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Madhesh · Nepal · 26.65° N · 85.80° E

Solar position in Jaleshwar

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Jaleshwar — computed for 26.65° N, 85.80° E, 72 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:06103° ESE
Sunset today17:24257° WSW
Best panel angle25°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle29°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation51.2°
At solar noon, 11:45Open on the sun map

Sun in Jaleshwar today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+5:45

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:48sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:1512° below
Civil dawn05:436° below
Sunrise06:06103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:38sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4551.2° high
Golden hour starts16:53sun 6° up
Sunset17:24257° WSW
Civil dusk17:486° below
Nautical dusk18:1512° below
Astronomical dusk18:4218° below
Day length11 h 18 min

Sun path diagram for Jaleshwar

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 solstice6789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 86.8° at solar noon in Jaleshwar; on the December solstice only 39.9°. Sunrise swings from 63° ENE in June to 116° ESE in December — a 53° 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
January06:5012:1317:3510 h 44 min43.5°
February06:3312:1517:5711 h 25 min52.8°
March06:0512:0918:1312 h 08 min63.6°
April05:3212:0018:2812 h 56 min75.2°
May05:1111:5818:4513 h 33 min83.5°
June05:0912:0318:5813 h 49 min86.8°
July05:2012:0818:5513 h 34 min83.8°
August05:3612:0418:3312 h 57 min75.4°
September05:4911:5417:5912 h 10 min64.0°
October06:0411:4617:2811 h 24 min52.6°
November06:2511:4717:0910 h 44 min43.4°
December06:4511:5917:1310 h 28 min39.9°

A year of daylight in Jaleshwar

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 Jaleshwar

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

25°collects the most energy over a year: 1479 kWh per kWp.

29°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 25°Best worst-month 29°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJanuary kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°136492%2.522.0×
15°146099%3.021.7×
25° year-round best1479100%3.261.5×
27° = latitude1479100%3.301.5×
29° off-grid best1477100%3.341.5×
30°1475100%3.351.5×
45°140895%3.491.7×
60°126586%3.421.9×
70°113277%3.272.2×
90°80655%2.722.9×

A fixed array in Jaleshwar produces the most over a year at 25°. The design month for an off-grid system is January: at 29° it makes 3.34 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 25°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Jaleshwar at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 25° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.27 (70°)3.3JanFebruary: 3.92 (70°)3.9FebMarch: 3.92 (70°)3.9MarApril: 3.14 (70°)3.1AprMay: 2.43 (70°)2.4MayJune: 2.06 (70°)2.1JunJuly: 1.95 (70°)1.9JulAugust: 2.37 (70°)2.4AugSeptember: 2.75 (70°)2.8SepOctober: 3.72 (70°)3.7OctNovember: 4.19 (70°)4.2NovDecember: 3.56 (70°)3.6Dec25°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 25°Mean temp.
January3.103.823.273.2614.4 °C
February4.334.653.924.2818.2 °C
March5.574.753.924.9623.6 °C
April6.243.903.144.9428.6 °C
May6.153.062.434.5130.6 °C
June5.412.612.063.8830.7 °C
July4.652.451.953.4228.1 °C
August4.932.952.373.8027.3 °C
September4.553.392.753.7826.1 °C
October4.564.513.724.2923.6 °C
November3.934.994.194.1619.6 °C
December3.084.183.563.3915.6 °C
Year4.71 avg3.77 avg1132 kWh1479 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 610 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 360 Wp at 25°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Jaleshwar

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.

3.2 mrow pitch at 70°

2.9 mrow pitch at 25°

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How Jaleshwar compares in Nepal

Against the other 45 places in Nepal with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

30thof 46 places in Nepal for sunshine, shared: 4.71 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Nepal: 1,479 against 1,548 kWh per kWp.

−5 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Kathmandu: 13 h 49 min against 13 h 54 min.

25°best year-round tilt here; across Nepal it runs from 25° in Rājbirāj to 31° in Dipayal.

Of the 46 places in Nepal, Dārchulā gets the most sun (5.04 peak sun hours a day) and Ilām the least (4.33); Jaleshwar ranks joint 30th. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.95 kWh a day here, against 1.97 kWh on average in Nepal. The shortest day lasts 10 h 28 min, +5 min compared with Kathmandu.

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Solar forecast for Jaleshwar, 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 Jaleshwar

What is the best solar panel angle in Jaleshwar?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Jaleshwar is 25°, worth about 1479 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through January does better at about 29°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jaleshwar today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 17:24 local time (UTC+5:45), giving 11 h 18 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:45.
How many peak sun hours does Jaleshwar get?
On a flat surface 4.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.1 in December to 6.2 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.4 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Jaleshwar?
At solar noon the sun stands 86.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 39.9° on the December solstice.
Is Jaleshwar a good place for solar panels?
With 4.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Jaleshwar ranks joint 30th of 46 places in Nepal for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (25°) makes about 1,479 kWh a year here, 4% less than the average place in Nepal.

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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.