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Mandalay Region · Myanmar · 21.20° N · 94.91° E

Solar position in Nyaung-U

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Nyaung-U — computed for 21.20° N, 94.91° E, 62 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:09103° ESE
Sunset today17:38257° WSW
Best panel angle25°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle6°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation56.7°
At solar noon, 11:54Open on the sun map

Sun in Nyaung-U today

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

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:55sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2112° below
Civil dawn05:476° below
Sunrise06:09103° ESE
Golden hour ends06:40sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5456.7° high
Golden hour starts17:08sun 6° up
Sunset17:38257° WSW
Civil dusk18:016° below
Nautical dusk18:2712° below
Astronomical dusk18:5318° below
Day length11 h 29 min

Sun path diagram for Nyaung-U

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 87.8° at solar noon in Nyaung-U; on the December solstice only 45.4°. Sunrise swings from 64° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 51° 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
January06:5012:2117:5311 h 03 min48.9°
February06:3712:2418:1111 h 34 min58.3°
March06:1312:1718:2112 h 08 min69.1°
April05:4612:0918:3112 h 45 min80.7°
May05:3012:0618:4313 h 13 min89.0°
June05:2912:1218:5413 h 25 min87.8°
July05:3912:1618:5313 h 14 min89.3°
August05:5012:1318:3612 h 45 min80.9°
September05:5812:0318:0712 h 09 min69.5°
October06:0811:5417:4111 h 34 min58.1°
November06:2411:5617:2711 h 03 min48.9°
December06:4212:0817:3310 h 51 min45.4°

A year of daylight in Nyaung-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.

00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best solar panel angle in Nyaung-U

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

25°collects the most energy over a year: 1616 kWh per kWp.

6°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 25°Best worst-month 6°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJuly kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°149492%3.921.4×
6° off-grid best154696%3.891.3×
15°159799%3.791.4×
21° = latitude1613100%3.691.5×
25° year-round best1616100%3.611.5×
30°1610100%3.481.6×
45°153295%3.021.9×
60°136985%2.422.3×
70°122076%1.982.8×
90°86954%1.313.9×

A fixed array in Nyaung-U produces the most over a year at 25°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 6° it makes 3.89 kWh per kWp a day, 8% more than at 25°, and costs 4% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Nyaung-U at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 25° (year-round best).

0123456January: 5.29 (70°)5.3JanFebruary: 4.85 (70°)4.9FebMarch: 3.78 (70°)3.8MarApril: 2.79 (70°)2.8AprMay: 2.09 (70°)2.1MayJune: 1.89 (70°)1.9JunJuly: 1.98 (70°)2.0JulAugust: 2.20 (70°)2.2AugSeptember: 2.67 (70°)2.7SepOctober: 3.31 (70°)3.3OctNovember: 4.47 (70°)4.5NovDecember: 4.87 (70°)4.9Dec25°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 25°Mean temp.
January4.866.385.295.2221.7 °C
February5.655.904.855.4624.4 °C
March6.064.683.785.1528.2 °C
April6.363.512.794.8231.4 °C
May6.012.662.094.2631.5 °C
June5.302.401.893.7330.1 °C
July5.022.501.983.6129.2 °C
August4.852.762.203.6229.0 °C
September4.863.322.673.8629.1 °C
October4.664.093.314.0928.3 °C
November4.635.474.474.6626.0 °C
December4.355.894.874.7122.8 °C
Year5.21 avg4.12 avg1220 kWh1616 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 620 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 330 Wp at 25°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Nyaung-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.

2.8 mrow pitch at 70°

2.7 mrow pitch at 25°

Row spacing calculator

How Nyaung-U compares in Myanmar

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

11thof 161 places in Myanmar for sunshine, shared: 5.21 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+6%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Myanmar: 1,616 against 1,521 kWh per kWp.

+18 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Yangon: 13 h 25 min against 13 h 08 min.

25°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); Nyaung-U ranks joint 11th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.89 kWh a day here, against 1.58 kWh on average in Myanmar. The shortest day lasts 10 h 51 min, −17 min compared with Yangon.

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Solar forecast for Nyaung-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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Questions about the sun in Nyaung-U

What is the best solar panel angle in Nyaung-U?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Nyaung-U is 25°, worth about 1616 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through July does better at about 6°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nyaung-U today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 17:38 local time (UTC+6:30), giving 11 h 29 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:54.
How many peak sun hours does Nyaung-U get?
On a flat surface 5.2 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.4 in December to 6.4 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.4 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Nyaung-U?
At solar noon the sun stands 87.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 45.4° on the December solstice.
Is Nyaung-U a good place for solar panels?
With 5.2 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Nyaung-U ranks joint 11th of 161 places in Myanmar for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (25°) makes about 1,616 kWh a year here, 6% more 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.