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Shiga · Japan · 34.97° N · 136.17° E

Solar position in Minakuchichō-matoba

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Minakuchichō-matoba — computed for 34.97° N, 136.17° E, 171 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:09104° ESE
Sunset today17:09256° WSW
Best panel angle31°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle52°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation43.0°
At solar noon, 11:39Open on the sun map

Sun in Minakuchichō-matoba today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+9

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:44sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:1312° below
Civil dawn05:436° below
Sunrise06:09104° ESE
Golden hour ends06:44sun 6° up
Solar noon11:3943.0° high
Golden hour starts16:34sun 6° up
Sunset17:09256° WSW
Civil dusk17:346° below
Nautical dusk18:0412° below
Astronomical dusk18:3318° below
Day length11 h 00 min

Sun path diagram for Minakuchichō-matoba

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 solstice5678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 78.5° at solar noon in Minakuchichō-matoba; on the December solstice only 31.6°. Sunrise swings from 60° ENE in June to 118° ESE in December — a 58° 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
January07:0012:0617:1210 h 12 min35.1°
February06:3512:0917:4311 h 08 min44.5°
March05:5812:0218:0712 h 09 min55.2°
April05:1611:5418:3213 h 16 min66.9°
May04:4811:5118:5614 h 08 min75.2°
June04:4111:5719:1214 h 31 min78.5°
July04:5612:0119:0614 h 10 min75.5°
August05:1911:5818:3713 h 17 min67.2°
September05:4211:4817:5412 h 12 min55.8°
October06:0511:3917:1311 h 08 min44.4°
November06:3511:4016:4610 h 12 min35.2°
December06:5911:5316:479 h 48 min31.6°

A year of daylight in Minakuchichō-matoba

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 Minakuchichō-matoba

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

31°collects the most energy over a year: 1275 kWh per kWp.

52°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 31°Best worst-month 52°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°113089%1.662.6×
15°123797%2.212.0×
30°1275100%2.621.6×
31° year-round best1275100%2.641.6×
35° = latitude1272100%2.721.5×
45°124297%2.871.4×
52° off-grid best120394%2.921.3×
60°114190%2.941.4×
70°104082%2.891.5×
90°77461%2.552.0×

A fixed array in Minakuchichō-matoba produces the most over a year at 31°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 52° it makes 2.92 kWh per kWp a day, 11% more than at 31°, and costs 6% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Minakuchichō-matoba at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 31° (year-round best).

012345January: 2.92 (70°)2.9JanFebruary: 3.13 (70°)3.1FebMarch: 3.33 (70°)3.3MarApril: 3.03 (70°)3.0AprMay: 2.62 (70°)2.6MayJune: 2.22 (70°)2.2JunJuly: 2.26 (70°)2.3JulAugust: 2.77 (70°)2.8AugSeptember: 2.83 (70°)2.8SepOctober: 3.06 (70°)3.1OctNovember: 3.15 (70°)3.1NovDecember: 2.89 (70°)2.9Dec31°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 31°Mean temp.
January2.223.282.922.763.1 °C
February2.923.523.133.264.0 °C
March3.923.793.333.917.0 °C
April4.773.533.034.1612.0 °C
May5.203.132.624.1016.9 °C
June4.762.712.223.5720.9 °C
July4.792.792.263.5824.9 °C
August5.083.412.774.0325.8 °C
September4.003.432.833.5522.4 °C
October3.233.623.063.3216.8 °C
November2.523.633.153.0211.2 °C
December2.043.272.892.645.7 °C
Year3.79 avg3.34 avg1040 kWh1275 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 530 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 450 Wp at 31°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Minakuchichō-matoba

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.

4.2 mrow pitch at 70°

3.6 mrow pitch at 31°

Row spacing calculator

How Minakuchichō-matoba compares in Japan

Against the other 1,215 places in Japan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

807thof 1,216 places in Japan for sunshine, shared: 3.79 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Japan: 1,275 against 1,284 kWh per kWp.

−4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Tokyo: 14 h 31 min against 14 h 35 min.

31°best year-round tilt here; across Japan it runs from 17° in Miyakojima to 41° in Kushiro.

Of the 1,216 places in Japan, Miyakojima gets the most sun (4.34 peak sun hours a day) and Wakkanai and one other place the least (3.17); Minakuchichō-matoba ranks joint 807th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.22 kWh a day here, against 2.14 kWh on average in Japan. The shortest day lasts 9 h 48 min, +4 min compared with Tokyo.

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Solar forecast for Minakuchichō-matoba, 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 Minakuchichō-matoba

What is the best solar panel angle in Minakuchichō-matoba?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Minakuchichō-matoba is 31°, worth about 1275 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 52°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Minakuchichō-matoba today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 17:09 local time (UTC+9), giving 11 h 00 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:39.
How many peak sun hours does Minakuchichō-matoba get?
On a flat surface 3.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.0 in December to 5.2 in May. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Minakuchichō-matoba?
At solar noon the sun stands 78.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 31.6° on the December solstice.
Is Minakuchichō-matoba a good place for solar panels?
With 3.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Minakuchichō-matoba ranks joint 807th of 1,216 places in Japan for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (31°) makes about 1,275 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Japan.

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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.