Jalal-Abad Region · Kyrgyzstan · 41.63° N · 72.67° E
Solar position in Kara-Kul’
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Kara-Kul’ — computed for 41.63° N, 72.67° E, 942 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Kara-Kul’ today
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+6
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:58 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 06:30 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 07:03 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 07:31 | 105° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 08:09 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 12:53 | 36.6° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:36 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 18:15 | 255° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:43 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 19:15 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:47 | 18° below |
| Day length | 10 h 44 min | |
Sun path diagram for Kara-Kul’
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 71.8° at solar noon in Kara-Kul’; on the December solstice only 25.0°. Sunrise swings from 57° ENE in June to 121° ESE in December — a 64° 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 | 08:30 | 13:20 | 18:10 | 9 h 40 min | 28.5° |
| February | 07:56 | 13:23 | 18:49 | 10 h 53 min | 37.9° |
| March | 07:11 | 13:16 | 19:22 | 12 h 11 min | 48.7° |
| April | 06:20 | 13:08 | 19:56 | 13 h 35 min | 60.3° |
| May | 05:44 | 13:05 | 20:27 | 14 h 43 min | 68.6° |
| June | 05:35 | 13:11 | 20:47 | 15 h 12 min | 71.8° |
| July | 05:53 | 13:15 | 20:37 | 14 h 45 min | 68.8° |
| August | 06:23 | 13:12 | 20:00 | 13 h 37 min | 60.5° |
| September | 06:55 | 13:02 | 19:08 | 12 h 13 min | 49.0° |
| October | 07:27 | 12:53 | 18:19 | 10 h 52 min | 37.7° |
| November | 08:05 | 12:54 | 17:44 | 9 h 40 min | 28.5° |
| December | 08:32 | 13:07 | 17:41 | 9 h 09 min | 25.0° |
A year of daylight in Kara-Kul’
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-Kul’
Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
35°collects the most energy over a year: 1606 kWh per kWp.
69°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° | 1360 | 85% | 1.47 | 4.0× |
| 15° | 1524 | 95% | 2.13 | 2.8× |
| 30° | 1601 | 100% | 2.68 | 2.1× |
| 35° year-round best | 1606 | 100% | 2.83 | 2.0× |
| 42° = latitude | 1598 | 99% | 3.02 | 1.8× |
| 45° | 1588 | 99% | 3.08 | 1.8× |
| 60° | 1487 | 93% | 3.32 | 1.5× |
| 69° off-grid best | 1386 | 86% | 3.38 | 1.4× |
| 70° | 1374 | 86% | 3.38 | 1.4× |
| 90° | 1059 | 66% | 3.24 | 1.9× |
A fixed array in Kara-Kul’ produces the most over a year at 35°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 69° it makes 3.38 kWh per kWp a day, 19% more than at 35°, and costs 14% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Kara-Kul’ at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 35° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 35° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January snow | 2.10 | 3.89 | 3.60 | 3.11 | -6.2 °C |
| February snow | 2.96 | 4.38 | 4.01 | 3.75 | -3.6 °C |
| March | 3.93 | 4.20 | 3.75 | 4.17 | 3.0 °C |
| April | 5.07 | 4.20 | 3.67 | 4.67 | 8.7 °C |
| May | 6.22 | 4.09 | 3.48 | 5.06 | 13.9 °C |
| June | 7.02 | 4.03 | 3.37 | 5.29 | 18.8 °C |
| July | 7.26 | 4.31 | 3.57 | 5.51 | 21.8 °C |
| August | 6.62 | 4.91 | 4.09 | 5.60 | 20.8 °C |
| September | 5.36 | 5.53 | 4.71 | 5.44 | 15.5 °C |
| October | 3.47 | 4.79 | 4.20 | 4.24 | 8.1 °C |
| November | 2.17 | 3.75 | 3.37 | 3.10 | 1.2 °C |
| December snow | 1.77 | 3.67 | 3.38 | 2.83 | -4.7 °C |
| Year | 4.50 avg | 4.31 avg | 1374 kWh | 1606 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 350 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 420 Wp at 35°. The steep array is 16% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Kara-Kul’
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.
5.4 mrow pitch at 70°
4.5 mrow pitch at 35°
How Kara-Kul’ compares in Kyrgyzstan
Against the other 30 places in Kyrgyzstan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
18thof 31 places in Kyrgyzstan for sunshine, shared: 4.50 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Kyrgyzstan: 1,606 against 1,608 kWh per kWp.
−9 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bishkek: 15 h 12 min against 15 h 21 min.
35°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-Kul’ ranks joint 18th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.37 kWh a day here, against 3.27 kWh on average in Kyrgyzstan. The shortest day lasts 9 h 09 min, +8 min compared with Bishkek.
Solar forecast for Kara-Kul’, 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.