Chuy Region · Kyrgyzstan · 42.81° N · 73.85° E
Solar position in Kara-Balta
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Kara-Balta — computed for 42.81° N, 73.85° E, 789 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Kara-Balta today
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+6
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:53 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 06:26 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 06:59 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 07:28 | 105° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 08:07 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 12:48 | 35.4° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:29 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 255° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:37 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 19:10 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:43 | 18° below |
| Day length | 10 h 40 min | |
Sun path diagram for Kara-Balta
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 70.6° at solar noon in Kara-Balta; on the December solstice only 23.8°. Sunrise swings from 56° NE in June to 122° ESE in December — a 66° 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 | 08:29 | 13:16 | 18:02 | 9 h 34 min | 27.3° |
| February | 07:53 | 13:18 | 18:43 | 10 h 50 min | 36.7° |
| March | 07:06 | 13:12 | 19:17 | 12 h 11 min | 47.5° |
| April | 06:14 | 13:03 | 19:53 | 13 h 39 min | 59.1° |
| May | 05:36 | 13:01 | 20:26 | 14 h 50 min | 67.4° |
| June | 05:26 | 13:06 | 20:46 | 15 h 20 min | 70.6° |
| July | 05:44 | 13:10 | 20:36 | 14 h 52 min | 67.6° |
| August | 06:17 | 13:07 | 19:57 | 13 h 41 min | 59.3° |
| September | 06:50 | 12:57 | 19:04 | 12 h 14 min | 47.9° |
| October | 07:24 | 12:49 | 18:13 | 10 h 48 min | 36.5° |
| November | 08:03 | 12:50 | 17:36 | 9 h 33 min | 27.3° |
| December | 08:31 | 13:02 | 17:33 | 9 h 01 min | 23.8° |
A year of daylight in Kara-Balta
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 Kara-Balta
Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
36°collects the most energy over a year: 1564 kWh per kWp.
64°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 | December kWh/kWp/day | Best ÷ worst month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 1312 | 84% | 1.40 | 3.9× |
| 15° | 1475 | 94% | 2.05 | 2.7× |
| 30° | 1556 | 99% | 2.59 | 2.1× |
| 36° year-round best | 1564 | 100% | 2.77 | 2.0× |
| 43° = latitude | 1555 | 99% | 2.95 | 1.8× |
| 45° | 1549 | 99% | 3.00 | 1.7× |
| 60° | 1458 | 93% | 3.24 | 1.5× |
| 64° off-grid best | 1420 | 91% | 3.27 | 1.5× |
| 70° | 1353 | 87% | 3.30 | 1.4× |
| 90° | 1055 | 67% | 3.17 | 1.9× |
A fixed array in Kara-Balta produces the most over a year at 36°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 64° it makes 3.27 kWh per kWp a day, 18% more than at 36°, and costs 9% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Kara-Balta at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 36° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 36° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January snow | 2.04 | 3.86 | 3.59 | 3.11 | -7.6 °C |
| February snow | 2.91 | 4.40 | 4.05 | 3.78 | -5.3 °C |
| March | 3.96 | 4.33 | 3.89 | 4.29 | 1.6 °C |
| April | 4.93 | 4.17 | 3.65 | 4.59 | 7.7 °C |
| May | 6.17 | 4.15 | 3.55 | 5.07 | 13.0 °C |
| June | 6.74 | 4.00 | 3.35 | 5.12 | 17.9 °C |
| July | 6.80 | 4.20 | 3.49 | 5.23 | 20.6 °C |
| August | 6.33 | 4.82 | 4.03 | 5.42 | 19.5 °C |
| September | 5.04 | 5.27 | 4.51 | 5.18 | 14.0 °C |
| October | 3.19 | 4.39 | 3.87 | 3.91 | 6.8 °C |
| November snow | 2.02 | 3.56 | 3.22 | 2.91 | -0.4 °C |
| December snow | 1.69 | 3.57 | 3.30 | 2.77 | -6.3 °C |
| Year | 4.33 avg | 4.23 avg | 1353 kWh | 1564 kWh |
Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through November on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 370 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 430 Wp at 36°. The steep array is 14% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Kara-Balta
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.
5.7 mrow pitch at 70°
4.7 mrow pitch at 36°
How Kara-Balta compares in Kyrgyzstan
Against the other 30 places in Kyrgyzstan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
28thof 31 places in Kyrgyzstan for sunshine: 4.33 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
−3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Kyrgyzstan: 1,564 against 1,608 kWh per kWp.
±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bishkek: 15 h 20 min against 15 h 21 min.
36°best year-round tilt here; across Kyrgyzstan it runs from 32° in Razzakov to 38° in Balykchy.
Of the 31 places in Kyrgyzstan, Nookat and 2 other places get the most sun (4.66 peak sun hours a day) and Kyzyl-Suu the least (4.11); Kara-Balta ranks 28th. In its darkest month, November, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.23 kWh a day here, against 3.27 kWh on average in Kyrgyzstan. The shortest day lasts 9 h 01 min, ±0 min compared with Bishkek.
Solar forecast for Kara-Balta, 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.