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Kagoshima · Japan · 31.42° N · 130.32° E

Solar position in Kaseda-shirakame

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Kaseda-shirakame — computed for 31.42° N, 130.32° E, 22 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:28104° ESE
Sunset today17:36256° WSW
Best panel angle27°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle46°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation46.5°
At solar noon, 12:02Open on the sun map

Sun in Kaseda-shirakame today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+9

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:07sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:3512° below
Civil dawn06:036° below
Sunrise06:28104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:01sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0246.5° high
Golden hour starts17:03sun 6° up
Sunset17:36256° WSW
Civil dusk18:016° below
Nautical dusk18:2912° below
Astronomical dusk18:5818° below
Day length11 h 08 min

Sun path diagram for Kaseda-shirakame

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 solstice678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice891011121314151617Today
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  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 82.0° at solar noon in Kaseda-shirakame; on the December solstice only 35.2°. Sunrise swings from 62° ENE in June to 117° ESE in December — a 56° 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
January07:1612:3017:4310 h 26 min38.7°
February06:5412:3218:1011 h 16 min48.0°
March06:2112:2618:3012 h 09 min58.8°
April05:4412:1718:5113 h 07 min70.4°
May05:1912:1519:1113 h 52 min78.8°
June05:1412:2019:2614 h 12 min82.0°
July05:2712:2519:2213 h 54 min79.1°
August05:4712:2118:5513 h 08 min70.7°
September06:0612:1118:1712 h 11 min59.3°
October06:2512:0317:4011 h 15 min47.9°
November06:5112:0417:1710 h 26 min38.7°
December07:1312:1617:1910 h 06 min35.2°

A year of daylight in Kaseda-shirakame

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 Kaseda-shirakame

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

27°collects the most energy over a year: 1272 kWh per kWp.

46°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 27°Best worst-month 46°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°116291%1.742.5×
15°125098%2.192.0×
27° year-round best1272100%2.461.8×
30°1270100%2.511.7×
31° = latitude1269100%2.531.7×
45°122096%2.691.4×
46° off-grid best121495%2.691.4×
60°110487%2.701.6×
70°99478%2.621.8×
90°71856%2.262.3×

A fixed array in Kaseda-shirakame produces the most over a year at 27°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 46° it makes 2.69 kWh per kWp a day, 9% more than at 27°, and costs 5% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Kaseda-shirakame at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 27° (year-round best).

012345January: 2.61 (70°)2.6JanFebruary: 2.87 (70°)2.9FebMarch: 3.10 (70°)3.1MarApril: 2.80 (70°)2.8AprMay: 2.35 (70°)2.3MayJune: 1.87 (70°)1.9JunJuly: 2.27 (70°)2.3JulAugust: 2.76 (70°)2.8AugSeptember: 3.01 (70°)3.0SepOctober: 3.37 (70°)3.4OctNovember: 3.06 (70°)3.1NovDecember: 2.62 (70°)2.6Dec27°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 27°Mean temp.
January2.293.032.612.5311.5 °C
February2.983.332.873.0612.2 °C
March4.013.633.103.7614.2 °C
April4.793.342.804.0417.4 °C
May4.972.862.353.8620.8 °C
June4.202.321.873.1423.6 °C
July5.392.832.274.0026.9 °C
August5.503.442.764.3128.2 °C
September4.543.703.013.9126.3 °C
October3.824.073.373.7222.6 °C
November2.783.633.063.0018.2 °C
December2.173.062.622.4613.6 °C
Year3.96 avg3.27 avg994 kWh1272 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 630 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 480 Wp at 27°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Kaseda-shirakame

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.

3.7 mrow pitch at 70°

3.2 mrow pitch at 27°

Row spacing calculator

How Kaseda-shirakame compares in Japan

Against the other 1,215 places in Japan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

111thof 1,216 places in Japan for sunshine, shared: 3.96 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Japan: 1,272 against 1,284 kWh per kWp.

−23 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Tokyo: 14 h 12 min against 14 h 35 min.

27°best year-round tilt here; across Japan it runs from 17° in Miyakojima to 41° in Kushiro.

Of the 1,216 places in Japan, Miyakojima gets the most sun (4.34 peak sun hours a day) and Wakkanai and one other place the least (3.17); Kaseda-shirakame ranks joint 111th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.87 kWh a day here, against 2.14 kWh on average in Japan. The shortest day lasts 10 h 06 min, +22 min compared with Tokyo.

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Solar forecast for Kaseda-shirakame, 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 Kaseda-shirakame

What is the best solar panel angle in Kaseda-shirakame?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Kaseda-shirakame is 27°, worth about 1272 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 46°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kaseda-shirakame today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:36 local time (UTC+9), giving 11 h 08 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:02.
How many peak sun hours does Kaseda-shirakame get?
On a flat surface 4.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.2 in December to 5.5 in August. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.3 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Kaseda-shirakame?
At solar noon the sun stands 82.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 35.2° on the December solstice.
Is Kaseda-shirakame a good place for solar panels?
With 4.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Kaseda-shirakame ranks joint 111th of 1,216 places in Japan for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (27°) makes about 1,272 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Japan.

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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.