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Solar position in Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor — computed for 8.66° N, 76.81° E, 10 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:10102° ESE
Sunset today18:03258° WSW
Best panel angle10°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle6°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation69.6°
At solar noon, 12:06Open on the sun map

Sun in Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+5:30

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:00sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2412° below
Civil dawn05:496° below
Sunrise06:10102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:39sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0669.6° high
Golden hour starts17:34sun 6° up
Sunset18:03258° WSW
Civil dusk18:246° below
Nautical dusk18:4912° below
Astronomical dusk19:1318° below
Day length11 h 52 min

Sun path diagram for Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor

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 solstice789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice789101112131415161718Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 75.2° at solar noon in Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor; on the December solstice only 57.9°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 47° 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
January06:4312:3418:2511 h 42 min61.5°
February06:3912:3618:3311 h 54 min70.8°
March06:2612:3018:3312 h 07 min81.6°
April06:1012:2118:3212 h 21 min86.8°
May06:0212:1918:3512 h 33 min78.5°
June06:0512:2418:4312 h 38 min75.2°
July06:1212:2918:4512 h 33 min78.2°
August06:1512:2518:3612 h 22 min86.6°
September06:1212:1518:1912 h 07 min82.0°
October06:1012:0718:0411 h 54 min70.6°
November06:1712:0817:5911 h 42 min61.4°
December06:3212:2018:0911 h 37 min57.9°

A year of daylight in Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor

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 Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor

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

10°collects the most energy over a year: 1561 kWh per kWp.

6°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 10°Best worst-month 6°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°154399%3.861.4×
6° off-grid best1558100%3.751.3×
9° = latitude1561100%3.691.4×
10° year-round best1561100%3.661.4×
15°1555100%3.531.5×
30°148395%3.021.7×
45°133085%2.362.1×
60°111071%1.642.8×
70°93860%1.233.5×
90°63541%1.063.0×

A fixed array in Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor produces the most over a year at 10°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 6° it makes 3.75 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 10°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 10° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.27 (70°)4.3JanFebruary: 3.89 (70°)3.9FebMarch: 3.00 (70°)3.0MarApril: 1.98 (70°)2.0AprMay: 1.41 (70°)1.4MayJune: 1.23 (70°)1.2JunJuly: 1.32 (70°)1.3JulAugust: 1.66 (70°)1.7AugSeptember: 2.34 (70°)2.3SepOctober: 2.88 (70°)2.9OctNovember: 3.17 (70°)3.2NovDecember: 3.78 (70°)3.8Dec10°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 10°Mean temp.
January5.495.224.274.7225.9 °C
February6.114.783.895.0927.2 °C
March6.313.723.005.0528.5 °C
April5.992.491.984.6228.7 °C
May5.321.791.414.0228.1 °C
June4.881.581.233.6626.9 °C
July4.901.671.323.7126.1 °C
August5.242.081.664.0526.0 °C
September5.482.902.344.3626.2 °C
October5.073.552.884.1526.4 °C
November4.563.893.173.8326.2 °C
December4.784.613.784.1125.8 °C
Year5.34 avg3.18 avg938 kWh1561 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 960 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 320 Wp at 10°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor

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.

2.0 mrow pitch at 70°

2.2 mrow pitch at 10°

Row spacing calculator

How Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor compares in India

Against the other 3,734 places in India with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

1000thof 3,735 places in India for sunshine, shared: 5.34 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in India: 1,561 against 1,575 kWh per kWp.

−39 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Mumbai: 12 h 38 min against 13 h 17 min.

10°best year-round tilt here; across India it runs from 8° in Tirunelveli to 33° in Leh.

Of the 3,735 places in India, Balotra gets the most sun (5.73 peak sun hours a day) and Jining the least (3.68); Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor ranks joint 1000th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.23 kWh a day here, against 1.70 kWh on average in India. The shortest day lasts 11 h 37 min, +38 min compared with Mumbai.

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Solar forecast for Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor, 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 Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor

What is the best solar panel angle in Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor is 10°, worth about 1561 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 6°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:03 local time (UTC+5:30), giving 11 h 52 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:06.
How many peak sun hours does Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor get?
On a flat surface 5.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.6 in November to 6.3 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.6 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor?
At solar noon the sun stands 75.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 57.9° on the December solstice.
Is Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor a good place for solar panels?
With 5.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor ranks joint 1000th of 3,735 places in India for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (10°) makes about 1,561 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in India.

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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.