Rakhine · Myanmar · 20.84° N · 92.98° E

Solar position in Kyauktaw

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Kyauktaw — computed for 20.84° N, 92.98° E, 10 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:17103° ESE
Sunset today17:46257° WSW
Best panel angle26°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle0°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation57.1°
At solar noon, 12:02Open on the sun map

Sun in Kyauktaw today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+6:30

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:02sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2812° below
Civil dawn05:546° below
Sunrise06:17103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:47sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0257.1° high
Golden hour starts17:16sun 6° up
Sunset17:46257° WSW
Civil dusk18:096° below
Nautical dusk18:3512° below
Astronomical dusk19:0118° below
Day length11 h 30 min

Sun path diagram for Kyauktaw

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 solstice6789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 87.4° at solar noon in Kyauktaw; on the December solstice only 45.7°. Sunrise swings from 64° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 50° 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
January06:5712:2918:0111 h 04 min49.3°
February06:4412:3118:1911 h 35 min58.6°
March06:2112:2518:2912 h 08 min69.4°
April05:5512:1618:3812 h 44 min81.0°
May05:3812:1418:5013 h 12 min89.3°
June05:3712:1919:0113 h 24 min87.4°
July05:4712:2419:0013 h 13 min89.6°
August05:5812:2118:4312 h 45 min81.3°
September06:0612:1118:1512 h 09 min69.8°
October06:1512:0217:4911 h 34 min58.5°
November06:3112:0317:3511 h 04 min49.3°
December06:4912:1617:4210 h 52 min45.7°

A year of daylight in Kyauktaw

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 Kyauktaw

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

26°collects the most energy over a year: 1540 kWh per kWp.

0°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 26°Best worst-month 0°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJuly kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0° off-grid best141192%2.941.7×
15°151698%2.851.8×
21° = latitude1535100%2.771.9×
26° year-round best1540100%2.702.0×
30°1537100%2.632.1×
45°147196%2.292.5×
60°132486%1.872.9×
70°118677%1.563.4×
90°85455%1.064.0×

A fixed array in Kyauktaw produces the most over a year at 26°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 0° it makes 2.94 kWh per kWp a day, 9% more than at 26°, and costs 8% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Kyauktaw at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 26° (year-round best).

0123456January: 5.25 (70°)5.2JanFebruary: 4.81 (70°)4.8FebMarch: 3.83 (70°)3.8MarApril: 2.81 (70°)2.8AprMay: 2.04 (70°)2.0MayJune: 1.57 (70°)1.6JunJuly: 1.56 (70°)1.6JulAugust: 1.86 (70°)1.9AugSeptember: 2.44 (70°)2.4SepOctober: 3.31 (70°)3.3OctNovember: 4.63 (70°)4.6NovDecember: 5.00 (70°)5.0Dec26°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 26°Mean temp.
January4.896.275.255.2719.9 °C
February5.665.814.815.4922.2 °C
March6.114.673.835.2325.3 °C
April6.283.482.814.8127.4 °C
May5.502.552.043.9627.8 °C
June4.081.991.572.9027.1 °C
July3.741.961.562.7026.5 °C
August3.992.331.862.9926.4 °C
September4.413.012.443.5226.4 °C
October4.634.053.314.1125.9 °C
November4.755.614.634.8623.5 °C
December4.486.005.004.9020.7 °C
Year4.87 avg3.97 avg1186 kWh1540 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through July on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 760 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 440 Wp at 26°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Kyauktaw

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.

2.7 mrow pitch at 70°

2.8 mrow pitch at 26°

Row spacing calculator

How Kyauktaw compares in Myanmar

Against the other 160 places in Myanmar with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

119thof 161 places in Myanmar for sunshine, shared: 4.87 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Myanmar: 1,540 against 1,521 kWh per kWp.

+16 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Yangon: 13 h 24 min against 13 h 08 min.

26°best year-round tilt here; across Myanmar it runs from 11° in Kawthoung to 30° in Myitkyina.

Of the 161 places in Myanmar, Taungdwingyi gets the most sun (5.31 peak sun hours a day) and Danai the least (4.09); Kyauktaw ranks joint 119th. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.56 kWh a day here, against 1.58 kWh on average in Myanmar. The shortest day lasts 10 h 52 min, −16 min compared with Yangon.

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Solar forecast for Kyauktaw, 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 Kyauktaw

What is the best solar panel angle in Kyauktaw?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Kyauktaw is 26°, worth about 1540 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through July does better at about 0°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kyauktaw today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:46 local time (UTC+6:30), giving 11 h 30 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:02.
How many peak sun hours does Kyauktaw get?
On a flat surface 4.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.7 in July to 6.3 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.0 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Kyauktaw?
At solar noon the sun stands 87.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 45.7° on the December solstice.
Is Kyauktaw a good place for solar panels?
With 4.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Kyauktaw ranks joint 119th of 161 places in Myanmar for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (26°) makes about 1,540 kWh a year here, 1% more than the average place in Myanmar.

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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.