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Mon · Myanmar · 16.53° N · 97.62° E

Solar position in Martaban

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Martaban — computed for 16.53° N, 97.62° E, 27 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:54102° ESE
Sunset today17:32258° WSW
Best panel angle21°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle1°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation61.4°
At solar noon, 11:43Open on the sun map

Sun in Martaban today

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

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:41sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0712° below
Civil dawn05:326° below
Sunrise05:54102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:23sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4361.4° high
Golden hour starts17:03sun 6° up
Sunset17:32258° WSW
Civil dusk17:546° below
Nautical dusk18:1912° below
Astronomical dusk18:4518° below
Day length11 h 38 min

Sun path diagram for Martaban

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 83.1° at solar noon in Martaban; on the December solstice only 50.0°. Sunrise swings from 65° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 49° 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
January06:3112:1017:4911 h 18 min53.6°
February06:2212:1318:0411 h 42 min62.9°
March06:0312:0618:1012 h 07 min73.7°
April05:4011:5818:1612 h 36 min85.3°
May05:2711:5618:2412 h 58 min86.3°
June05:2712:0118:3413 h 07 min83.1°
July05:3612:0518:3512 h 58 min86.1°
August05:4412:0218:2012 h 36 min85.6°
September05:4811:5217:5612 h 08 min74.2°
October05:5311:4417:3411 h 41 min62.8°
November06:0611:4517:2411 h 18 min53.6°
December06:2311:5717:3111 h 09 min50.0°

A year of daylight in Martaban

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 Martaban

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

21°collects the most energy over a year: 1495 kWh per kWp.

1°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 21°Best worst-month 1°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJuly kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°141495%2.941.7×
1° off-grid best142295%2.941.7×
15°1488100%2.821.8×
17° = latitude1492100%2.791.8×
21° year-round best1495100%2.731.9×
30°148099%2.562.0×
45°139193%2.182.4×
60°122682%1.722.9×
70°108272%1.403.4×
90°76151%1.003.9×

A fixed array in Martaban produces the most over a year at 21°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 1° it makes 2.94 kWh per kWp a day, 8% more than at 21°, and costs 5% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Martaban at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 21° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.63 (70°)4.6JanFebruary: 4.22 (70°)4.2FebMarch: 3.41 (70°)3.4MarApril: 2.54 (70°)2.5AprMay: 1.71 (70°)1.7MayJune: 1.41 (70°)1.4JunJuly: 1.40 (70°)1.4JulAugust: 1.58 (70°)1.6AugSeptember: 2.27 (70°)2.3SepOctober: 3.32 (70°)3.3OctNovember: 4.40 (70°)4.4NovDecember: 4.77 (70°)4.8Dec21°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 21°Mean temp.
January5.025.644.634.8524.7 °C
February5.685.184.225.0826.7 °C
March6.044.223.414.9628.6 °C
April6.333.182.544.7930.1 °C
May5.052.171.713.6628.7 °C
June4.081.791.412.9327.4 °C
July3.751.771.402.7326.7 °C
August3.671.991.582.7626.5 °C
September4.422.822.273.5026.7 °C
October5.064.093.324.3327.2 °C
November5.125.394.404.8126.3 °C
December4.875.804.774.8224.5 °C
Year4.92 avg3.66 avg1082 kWh1495 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 840 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 430 Wp at 21°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Martaban

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.

2.4 mrow pitch at 70°

2.5 mrow pitch at 21°

Row spacing calculator

How Martaban compares in Myanmar

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

85thof 161 places in Myanmar for sunshine, shared: 4.92 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Myanmar: 1,495 against 1,521 kWh per kWp.

−1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Yangon: 13 h 07 min against 13 h 08 min.

21°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); Martaban ranks joint 85th. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.40 kWh a day here, against 1.58 kWh on average in Myanmar. The shortest day lasts 11 h 09 min, +1 min compared with Yangon.

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Solar forecast for Martaban, 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 Martaban

What is the best solar panel angle in Martaban?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Martaban is 21°, worth about 1495 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through July does better at about 1°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Martaban today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 17:32 local time (UTC+6:30), giving 11 h 38 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:43.
How many peak sun hours does Martaban get?
On a flat surface 4.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.7 in August to 6.3 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.8 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Martaban?
At solar noon the sun stands 83.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 50.0° on the December solstice.
Is Martaban a good place for solar panels?
With 4.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Martaban ranks joint 85th of 161 places in Myanmar for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (21°) makes about 1,495 kWh a year here, 2% less 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.