Solarposition.org

Khanh Hoa · Vietnam · 11.56° N · 108.99° E

Solar position in Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm — computed for 11.56° N, 108.99° E, 8 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:34102° ESE
Sunset today17:21258° WSW
Best panel angle10°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle22°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation66.4°
At solar noon, 11:28Open on the sun map

Sun in Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+7

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:23sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:4812° below
Civil dawn05:136° below
Sunrise05:34102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:03sun 6° up
Solar noon11:2866.4° high
Golden hour starts16:52sun 6° up
Sunset17:21258° WSW
Civil dusk17:436° below
Nautical dusk18:0712° below
Astronomical dusk18:3218° below
Day length11 h 47 min

Sun path diagram for Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm

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 78.1° at solar noon in Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm; on the December solstice only 55.0°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 114° ESE in December — a 48° 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
January06:0811:5517:4111 h 33 min58.5°
February06:0311:5717:5211 h 49 min67.9°
March05:4711:5117:5412 h 07 min78.7°
April05:2911:4217:5612 h 27 min89.7°
May05:1911:4018:0112 h 42 min81.4°
June05:2111:4518:0912 h 48 min78.1°
July05:2911:5018:1112 h 42 min81.1°
August05:3311:4718:0012 h 27 min89.5°
September05:3311:3717:4112 h 08 min79.1°
October05:3411:2817:2311 h 49 min67.8°
November05:4311:2917:1611 h 33 min58.5°
December05:5811:4117:2511 h 27 min55.0°

A year of daylight in Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm

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 Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm

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

10°collects the most energy over a year: 1556 kWh per kWp.

22°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 10°Best worst-month 22°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°153699%3.251.5×
10° year-round best1556100%3.541.4×
12° = latitude1555100%3.591.4×
15°1551100%3.661.4×
22° off-grid best152998%3.781.3×
30°148095%3.851.5×
45°132885%3.841.8×
60°110871%3.612.4×
70°93560%3.343.0×
90°63040%2.572.9×

A fixed array in Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm produces the most over a year at 10°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 22° it makes 3.78 kWh per kWp a day, 7% more than at 10°, and costs 2% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 10° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.87 (70°)3.9JanFebruary: 3.89 (70°)3.9FebMarch: 3.12 (70°)3.1MarApril: 2.17 (70°)2.2AprMay: 1.51 (70°)1.5MayJune: 1.31 (70°)1.3JunJuly: 1.43 (70°)1.4JulAugust: 1.80 (70°)1.8AugSeptember: 2.40 (70°)2.4SepOctober: 2.82 (70°)2.8OctNovember: 3.20 (70°)3.2NovDecember: 3.34 (70°)3.3Dec10°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 10°Mean temp.
January4.764.683.874.1523.2 °C
February5.714.723.894.8623.8 °C
March6.073.823.124.9625.3 °C
April6.302.702.174.9326.9 °C
May5.901.911.514.4827.4 °C
June5.541.671.314.1726.7 °C
July5.431.811.434.1326.3 °C
August5.482.251.804.2526.2 °C
September5.212.962.404.1626.2 °C
October4.703.462.823.8825.6 °C
November4.313.903.203.6824.9 °C
December4.094.053.343.5423.7 °C
Year5.29 avg3.15 avg935 kWh1556 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 900 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 330 Wp at 10°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm

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.

2.2 mrow pitch at 70°

2.2 mrow pitch at 10°

Row spacing calculator

How Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm compares in Vietnam

Against the other 306 places in Vietnam with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

14thof 307 places in Vietnam for sunshine, shared: 5.29 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+18%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Vietnam: 1,556 against 1,320 kWh per kWp.

+3 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Ho Chi Minh City: 12 h 48 min against 12 h 46 min.

10°best year-round tilt here; across Vietnam it runs from 9° in Vĩnh Châu to 21° in Dien Bien Phu.

Of the 307 places in Vietnam, Phú Quý gets the most sun (5.45 peak sun hours a day) and Thị Trấn Thất Khê and one other place the least (3.61); Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm ranks joint 14th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.31 kWh a day here, against 1.53 kWh on average in Vietnam. The shortest day lasts 11 h 27 min, −3 min compared with Ho Chi Minh City.

The sunniest places in Vietnam

Solar forecast for Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm, next 48 hours

Expected output of 1 kWp at 70°, computed from the ICON-EU weather model of the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Europe.

Loading the latest forecast…

Questions about the sun in Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm

What is the best solar panel angle in Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm is 10°, worth about 1556 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 22°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 17:21 local time (UTC+7), giving 11 h 47 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:28.
How many peak sun hours does Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm get?
On a flat surface 5.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.1 in December to 6.3 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm?
At solar noon the sun stands 78.1° above the horizon on the June solstice and 55.0° on the December solstice.
Is Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm a good place for solar panels?
With 5.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm ranks joint 14th of 307 places in Vietnam for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (10°) makes about 1,556 kWh a year here, 18% more than the average place in Vietnam.

Places near Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm

All places in Vietnam

Put this on your site

A free, live card for Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm: where the sun is right now on today's path, a countdown to sunset or sunrise, the daylight change, the moon phase at night and the best panel angle.

Theme

Paste it into any page, blog or CMS that accepts HTML. Auto follows the visitor's light or dark system setting. Free to use with its link.

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.