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Solar position in Padang Besar

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Padang Besar — computed for 6.38° N, 100.30° E, 7 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:04102° ESE
Sunset today19:00258° WSW
Best panel angle6°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle10°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation71.5°
At solar noon, 13:02Open on the sun map

Sun in Padang Besar today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+8

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:54sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:1912° below
Civil dawn06:436° below
Sunrise07:04102° ESE
Golden hour ends07:33sun 6° up
Solar noon13:0271.5° high
Golden hour starts18:32sun 6° up
Sunset19:00258° WSW
Civil dusk19:226° below
Nautical dusk19:4612° below
Astronomical dusk20:1118° below
Day length11 h 56 min

Sun path diagram for Padang Besar

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 solstice8910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516171819Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 72.9° at solar noon in Padang Besar; on the December solstice only 60.2°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 113° ESE in December — a 47° 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
January07:3513:3019:2411 h 49 min63.7°
February07:3313:3219:3111 h 57 min73.1°
March07:2213:2619:2912 h 07 min83.9°
April07:0813:1719:2612 h 18 min84.5°
May07:0213:1519:2812 h 26 min76.2°
June07:0513:2019:3512 h 30 min72.9°
July07:1213:2519:3812 h 26 min75.9°
August07:1313:2219:3012 h 18 min84.3°
September07:0813:1119:1512 h 07 min84.3°
October07:0413:0319:0111 h 57 min72.9°
November07:1013:0418:5811 h 49 min63.7°
December07:2413:1619:0911 h 45 min60.2°

A year of daylight in Padang Besar

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 Padang Besar

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

6°collects the most energy over a year: 1460 kWh per kWp.

10°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 6°Best worst-month 10°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°1453100%3.421.4×
6° year-round best = latitude1460100%3.561.3×
10° off-grid best1458100%3.641.3×
15°144799%3.731.4×
30°136593%3.841.6×
45°121183%3.742.0×
60°99968%3.452.5×
70°84158%3.152.9×
90°57740%2.332.4×

A fixed array in Padang Besar produces the most over a year at 6°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 10° it makes 3.64 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 6°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Padang Besar at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 6° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.62 (70°)3.6JanFebruary: 3.53 (70°)3.5FebMarch: 2.71 (70°)2.7MarApril: 1.83 (70°)1.8AprMay: 1.35 (70°)1.3MayJune: 1.24 (70°)1.2JunJuly: 1.27 (70°)1.3JulAugust: 1.57 (70°)1.6AugSeptember: 2.05 (70°)2.0SepOctober: 2.52 (70°)2.5OctNovember: 2.91 (70°)2.9NovDecember: 3.15 (70°)3.1Dec6°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 6°Mean temp.
January5.044.443.624.1626.5 °C
February5.854.343.534.7727.0 °C
March5.933.372.714.7327.8 °C
April5.762.301.834.4928.4 °C
May5.101.721.353.9228.3 °C
June4.941.591.243.7727.9 °C
July4.871.621.273.7427.6 °C
August4.931.981.573.8327.5 °C
September4.772.562.053.7727.2 °C
October4.623.122.523.7127.0 °C
November4.423.582.913.6026.9 °C
December4.333.863.153.5626.6 °C
Year5.04 avg2.87 avg841 kWh1460 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 950 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 330 Wp at 6°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Padang Besar

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.

1.9 mrow pitch at 70°

2.1 mrow pitch at 6°

Row spacing calculator

How Padang Besar compares in Malaysia

Against the other 349 places in Malaysia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

60thof 350 places in Malaysia for sunshine, shared: 5.04 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Malaysia: 1,460 against 1,411 kWh per kWp.

+11 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Kuala Lumpur: 12 h 30 min against 12 h 18 min.

6°best year-round tilt here; across Malaysia it runs from 0° in Kuching to 7° in Kangar.

Of the 350 places in Malaysia, Kuala Penyu gets the most sun (5.27 peak sun hours a day) and Pekan Nenas and 3 other places the least (4.60); Padang Besar ranks joint 60th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.24 kWh a day here, against 1.18 kWh on average in Malaysia. The shortest day lasts 11 h 45 min, −11 min compared with Kuala Lumpur.

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Solar forecast for Padang Besar, 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 Padang Besar

What is the best solar panel angle in Padang Besar?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Padang Besar is 6°, worth about 1460 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 10°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Padang Besar today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 19:00 local time (UTC+8), giving 11 h 56 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:02.
How many peak sun hours does Padang Besar get?
On a flat surface 5.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.3 in December to 5.9 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.6 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Padang Besar?
At solar noon the sun stands 72.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 60.2° on the December solstice.
Is Padang Besar a good place for solar panels?
With 5.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Padang Besar ranks joint 60th of 350 places in Malaysia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (6°) makes about 1,460 kWh a year here, 3% more than the average place in Malaysia.

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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.