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Ayeyarwady · Myanmar · 16.38° N · 95.26° E

Solar position in Mawlamyinegyunn

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Mawlamyinegyunn — computed for 16.38° N, 95.26° E, 8 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:03102° ESE
Sunset today17:42258° WSW
Best panel angle21°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle1°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation61.5°
At solar noon, 11:52Open on the sun map

Sun in Mawlamyinegyunn today

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

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:51sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:1612° below
Civil dawn05:416° below
Sunrise06:03102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:33sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5261.5° high
Golden hour starts17:12sun 6° up
Sunset17:42258° WSW
Civil dusk18:046° below
Nautical dusk18:2912° below
Astronomical dusk18:5418° below
Day length11 h 38 min

Sun path diagram for Mawlamyinegyunn

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 82.9° at solar noon in Mawlamyinegyunn; on the December solstice only 50.2°. 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
January06:4012:2017:5911 h 19 min53.7°
February06:3112:2218:1311 h 42 min63.1°
March06:1212:1618:1912 h 07 min73.9°
April05:5012:0718:2512 h 35 min85.5°
May05:3712:0518:3412 h 57 min86.2°
June05:3712:1018:4313 h 06 min82.9°
July05:4612:1518:4412 h 58 min85.9°
August05:5412:1218:2912 h 36 min85.7°
September05:5712:0218:0612 h 08 min74.3°
October06:0211:5317:4411 h 42 min62.9°
November06:1511:5417:3311 h 19 min53.7°
December06:3212:0617:4111 h 09 min50.2°

A year of daylight in Mawlamyinegyunn

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 Mawlamyinegyunn

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: 1480 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 yearAugust kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°139995%2.791.8×
1° off-grid best140795%2.791.8×
15°1473100%2.731.9×
16° = latitude1475100%2.721.9×
21° year-round best1480100%2.672.0×
30°146599%2.542.1×
45°137793%2.232.5×
60°121482%1.833.0×
70°107172%1.533.5×
90°75251%0.963.9×

A fixed array in Mawlamyinegyunn produces the most over a year at 21°. The design month for an off-grid system is August: at 1° it makes 2.79 kWh per kWp a day, 5% more than at 21°, and costs 5% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Mawlamyinegyunn at 70°

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

0123456January: 4.73 (70°)4.7JanFebruary: 4.40 (70°)4.4FebMarch: 3.57 (70°)3.6MarApril: 2.55 (70°)2.6AprMay: 1.66 (70°)1.7MayJune: 1.36 (70°)1.4JunJuly: 1.38 (70°)1.4JulAugust: 1.53 (70°)1.5AugSeptember: 2.11 (70°)2.1SepOctober: 3.05 (70°)3.1OctNovember: 4.26 (70°)4.3NovDecember: 4.70 (70°)4.7Dec21°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 21°Mean temp.
January5.135.784.734.9525.8 °C
February5.895.414.405.2827.2 °C
March6.364.433.575.2329.2 °C
April6.583.222.554.9431.2 °C
May4.932.121.663.5530.4 °C
June3.871.741.362.7728.7 °C
July3.691.761.382.6827.9 °C
August3.571.941.532.6727.6 °C
September4.122.642.113.2427.7 °C
October4.733.783.054.0028.2 °C
November5.045.254.264.6827.8 °C
December4.875.764.704.7726.2 °C
Year4.89 avg3.64 avg1071 kWh1480 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 870 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 440 Wp at 21°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Mawlamyinegyunn

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 Mawlamyinegyunn compares in Myanmar

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

109thof 161 places in Myanmar for sunshine, shared: 4.89 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Myanmar: 1,480 against 1,521 kWh per kWp.

−2 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Yangon: 13 h 06 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); Mawlamyinegyunn ranks joint 109th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.36 kWh a day here, against 1.58 kWh on average in Myanmar. The shortest day lasts 11 h 09 min, +2 min compared with Yangon.

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Solar forecast for Mawlamyinegyunn, 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 Mawlamyinegyunn

What is the best solar panel angle in Mawlamyinegyunn?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Mawlamyinegyunn is 21°, worth about 1480 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through August does better at about 1°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mawlamyinegyunn today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 17:42 local time (UTC+6:30), giving 11 h 38 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:52.
How many peak sun hours does Mawlamyinegyunn get?
On a flat surface 4.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.6 in August to 6.6 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Mawlamyinegyunn?
At solar noon the sun stands 82.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 50.2° on the December solstice.
Is Mawlamyinegyunn a good place for solar panels?
With 4.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Mawlamyinegyunn ranks joint 109th of 161 places in Myanmar for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (21°) makes about 1,480 kWh a year here, 3% 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.