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Solar position in Nakhon Phanom

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Nakhon Phanom — computed for 17.41° N, 104.78° E, 154 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:56102° ESE
Sunset today17:33257° WSW
Best panel angle20°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle1°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation60.5°
At solar noon, 11:44Open on the sun map

Sun in Nakhon Phanom today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+7

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:43sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0912° below
Civil dawn05:346° below
Sunrise05:56102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:26sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4460.5° high
Golden hour starts17:03sun 6° up
Sunset17:33257° WSW
Civil dusk17:556° below
Nautical dusk18:2012° below
Astronomical dusk18:4618° below
Day length11 h 36 min

Sun path diagram for Nakhon Phanom

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 84.0° at solar noon in Nakhon Phanom; on the December solstice only 49.2°. 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
January06:3412:1217:4911 h 15 min52.7°
February06:2412:1418:0411 h 40 min62.0°
March06:0412:0818:1112 h 07 min72.8°
April05:4111:5918:1812 h 37 min84.5°
May05:2711:5718:2713 h 00 min87.2°
June05:2712:0218:3713 h 10 min84.0°
July05:3612:0718:3713 h 01 min86.9°
August05:4512:0418:2212 h 38 min84.7°
September05:4911:5317:5812 h 09 min73.3°
October05:5511:4517:3511 h 40 min61.9°
November06:0811:4617:2411 h 15 min52.7°
December06:2611:5817:3111 h 05 min49.2°

A year of daylight in Nakhon Phanom

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 Nakhon Phanom

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

20°collects the most energy over a year: 1455 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 20°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°138895%3.511.3×
1° off-grid best139496%3.511.3×
15°1451100%3.341.4×
17° = latitude1454100%3.311.4×
20° year-round best1455100%3.251.4×
30°143699%3.011.6×
45°134392%2.541.9×
60°117981%1.962.4×
70°103871%1.552.9×
90°73250%1.073.3×

A fixed array in Nakhon Phanom produces the most over a year at 20°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 1° it makes 3.51 kWh per kWp a day, 8% more than at 20°, and costs 4% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Nakhon Phanom at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 20° (year-round best).

012345January: 4.42 (70°)4.4JanFebruary: 3.83 (70°)3.8FebMarch: 2.92 (70°)2.9MarApril: 2.34 (70°)2.3AprMay: 1.81 (70°)1.8MayJune: 1.59 (70°)1.6JunJuly: 1.55 (70°)1.5JulAugust: 1.80 (70°)1.8AugSeptember: 2.38 (70°)2.4SepOctober: 3.16 (70°)3.2OctNovember: 4.02 (70°)4.0NovDecember: 4.37 (70°)4.4Dec20°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 20°Mean temp.
January4.675.284.424.5919.8 °C
February5.064.623.834.5822.7 °C
March5.043.582.924.1726.0 °C
April5.452.922.344.1928.4 °C
May5.242.281.813.8527.9 °C
June4.802.011.593.4826.8 °C
July4.431.951.553.2526.1 °C
August4.292.241.803.2625.8 °C
September4.562.932.383.6625.6 °C
October4.713.843.164.0824.2 °C
November4.634.844.024.3722.2 °C
December4.435.214.374.4019.5 °C
Year4.77 avg3.47 avg1038 kWh1455 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 760 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 360 Wp at 20°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Nakhon Phanom

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.

2.5 mrow pitch at 70°

2.5 mrow pitch at 20°

Row spacing calculator

How Nakhon Phanom compares in Thailand

Against the other 294 places in Thailand with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

292ndof 295 places in Thailand for sunshine, shared: 4.77 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Thailand: 1,455 against 1,509 kWh per kWp.

+14 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bangkok: 13 h 10 min against 12 h 56 min.

20°best year-round tilt here; across Thailand it runs from 4° in Narathiwat to 23° in Mae Chan.

Of the 295 places in Thailand, Bangkok and 7 other places get the most sun (5.23 peak sun hours a day) and Mae Ramat the least (4.74); Nakhon Phanom ranks joint 292nd. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.55 kWh a day here, against 1.53 kWh on average in Thailand. The shortest day lasts 11 h 05 min, −14 min compared with Bangkok.

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Solar forecast for Nakhon Phanom, 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 Nakhon Phanom

What is the best solar panel angle in Nakhon Phanom?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Nakhon Phanom is 20°, worth about 1455 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 Nakhon Phanom today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 17:33 local time (UTC+7), giving 11 h 36 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:44.
How many peak sun hours does Nakhon Phanom get?
On a flat surface 4.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.3 in August to 5.4 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.0 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Nakhon Phanom?
At solar noon the sun stands 84.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 49.2° on the December solstice.
Is Nakhon Phanom a good place for solar panels?
With 4.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Nakhon Phanom ranks joint 292nd of 295 places in Thailand for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (20°) makes about 1,455 kWh a year here, 4% less than the average place in Thailand.

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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.