Rakhine · Myanmar · 20.59° N · 93.19° E
Solar position in Mrauk U
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Mrauk U — computed for 20.59° N, 93.19° E, 9 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Mrauk U today
Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+6:30
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:01 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 05:27 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 05:53 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 06:16 | 103° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 06:46 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 12:01 | 57.3° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:16 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 17:46 | 257° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:08 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 18:34 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:00 | 18° below |
| Day length | 11 h 30 min | |
Sun path diagram for Mrauk U
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 87.2° at solar noon in Mrauk U; on the December solstice only 46.0°. Sunrise swings from 65° 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.
| Month | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Day length | Noon elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:55 | 12:28 | 18:01 | 11 h 05 min | 49.5° |
| February | 06:43 | 12:30 | 18:18 | 11 h 35 min | 58.9° |
| March | 06:20 | 12:24 | 18:28 | 12 h 08 min | 69.7° |
| April | 05:54 | 12:16 | 18:37 | 12 h 43 min | 81.3° |
| May | 05:38 | 12:13 | 18:49 | 13 h 11 min | 89.6° |
| June | 05:37 | 12:18 | 19:00 | 13 h 23 min | 87.2° |
| July | 05:47 | 12:23 | 18:59 | 13 h 12 min | 89.9° |
| August | 05:58 | 12:20 | 18:42 | 12 h 44 min | 81.5° |
| September | 06:05 | 12:10 | 18:14 | 12 h 09 min | 70.1° |
| October | 06:14 | 12:01 | 17:49 | 11 h 35 min | 58.7° |
| November | 06:30 | 12:02 | 17:35 | 11 h 05 min | 49.5° |
| December | 06:48 | 12:15 | 17:41 | 10 h 53 min | 46.0° |
A year of daylight in Mrauk U
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 Mrauk U
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: 1547 kWh per kWp.
0°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 | July kWh/kWp/day | Best ÷ worst month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° off-grid best | 1417 | 92% | 2.89 | 1.7× |
| 15° | 1523 | 98% | 2.80 | 1.9× |
| 21° = latitude | 1542 | 100% | 2.73 | 2.0× |
| 26° year-round best | 1547 | 100% | 2.65 | 2.1× |
| 30° | 1544 | 100% | 2.58 | 2.2× |
| 45° | 1477 | 96% | 2.25 | 2.5× |
| 60° | 1329 | 86% | 1.84 | 3.0× |
| 70° | 1190 | 77% | 1.53 | 3.5× |
| 90° | 855 | 55% | 1.05 | 4.1× |
A fixed array in Mrauk U produces the most over a year at 26°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 0° it makes 2.89 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 Mrauk U at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 26° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 26° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.97 | 6.37 | 5.31 | 5.33 | 20.7 °C |
| February | 5.74 | 5.87 | 4.86 | 5.55 | 22.7 °C |
| March | 6.18 | 4.70 | 3.85 | 5.28 | 25.7 °C |
| April | 6.38 | 3.49 | 2.82 | 4.87 | 27.7 °C |
| May | 5.54 | 2.54 | 2.02 | 3.97 | 28.1 °C |
| June | 4.04 | 1.96 | 1.55 | 2.86 | 27.4 °C |
| July | 3.69 | 1.93 | 1.53 | 2.65 | 26.7 °C |
| August | 3.93 | 2.29 | 1.83 | 2.94 | 26.5 °C |
| September | 4.42 | 3.01 | 2.43 | 3.51 | 26.7 °C |
| October | 4.67 | 4.07 | 3.32 | 4.13 | 26.3 °C |
| November | 4.81 | 5.67 | 4.67 | 4.91 | 24.1 °C |
| December | 4.54 | 6.08 | 5.06 | 4.96 | 21.4 °C |
| Year | 4.90 avg | 3.99 avg | 1190 kWh | 1547 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 770 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 Mrauk U
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°
2.7 mrow pitch at 26°
How Mrauk U compares in Myanmar
Against the other 160 places in Myanmar with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
100thof 161 places in Myanmar for sunshine, shared: 4.90 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
+2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Myanmar: 1,547 against 1,521 kWh per kWp.
+15 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Yangon: 13 h 23 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); Mrauk U ranks joint 100th. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.53 kWh a day here, against 1.58 kWh on average in Myanmar. The shortest day lasts 10 h 53 min, −15 min compared with Yangon.
Solar forecast for Mrauk U, 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.