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Jalal-Abad Region · Kyrgyzstan · 41.04° N · 72.48° E

Solar position in Kochkor-Ata

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Kochkor-Ata — computed for 41.04° N, 72.48° E, 618 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:32105° ESE
Sunset today18:15254° WSW
Best panel angle34°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle71°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation36.9°
At solar noon, 12:53Open on the sun map

Sun in Kochkor-Ata today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+6

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:00sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:3212° below
Civil dawn07:046° below
Sunrise07:32105° ESE
Golden hour ends08:10sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5336.9° high
Golden hour starts17:37sun 6° up
Sunset18:15254° WSW
Civil dusk18:436° below
Nautical dusk19:1512° below
Astronomical dusk19:4718° below
Day length10 h 43 min

Sun path diagram for Kochkor-Ata

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 solstice67891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice91011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 72.4° at solar noon in Kochkor-Ata; on the December solstice only 25.6°. 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.

MonthSunriseSolar noonSunsetDay lengthNoon elevation
January08:2913:2118:139 h 43 min29.1°
February07:5613:2318:5110 h 55 min38.5°
March07:1213:1719:2212 h 11 min49.2°
April06:2213:0819:5513 h 34 min60.9°
May05:4713:0620:2614 h 39 min69.2°
June05:3713:1120:4515 h 08 min72.4°
July05:5513:1620:3714 h 41 min69.4°
August06:2513:1320:0013 h 35 min61.0°
September06:5613:0319:0912 h 13 min49.6°
October07:2712:5418:2010 h 53 min38.3°
November08:0412:5517:479 h 43 min29.1°
December08:3113:0817:449 h 13 min25.6°

A year of daylight in Kochkor-Ata

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 Kochkor-Ata

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

34°collects the most energy over a year: 1623 kWh per kWp.

71°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 34°Best worst-month 71°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°138485%1.474.1×
15°154695%2.102.9×
30°1619100%2.622.2×
34° year-round best1623100%2.742.1×
41° = latitude161499%2.921.9×
45°160199%3.001.8×
60°149392%3.221.6×
70°137585%3.271.5×
71° off-grid best136184%3.271.5×
90°104965%3.131.9×

A fixed array in Kochkor-Ata produces the most over a year at 34°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 71° it makes 3.27 kWh per kWp a day, 20% more than at 34°, and costs 16% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Kochkor-Ata at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 34° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.43 (70°)3.4JanFebruary: 3.85 (70°)3.9FebMarch: 3.71 (70°)3.7MarApril: 3.70 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.51 (70°)3.5MayJune: 3.38 (70°)3.4JunJuly: 3.57 (70°)3.6JulAugust: 4.11 (70°)4.1AugSeptember: 4.81 (70°)4.8SepOctober: 4.39 (70°)4.4OctNovember: 3.47 (70°)3.5NovDecember: 3.27 (70°)3.3Dec34°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 34°Mean temp.
January snow2.083.733.432.97-4.7 °C
February snow2.884.233.853.59-2.4 °C
March3.904.173.714.143.8 °C
April5.164.253.704.759.3 °C
May6.374.123.515.1914.4 °C
June7.224.053.385.4419.1 °C
July7.414.323.575.6322.0 °C
August6.754.954.115.7020.9 °C
September5.515.664.815.5815.8 °C
October3.645.024.394.428.8 °C
November2.263.883.473.182.3 °C
December snow1.773.583.272.74-3.3 °C
Year4.59 avg4.33 avg1375 kWh1623 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through December on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 360 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 430 Wp at 34°. The steep array is 16% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Kochkor-Ata

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.

5.3 mrow pitch at 70°

4.4 mrow pitch at 34°

Row spacing calculator

How Kochkor-Ata compares in Kyrgyzstan

Against the other 30 places in Kyrgyzstan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

11thof 31 places in Kyrgyzstan for sunshine, shared: 4.59 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Kyrgyzstan: 1,623 against 1,608 kWh per kWp.

−13 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bishkek: 15 h 08 min against 15 h 21 min.

34°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); Kochkor-Ata ranks joint 11th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.27 kWh a day here, against 3.27 kWh on average in Kyrgyzstan. The shortest day lasts 9 h 13 min, +12 min compared with Bishkek.

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Solar forecast for Kochkor-Ata, 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 Kochkor-Ata

What is the best solar panel angle in Kochkor-Ata?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Kochkor-Ata is 34°, worth about 1623 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 71°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kochkor-Ata today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 18:15 local time (UTC+6), giving 10 h 43 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:53.
How many peak sun hours does Kochkor-Ata get?
On a flat surface 4.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.8 in December to 7.4 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.6 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Kochkor-Ata?
At solar noon the sun stands 72.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 25.6° on the December solstice.
Is Kochkor-Ata a good place for solar panels?
With 4.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Kochkor-Ata ranks joint 11th of 31 places in Kyrgyzstan for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (34°) makes about 1,623 kWh a year here, 1% more than the average place in Kyrgyzstan.

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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.