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Narathiwat · Thailand · 6.30° N · 101.73° E

Solar position in Ra-ngae

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ra-ngae — computed for 6.30° N, 101.73° E, 25 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:59102° ESE
Sunset today17:55258° WSW
Best panel angle4°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle24°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation71.6°
At solar noon, 11:57Open on the sun map

Sun in Ra-ngae today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+7

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:48sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:1312° below
Civil dawn05:376° below
Sunrise05:59102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:27sun 6° up
Solar noon11:5771.6° high
Golden hour starts17:26sun 6° up
Sunset17:55258° WSW
Civil dusk18:166° below
Nautical dusk18:4112° below
Astronomical dusk19:0518° below
Day length11 h 56 min

Sun path diagram for Ra-ngae

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 solstice789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 72.9° at solar noon in Ra-ngae; on the December solstice only 60.3°. 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
January06:2912:2418:1811 h 49 min63.8°
February06:2812:2618:2511 h 57 min73.2°
March06:1612:2018:2312 h 07 min83.9°
April06:0312:1118:2012 h 17 min84.4°
May05:5612:0918:2212 h 26 min76.1°
June06:0012:1418:2912 h 29 min72.9°
July06:0612:1918:3212 h 26 min75.8°
August06:0712:1618:2512 h 18 min84.2°
September06:0212:0618:0912 h 07 min84.4°
October05:5911:5717:5611 h 57 min73.0°
November06:0411:5817:5311 h 49 min63.8°
December06:1812:1118:0311 h 46 min60.3°

A year of daylight in Ra-ngae

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 Ra-ngae

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

4°collects the most energy over a year: 1441 kWh per kWp.

24°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 4°Best worst-month 24°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°1437100%2.971.6×
4° year-round best1441100%3.051.5×
6° = latitude1440100%3.091.5×
15°142299%3.221.5×
24° off-grid best137696%3.281.4×
30°133192%3.291.5×
45°117281%3.201.8×
60°95766%2.932.4×
70°80055%2.672.7×
90°54638%1.992.2×

A fixed array in Ra-ngae produces the most over a year at 4°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 24° it makes 3.28 kWh per kWp a day, 7% more than at 4°, and costs 4% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ra-ngae at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 4° (year-round best).

012345January: 3.18 (70°)3.2JanFebruary: 3.32 (70°)3.3FebMarch: 2.69 (70°)2.7MarApril: 1.82 (70°)1.8AprMay: 1.33 (70°)1.3MayJune: 1.23 (70°)1.2JunJuly: 1.27 (70°)1.3JulAugust: 1.59 (70°)1.6AugSeptember: 2.14 (70°)2.1SepOctober: 2.52 (70°)2.5OctNovember: 2.60 (70°)2.6NovDecember: 2.67 (70°)2.7Dec4°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 4°Mean temp.
January4.503.883.183.6824.9 °C
February5.494.053.324.4725.1 °C
March5.843.312.694.6826.1 °C
April5.852.281.824.6127.2 °C
May5.271.701.334.1027.5 °C
June5.041.571.233.9127.2 °C
July5.031.621.273.9126.8 °C
August5.192.001.594.0726.8 °C
September5.072.662.144.0326.6 °C
October4.623.112.523.7026.3 °C
November3.993.202.603.2226.0 °C
December3.763.282.673.0525.4 °C
Year4.97 avg2.71 avg800 kWh1441 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 960 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 390 Wp at 4°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ra-ngae

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 4°

Row spacing calculator

How Ra-ngae compares in Thailand

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

235thof 295 places in Thailand for sunshine, shared: 4.97 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−5%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Thailand: 1,441 against 1,509 kWh per kWp.

−27 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bangkok: 12 h 29 min against 12 h 56 min.

4°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); Ra-ngae ranks joint 235th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.23 kWh a day here, against 1.53 kWh on average in Thailand. The shortest day lasts 11 h 46 min, +27 min compared with Bangkok.

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Solar forecast for Ra-ngae, 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 Ra-ngae

What is the best solar panel angle in Ra-ngae?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Ra-ngae is 4°, worth about 1441 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 24°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ra-ngae today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 17:55 local time (UTC+7), giving 11 h 56 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:57.
How many peak sun hours does Ra-ngae get?
On a flat surface 5.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.8 in December to 5.9 in April. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.6 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Ra-ngae?
At solar noon the sun stands 72.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 60.3° on the December solstice.
Is Ra-ngae a good place for solar panels?
With 5.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ra-ngae ranks joint 235th of 295 places in Thailand for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (4°) makes about 1,441 kWh a year here, 5% 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.