Batken · Kyrgyzstan · 40.26° N · 72.13° E
Solar position in Kyzyl-Kyya
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Kyzyl-Kyya — computed for 40.26° N, 72.13° E, 999 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Kyzyl-Kyya today
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+6
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 06:00 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 06:32 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 07:03 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 07:31 | 105° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 08:09 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 12:55 | 38.0° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:41 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 255° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:46 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 19:18 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:50 | 18° below |
| Day length | 10 h 48 min | |
Sun path diagram for Kyzyl-Kyya
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 73.2° at solar noon in Kyzyl-Kyya; on the December solstice only 26.3°. Sunrise swings from 58° ENE in June to 121° ESE in December — a 63° 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 | 08:29 | 13:22 | 18:16 | 9 h 47 min | 29.9° |
| February | 07:57 | 13:25 | 18:53 | 10 h 57 min | 39.2° |
| March | 07:13 | 13:18 | 19:24 | 12 h 10 min | 50.0° |
| April | 06:25 | 13:10 | 19:56 | 13 h 31 min | 61.6° |
| May | 05:50 | 13:08 | 20:25 | 14 h 35 min | 70.0° |
| June | 05:41 | 13:13 | 20:44 | 15 h 03 min | 73.2° |
| July | 05:59 | 13:17 | 20:36 | 14 h 37 min | 70.2° |
| August | 06:28 | 13:14 | 20:00 | 13 h 32 min | 61.8° |
| September | 06:57 | 13:04 | 19:10 | 12 h 13 min | 50.4° |
| October | 07:28 | 12:55 | 18:23 | 10 h 55 min | 39.0° |
| November | 08:03 | 12:57 | 17:50 | 9 h 47 min | 29.8° |
| December | 08:30 | 13:09 | 17:48 | 9 h 18 min | 26.3° |
A year of daylight in Kyzyl-Kyya
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 Kyzyl-Kyya
Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
33°collects the most energy over a year: 1636 kWh per kWp.
70°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° | 1416 | 87% | 1.49 | 4.0× |
| 15° | 1569 | 96% | 2.08 | 2.9× |
| 30° | 1634 | 100% | 2.56 | 2.3× |
| 33° year-round best | 1636 | 100% | 2.64 | 2.2× |
| 40° = latitude | 1626 | 99% | 2.81 | 2.0× |
| 45° | 1607 | 98% | 2.91 | 1.9× |
| 60° | 1490 | 91% | 3.10 | 1.7× |
| 70° off-grid best | 1367 | 84% | 3.14 | 1.5× |
| 90° | 1034 | 63% | 3.00 | 2.0× |
A fixed array in Kyzyl-Kyya produces the most over a year at 33°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 70° it makes 3.14 kWh per kWp a day, 19% more than at 33°, and costs 16% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Kyzyl-Kyya at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 33° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 33° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January snow | 2.01 | 3.43 | 3.17 | 2.75 | -5.7 °C |
| February snow | 2.77 | 3.94 | 3.61 | 3.38 | -3.8 °C |
| March | 4.03 | 4.23 | 3.79 | 4.25 | 2.2 °C |
| April | 5.45 | 4.42 | 3.87 | 5.02 | 7.8 °C |
| May | 6.54 | 4.16 | 3.57 | 5.35 | 12.4 °C |
| June | 7.24 | 3.99 | 3.36 | 5.50 | 16.7 °C |
| July | 7.37 | 4.23 | 3.53 | 5.65 | 19.4 °C |
| August | 6.79 | 4.89 | 4.11 | 5.77 | 18.5 °C |
| September | 5.62 | 5.67 | 4.86 | 5.68 | 13.7 °C |
| October | 3.74 | 5.05 | 4.44 | 4.49 | 7.4 °C |
| November | 2.37 | 3.90 | 3.51 | 3.23 | 1.2 °C |
| December snow | 1.79 | 3.43 | 3.14 | 2.64 | -4.2 °C |
| Year | 4.65 avg | 4.28 avg | 1367 kWh | 1636 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 380 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 450 Wp at 33°. The steep array is 16% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Kyzyl-Kyya
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.
5.1 mrow pitch at 70°
4.2 mrow pitch at 33°
How Kyzyl-Kyya compares in Kyrgyzstan
Against the other 30 places in Kyrgyzstan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
4thof 31 places in Kyrgyzstan for sunshine: 4.65 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
+2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Kyrgyzstan: 1,636 against 1,608 kWh per kWp.
−18 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bishkek: 15 h 03 min against 15 h 21 min.
33°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); Kyzyl-Kyya ranks 4th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.14 kWh a day here, against 3.27 kWh on average in Kyrgyzstan. The shortest day lasts 9 h 18 min, +17 min compared with Bishkek.
Solar forecast for Kyzyl-Kyya, 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.