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Solar position in Kampong Cham

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Kampong Cham — computed for 11.99° N, 105.46° E, 23 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:49102° ESE
Sunset today17:35258° WSW
Best panel angle13°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle7°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation65.9°
At solar noon, 11:42Open on the sun map

Sun in Kampong Cham today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+7

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:37sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0212° below
Civil dawn05:276° below
Sunrise05:49102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:17sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4265.9° high
Golden hour starts17:06sun 6° up
Sunset17:35258° WSW
Civil dusk17:566° below
Nautical dusk18:2112° below
Astronomical dusk18:4618° below
Day length11 h 46 min

Sun path diagram for Kampong Cham

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 78.6° at solar noon in Kampong Cham; on the December solstice only 54.6°. 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
January06:2312:0917:5511 h 32 min58.1°
February06:1712:1118:0611 h 49 min67.5°
March06:0112:0518:0812 h 07 min78.2°
April05:4311:5618:1012 h 27 min89.9°
May05:3311:5418:1612 h 43 min81.8°
June05:3411:5918:2412 h 50 min78.6°
July05:4212:0418:2612 h 44 min81.5°
August05:4712:0118:1512 h 28 min89.9°
September05:4711:5117:5512 h 08 min78.7°
October05:4811:4217:3611 h 48 min67.3°
November05:5711:4317:2911 h 32 min58.1°
December06:1311:5617:3811 h 25 min54.6°

A year of daylight in Kampong Cham

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 Kampong Cham

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

13°collects the most energy over a year: 1543 kWh per kWp.

7°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 13°Best worst-month 7°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearSeptember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°151298%3.841.1×
7° off-grid best1537100%3.861.2×
12° = latitude1543100%3.861.2×
13° year-round best1543100%3.851.2×
15°1542100%3.841.2×
30°148996%3.641.4×
45°135588%3.261.8×
60°115175%2.722.4×
70°98764%2.293.1×
90°68244%1.313.0×

A fixed array in Kampong Cham produces the most over a year at 13°. The design month for an off-grid system is September: at 7° it makes 3.86 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Kampong Cham at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 13° (year-round best).

012345January: 4.18 (70°)4.2JanFebruary: 3.68 (70°)3.7FebMarch: 2.88 (70°)2.9MarApril: 2.10 (70°)2.1AprMay: 1.57 (70°)1.6MayJune: 1.38 (70°)1.4JunJuly: 1.48 (70°)1.5JulAugust: 1.81 (70°)1.8AugSeptember: 2.29 (70°)2.3SepOctober: 3.04 (70°)3.0OctNovember: 3.83 (70°)3.8NovDecember: 4.27 (70°)4.3Dec13°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 13°Mean temp.
January5.125.144.184.5027.6 °C
February5.554.573.684.6529.4 °C
March5.613.612.884.4731.2 °C
April5.672.662.104.3231.5 °C
May5.622.011.574.1829.7 °C
June5.421.771.384.0028.1 °C
July5.231.881.483.9027.4 °C
August5.132.271.813.9327.2 °C
September4.852.842.293.8526.9 °C
October5.043.743.044.1826.8 °C
November5.014.703.834.3526.9 °C
December4.965.244.274.4226.7 °C
Year5.27 avg3.36 avg987 kWh1543 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 850 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 310 Wp at 13°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Kampong Cham

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 13°

Row spacing calculator

How Kampong Cham compares in Cambodia

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

4thof 46 places in Cambodia for sunshine, shared: 5.27 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Cambodia: 1,543 against 1,520 kWh per kWp.

+2 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Phnom Penh: 12 h 50 min against 12 h 48 min.

13°best year-round tilt here; across Cambodia it runs from 12° in Phnom Penh to 16° in Anlong Veaeng.

Of the 46 places in Cambodia, Snuol gets the most sun (5.29 peak sun hours a day) and Smach Mean Chey the least (4.78); Kampong Cham ranks joint 4th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.39 kWh a day here, against 1.39 kWh on average in Cambodia. The shortest day lasts 11 h 25 min, −2 min compared with Phnom Penh.

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Solar forecast for Kampong Cham, 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 Kampong Cham

What is the best solar panel angle in Kampong Cham?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Kampong Cham is 13°, worth about 1543 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through September does better at about 7°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kampong Cham today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 17:35 local time (UTC+7), giving 11 h 46 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:42.
How many peak sun hours does Kampong Cham get?
On a flat surface 5.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.9 in September to 5.7 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.8 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Kampong Cham?
At solar noon the sun stands 78.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 54.6° on the December solstice.
Is Kampong Cham a good place for solar panels?
With 5.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Kampong Cham ranks joint 4th of 46 places in Cambodia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (13°) makes about 1,543 kWh a year here, 2% more than the average place in Cambodia.

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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.