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Jeju-do · South Korea · 33.46° N · 126.32° E

Solar position in Gaigeturi

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Gaigeturi — computed for 33.46° N, 126.32° E, 8 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:47104° ESE
Sunset today17:50256° WSW
Best panel angle27°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle53°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation44.5°
At solar noon, 12:18Open on the sun map

Sun in Gaigeturi today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+9

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:23sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:5212° below
Civil dawn06:216° below
Sunrise06:47104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:21sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1844.5° high
Golden hour starts17:16sun 6° up
Sunset17:50256° WSW
Civil dusk18:156° below
Nautical dusk18:4412° below
Astronomical dusk19:1318° below
Day length11 h 03 min

Sun path diagram for Gaigeturi

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 solstice678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 80.0° at solar noon in Gaigeturi; on the December solstice only 33.1°. Sunrise swings from 61° ENE in June to 118° ESE in December — a 57° 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
January07:3712:4617:5510 h 18 min36.6°
February07:1212:4818:2411 h 11 min46.0°
March06:3712:4218:4612 h 09 min56.8°
April05:5712:3319:0913 h 12 min68.4°
May05:3012:3119:3214 h 01 min76.7°
June05:2512:3619:4714 h 22 min80.0°
July05:3912:4119:4214 h 03 min77.0°
August06:0112:3719:1413 h 13 min68.7°
September06:2112:2718:3312 h 12 min57.3°
October06:4312:1917:5411 h 11 min45.9°
November07:1112:2017:2910 h 18 min36.7°
December07:3412:3217:309 h 56 min33.1°

A year of daylight in Gaigeturi

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 Gaigeturi

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

27°collects the most energy over a year: 1241 kWh per kWp.

53°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 27°Best worst-month 53°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°113391%1.522.8×
15°121998%1.892.3×
27° year-round best1241100%2.102.0×
30°1240100%2.151.9×
33° = latitude1236100%2.181.9×
45°119596%2.291.7×
53° off-grid best114492%2.311.6×
60°108687%2.301.6×
70°98279%2.231.6×
90°71958%1.932.0×

A fixed array in Gaigeturi produces the most over a year at 27°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 53° it makes 2.31 kWh per kWp a day, 10% more than at 27°, and costs 8% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Gaigeturi at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 27° (year-round best).

012345January: 2.27 (70°)2.3JanFebruary: 2.79 (70°)2.8FebMarch: 3.25 (70°)3.3MarApril: 3.00 (70°)3.0AprMay: 2.59 (70°)2.6MayJune: 2.15 (70°)2.1JunJuly: 2.23 (70°)2.2JulAugust: 2.67 (70°)2.7AugSeptember: 2.88 (70°)2.9SepOctober: 3.39 (70°)3.4OctNovember: 2.84 (70°)2.8NovDecember: 2.23 (70°)2.2Dec27°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 27°Mean temp.
January2.032.612.272.227.5 °C
February2.873.202.792.968.0 °C
March4.073.753.253.8810.1 °C
April4.853.523.004.1913.4 °C
May5.143.102.594.1116.9 °C
June4.612.622.153.5220.7 °C
July4.852.762.233.6824.9 °C
August5.043.312.674.0127.0 °C
September4.193.512.883.6623.7 °C
October3.714.053.393.6919.4 °C
November2.563.332.842.7814.6 °C
December1.882.572.232.109.6 °C
Year3.82 avg3.19 avg982 kWh1241 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 550 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 560 Wp at 27°. The steep array is 2% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Gaigeturi

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.

3.9 mrow pitch at 70°

3.4 mrow pitch at 27°

Row spacing calculator

How Gaigeturi compares in South Korea

Against the other 144 places in South Korea with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

123rdof 145 places in South Korea for sunshine, shared: 3.82 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−8%solar energy a year compared with the average place in South Korea: 1,242 against 1,356 kWh per kWp.

−23 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Seoul: 14 h 22 min against 14 h 46 min.

27°best year-round tilt here; across South Korea it runs from 27° in Seogwipo to 37° in Uijeongbu-si.

Of the 145 places in South Korea, Tongyeong gets the most sun (4.04 peak sun hours a day) and Kosong the least (3.76); Gaigeturi ranks joint 123rd. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.15 kWh a day here, against 2.12 kWh on average in South Korea. The shortest day lasts 9 h 56 min, +22 min compared with Seoul.

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Solar forecast for Gaigeturi, 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 Gaigeturi

What is the best solar panel angle in Gaigeturi?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Gaigeturi is 27°, worth about 1241 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 53°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gaigeturi today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 17:50 local time (UTC+9), giving 11 h 03 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:18.
How many peak sun hours does Gaigeturi get?
On a flat surface 3.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.9 in December to 5.1 in May. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.6 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Gaigeturi?
At solar noon the sun stands 80.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 33.1° on the December solstice.
Is Gaigeturi a good place for solar panels?
With 3.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Gaigeturi ranks joint 123rd of 145 places in South Korea for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (27°) makes about 1,242 kWh a year here, 8% less than the average place in South Korea.

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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.