Gyeongsangbuk-do · South Korea · 35.82° N · 128.74° E
Solar position in Gyeongsan-si
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Gyeongsan-si — computed for 35.82° N, 128.74° E, 59 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Gyeongsan-si today
Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+9
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:14 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 05:44 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 06:14 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 06:40 | 104° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 07:15 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 12:08 | 42.1° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:02 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 17:37 | 256° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:03 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 18:33 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:03 | 18° below |
| Day length | 10 h 57 min | |
Sun path diagram for Gyeongsan-si
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 77.6° at solar noon in Gyeongsan-si; on the December solstice only 30.8°. Sunrise swings from 60° ENE in June to 119° ESE in December — a 59° 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 | 07:32 | 12:36 | 17:40 | 10 h 08 min | 34.3° |
| February | 07:05 | 12:38 | 18:12 | 11 h 06 min | 43.6° |
| March | 06:27 | 12:32 | 18:37 | 12 h 09 min | 54.4° |
| April | 05:45 | 12:23 | 19:03 | 13 h 18 min | 66.0° |
| May | 05:15 | 12:21 | 19:27 | 14 h 12 min | 74.4° |
| June | 05:09 | 12:26 | 19:44 | 14 h 35 min | 77.6° |
| July | 05:24 | 12:31 | 19:38 | 14 h 14 min | 74.7° |
| August | 05:48 | 12:28 | 19:07 | 13 h 20 min | 66.3° |
| September | 06:11 | 12:18 | 18:24 | 12 h 12 min | 54.9° |
| October | 06:36 | 12:09 | 17:42 | 11 h 06 min | 43.5° |
| November | 07:06 | 12:10 | 17:14 | 10 h 08 min | 34.3° |
| December | 07:31 | 12:22 | 17:14 | 9 h 44 min | 30.8° |
A year of daylight in Gyeongsan-si
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 Gyeongsan-si
Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
34°collects the most energy over a year: 1387 kWh per kWp.
31°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 | July kWh/kWp/day | Best ÷ worst month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 1195 | 86% | 3.54 | 2.3× |
| 15° | 1326 | 96% | 3.55 | 1.7× |
| 30° | 1384 | 100% | 3.37 | 1.3× |
| 31° off-grid best | 1386 | 100% | 3.35 | 1.3× |
| 34° year-round best | 1387 | 100% | 3.30 | 1.3× |
| 36° = latitude | 1386 | 100% | 3.25 | 1.4× |
| 45° | 1366 | 98% | 3.03 | 1.4× |
| 60° | 1273 | 92% | 2.55 | 1.6× |
| 70° | 1172 | 84% | 2.16 | 1.8× |
| 90° | 897 | 65% | 1.35 | 2.7× |
A fixed array in Gyeongsan-si produces the most over a year at 34°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 31° it makes 3.35 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 34°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Gyeongsan-si at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 34° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 34° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January snow | 2.64 | 4.36 | 3.97 | 3.64 | -1.9 °C |
| February | 3.33 | 4.21 | 3.80 | 3.93 | 0.7 °C |
| March | 4.32 | 4.27 | 3.78 | 4.40 | 5.2 °C |
| April | 5.04 | 3.79 | 3.27 | 4.41 | 11.0 °C |
| May | 5.56 | 3.38 | 2.84 | 4.34 | 16.7 °C |
| June | 5.09 | 2.92 | 2.39 | 3.77 | 21.0 °C |
| July | 4.45 | 2.68 | 2.16 | 3.30 | 24.1 °C |
| August | 4.57 | 3.14 | 2.55 | 3.60 | 24.8 °C |
| September | 3.90 | 3.37 | 2.80 | 3.47 | 20.1 °C |
| October | 3.60 | 4.15 | 3.55 | 3.84 | 14.1 °C |
| November | 2.72 | 4.03 | 3.54 | 3.44 | 7.1 °C |
| December snow | 2.42 | 4.30 | 3.89 | 3.47 | 0.2 °C |
| Year | 3.97 avg | 3.71 avg | 1172 kWh | 1387 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 550 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 360 Wp at 34°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Gyeongsan-si
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.
4.3 mrow pitch at 70°
3.8 mrow pitch at 34°
How Gyeongsan-si compares in South Korea
Against the other 144 places in South Korea with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
17thof 145 places in South Korea for sunshine, shared: 3.97 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
+2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in South Korea: 1,387 against 1,356 kWh per kWp.
−10 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Seoul: 14 h 35 min against 14 h 46 min.
34°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); Gyeongsan-si ranks joint 17th. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.16 kWh a day here, against 2.12 kWh on average in South Korea. The shortest day lasts 9 h 44 min, +10 min compared with Seoul.
Solar forecast for Gyeongsan-si, 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.