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North Hamgyong · North Korea · 41.14° N · 129.49° E

Solar position in Myŏnggan-dong

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Myŏnggan-dong — computed for 41.14° N, 129.49° E, 234 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:44105° ESE
Sunset today17:27255° WSW
Best panel angle40°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle42°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation36.8°
At solar noon, 12:05Open on the sun map

Sun in Myŏnggan-dong today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+9

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:12sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4312° below
Civil dawn06:166° below
Sunrise06:44105° ESE
Golden hour ends07:22sun 6° up
Solar noon12:0536.8° high
Golden hour starts16:49sun 6° up
Sunset17:27255° WSW
Civil dusk17:556° below
Nautical dusk18:2712° below
Astronomical dusk18:5918° below
Day length10 h 43 min

Sun path diagram for Myŏnggan-dong

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
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 72.3° at solar noon in Myŏnggan-dong; on the December solstice only 25.5°. Sunrise swings from 57° ENE in June to 121° ESE in December — a 64° 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
January07:4212:3317:249 h 42 min29.0°
February07:0812:3518:0210 h 54 min38.3°
March06:2412:2918:3412 h 10 min49.1°
April05:3412:2019:0713 h 33 min60.7°
May04:5812:1819:3814 h 40 min69.0°
June04:4912:2319:5815 h 09 min72.3°
July05:0712:2819:4914 h 42 min69.3°
August05:3712:2519:1213 h 36 min61.0°
September06:0812:1518:2112 h 14 min49.6°
October06:3912:0617:3310 h 53 min38.2°
November07:1612:0716:589 h 43 min29.0°
December07:4312:1916:569 h 13 min25.5°

A year of daylight in Myŏnggan-dong

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 Myŏnggan-dong

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

40°collects the most energy over a year: 1406 kWh per kWp.

42°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 40°Best worst-month 42°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°113681%1.562.8×
15°129792%2.292.0×
30°138899%2.911.6×
40° year-round best1406100%3.231.5×
41° = latitude1406100%3.261.5×
42° off-grid best1406100%3.291.5×
45°1402100%3.361.5×
60°134095%3.631.7×
70°125889%3.691.9×
90°101372%3.532.7×

A fixed array in Myŏnggan-dong produces the most over a year at 40°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 42° it makes 3.29 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 40°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Myŏnggan-dong at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 40° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.84 (70°)3.8JanFebruary: 4.38 (70°)4.4FebMarch: 4.45 (70°)4.4MarApril: 3.62 (70°)3.6AprMay: 2.94 (70°)2.9MayJune: 2.51 (70°)2.5JunJuly: 2.35 (70°)2.4JulAugust: 2.72 (70°)2.7AugSeptember: 3.45 (70°)3.4SepOctober: 3.95 (70°)4.0OctNovember: 3.54 (70°)3.5NovDecember: 3.69 (70°)3.7Dec40°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 40°Mean temp.
January snow2.104.123.843.43-8.4 °C
February snow3.004.734.384.16-6.3 °C
March snow4.184.904.454.76-1.0 °C
April4.984.113.624.575.7 °C
May5.143.432.944.1011.9 °C
June4.873.012.513.6216.6 °C
July4.432.862.353.3219.9 °C
August4.403.282.723.5720.5 °C
September4.154.063.454.0415.8 °C
October3.374.533.954.109.4 °C
November2.263.933.543.371.3 °C
December snow1.873.983.693.23-6.4 °C
Year3.73 avg3.91 avg1258 kWh1406 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 500 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 370 Wp at 40°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Myŏnggan-dong

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.

5.3 mrow pitch at 70°

4.7 mrow pitch at 40°

Row spacing calculator

How Myŏnggan-dong compares in North Korea

Against the other 96 places in North Korea with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

87thof 97 places in North Korea for sunshine, shared: 3.73 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in North Korea: 1,406 against 1,424 kWh per kWp.

+14 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Pyongyang: 15 h 09 min against 14 h 55 min.

40°best year-round tilt here; across North Korea it runs from 34° in Ongjin to 44° in Namyang-nodongjagu.

Of the 97 places in North Korea, Sinp’o and one other place get the most sun (3.91 peak sun hours a day) and Ŏrang and one other place the least (3.70); Myŏnggan-dong ranks joint 87th. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.35 kWh a day here, against 2.28 kWh on average in North Korea. The shortest day lasts 9 h 13 min, −13 min compared with Pyongyang.

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Solar forecast for Myŏnggan-dong, 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 Myŏnggan-dong

What is the best solar panel angle in Myŏnggan-dong?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Myŏnggan-dong is 40°, worth about 1406 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 42°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Myŏnggan-dong today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 17:27 local time (UTC+9), giving 10 h 43 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:05.
How many peak sun hours does Myŏnggan-dong get?
On a flat surface 3.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.9 in December to 5.1 in May. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.9 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Myŏnggan-dong?
At solar noon the sun stands 72.3° above the horizon on the June solstice and 25.5° on the December solstice.
Is Myŏnggan-dong a good place for solar panels?
With 3.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Myŏnggan-dong ranks joint 87th of 97 places in North Korea for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (40°) makes about 1,406 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in North Korea.

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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.