +23 min compared with Mumbai.

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Solar forecast for Electronic City Phase I, 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 Electronic City Phase I

What is the best solar panel angle in Electronic City Phase I?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Electronic City Phase I is 14°, worth about 1647 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through July does better at about 3°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Electronic City Phase I today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 17:56 local time (UTC+5:30), giving 11 h 45 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:03.
How many peak sun hours does Electronic City Phase I get?
On a flat surface 5.5 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.7 in November to 6.7 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.9 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Electronic City Phase I?
At solar noon the sun stands 79.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 53.7° on the December solstice.
Is Electronic City Phase I a good place for solar panels?
With 5.5 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Electronic City Phase I ranks joint 138th of 3,735 places in India for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (14°) makes about 1,647 kWh a year here, 5% more 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.