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Almaty Region · Kazakhstan · 43.42° N · 77.02° E

Solar position in Otegen Batyra

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Otegen Batyra — computed for 43.42° N, 77.02° E, 636 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:16105° ESE
Sunset today16:55254° WSW
Best panel angle36°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle69°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation34.8°
At solar noon, 11:35Open on the sun map

Sun in Otegen Batyra today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+5

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:40sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:1412° below
Civil dawn05:476° below
Sunrise06:16105° ESE
Golden hour ends06:56sun 6° up
Solar noon11:3534.8° high
Golden hour starts16:15sun 6° up
Sunset16:55254° WSW
Civil dusk17:246° below
Nautical dusk17:5712° below
Astronomical dusk18:3018° below
Day length10 h 38 min

Sun path diagram for Otegen Batyra

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 70.0° at solar noon in Otegen Batyra; on the December solstice only 23.2°. Sunrise swings from 56° NE in June to 122° ESE in December — a 66° 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
January07:1812:0316:489 h 30 min26.7°
February06:4112:0517:3010 h 48 min36.1°
March05:5311:5918:0512 h 11 min46.9°
April05:0011:5018:4113 h 41 min58.5°
May04:2211:4819:1514 h 54 min66.8°
June04:1111:5319:3615 h 25 min70.0°
July04:3011:5819:2514 h 56 min67.0°
August05:0311:5418:4613 h 43 min58.7°
September05:3711:4417:5112 h 14 min47.3°
October06:1211:3616:5910 h 47 min35.9°
November06:5211:3716:229 h 30 min26.7°
December07:2111:4916:188 h 57 min23.2°

A year of daylight in Otegen Batyra

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 Otegen Batyra

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

36°collects the most energy over a year: 1515 kWh per kWp.

69°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 36°Best worst-month 69°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°126884%1.284.2×
15°142994%1.852.9×
30°1508100%2.322.3×
36° year-round best1515100%2.472.1×
43° = latitude150699%2.621.9×
45°150099%2.661.9×
60°140893%2.841.7×
69° off-grid best131487%2.871.5×
70°130286%2.861.5×
90°100366%2.701.7×

A fixed array in Otegen Batyra produces the most over a year at 36°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 69° it makes 2.87 kWh per kWp a day, 16% more than at 36°, and costs 13% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Otegen Batyra at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 36° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.30 (70°)3.3JanFebruary: 3.78 (70°)3.8FebMarch: 3.81 (70°)3.8MarApril: 3.68 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.57 (70°)3.6MayJune: 3.27 (70°)3.3JunJuly: 3.36 (70°)3.4JulAugust: 3.89 (70°)3.9AugSeptember: 4.39 (70°)4.4SepOctober: 3.94 (70°)3.9OctNovember: 2.95 (70°)3.0NovDecember: 2.86 (70°)2.9Dec36°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 36°Mean temp.
January snow1.993.633.302.94-1.7 °C
February snow2.894.193.783.640.3 °C
March3.824.333.814.166.8 °C
April4.974.283.684.6112.2 °C
May6.294.253.575.1017.6 °C
June6.673.983.275.0022.7 °C
July6.634.133.365.0225.3 °C
August6.144.743.895.1924.1 °C
September4.915.224.395.0018.5 °C
October3.234.563.943.9511.5 °C
November1.913.322.952.724.3 °C
December snow1.573.162.862.47-0.9 °C
Year4.26 avg4.15 avg1302 kWh1515 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through December on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 410 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 480 Wp at 36°. The steep array is 14% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Otegen Batyra

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.

5.9 mrow pitch at 70°

4.9 mrow pitch at 36°

Row spacing calculator

How Otegen Batyra compares in Kazakhstan

Against the other 82 places in Kazakhstan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

29thof 83 places in Kazakhstan for sunshine, shared: 4.26 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Kazakhstan: 1,515 against 1,524 kWh per kWp.

+1 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Almaty: 15 h 25 min against 15 h 24 min.

36°best year-round tilt here; across Kazakhstan it runs from 32° in Zhetysay to 47° in Petropavl.

Of the 83 places in Kazakhstan, Shardara gets the most sun (4.67 peak sun hours a day) and Petropavl the least (3.26); Otegen Batyra ranks joint 29th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.87 kWh a day here, against 2.54 kWh on average in Kazakhstan. The shortest day lasts 8 h 57 min, −1 min compared with Almaty.

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Solar forecast for Otegen Batyra, 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 Otegen Batyra

What is the best solar panel angle in Otegen Batyra?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Otegen Batyra is 36°, worth about 1515 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 69°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Otegen Batyra today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 16:55 local time (UTC+5), giving 10 h 38 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:35.
How many peak sun hours does Otegen Batyra get?
On a flat surface 4.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.6 in December to 6.7 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.2 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Otegen Batyra?
At solar noon the sun stands 70.0° above the horizon on the June solstice and 23.2° on the December solstice.
Is Otegen Batyra a good place for solar panels?
With 4.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Otegen Batyra ranks joint 29th of 83 places in Kazakhstan for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (36°) makes about 1,515 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Kazakhstan.

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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.