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Jammu and Kashmir · India · 32.80° N · 74.78° E

Solar position in Raipur Domana

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Raipur Domana — computed for 32.80° N, 74.78° E, 302 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:41103° ESE
Sunset today17:48256° WSW
Best panel angle31°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle40°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation45.4°
At solar noon, 12:14Open on the sun map

Sun in Raipur Domana today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+5:30

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:19sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4712° below
Civil dawn06:166° below
Sunrise06:41103° ESE
Golden hour ends07:15sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1445.4° high
Golden hour starts17:14sun 6° up
Sunset17:48256° WSW
Civil dusk18:136° below
Nautical dusk18:4112° below
Astronomical dusk19:1018° below
Day length11 h 06 min

Sun path diagram for Raipur Domana

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 solstice678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 80.6° at solar noon in Raipur Domana; on the December solstice only 33.8°. Sunrise swings from 61° ENE in June to 118° ESE in December — a 56° 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
January07:3112:4217:5210 h 21 min37.3°
February07:0812:4418:2111 h 13 min46.7°
March06:3312:3818:4212 h 09 min57.5°
April05:5412:2919:0513 h 10 min69.1°
May05:2812:2719:2613 h 58 min77.4°
June05:2312:3219:4214 h 19 min80.6°
July05:3712:3719:3714 h 00 min77.7°
August05:5812:3319:0913 h 11 min69.3°
September06:1812:2318:2912 h 11 min57.9°
October06:3912:1517:5111 h 12 min46.5°
November07:0612:1617:2610 h 21 min37.3°
December07:2912:2817:289 h 59 min33.8°

A year of daylight in Raipur Domana

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 Raipur Domana

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

31°collects the most energy over a year: 1660 kWh per kWp.

40°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 31°Best worst-month 40°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJanuary kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°145688%2.392.3×
15°160597%3.121.8×
30°1660100%3.651.4×
31° year-round best1660100%3.671.4×
33° = latitude1659100%3.731.4×
40° off-grid best164299%3.881.4×
45°161897%3.951.4×
60°148289%4.011.7×
70°134581%3.912.0×
90°98559%3.393.0×

A fixed array in Raipur Domana produces the most over a year at 31°. The design month for an off-grid system is January: at 40° it makes 3.88 kWh per kWp a day, 5% more than at 31°, and costs 1% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Raipur Domana at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 31° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.91 (70°)3.9JanFebruary: 3.97 (70°)4.0FebMarch: 4.11 (70°)4.1MarApril: 3.57 (70°)3.6AprMay: 3.06 (70°)3.1MayJune: 2.61 (70°)2.6JunJuly: 2.48 (70°)2.5JulAugust: 2.80 (70°)2.8AugSeptember: 3.80 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 4.89 (70°)4.9OctNovember: 4.74 (70°)4.7NovDecember: 4.30 (70°)4.3Dec31°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 31°Mean temp.
January2.904.453.913.677.6 °C
February3.684.563.974.139.9 °C
March4.994.824.114.8715.0 °C
April6.074.293.575.0820.8 °C
May6.963.773.065.1726.1 °C
June6.833.262.614.8028.6 °C
July5.753.092.484.1927.3 °C
August5.343.442.804.1925.4 °C
September5.414.603.804.8423.3 °C
October4.895.834.895.2319.2 °C
November3.645.544.744.5114.2 °C
December2.944.944.303.909.9 °C
Year4.95 avg4.38 avg1345 kWh1660 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through July on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 480 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 320 Wp at 31°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Raipur Domana

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.

3.9 mrow pitch at 70°

3.5 mrow pitch at 31°

Row spacing calculator

How Raipur Domana compares in India

Against the other 3,734 places in India with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

2692ndof 3,735 places in India for sunshine, shared: 4.95 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+5%solar energy a year compared with the average place in India: 1,660 against 1,575 kWh per kWp.

+1 h 02 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Mumbai: 14 h 19 min against 13 h 17 min.

31°best year-round tilt here; across India it runs from 8° in Tirunelveli to 33° in Leh.

Of the 3,735 places in India, Balotra gets the most sun (5.73 peak sun hours a day) and Jining the least (3.68); Raipur Domana ranks joint 2692nd. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.48 kWh a day here, against 1.70 kWh on average in India. The shortest day lasts 9 h 59 min, −1 h 00 min compared with Mumbai.

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Solar forecast for Raipur Domana, 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 Raipur Domana

What is the best solar panel angle in Raipur Domana?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Raipur Domana is 31°, worth about 1660 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through January does better at about 40°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Raipur Domana today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:48 local time (UTC+5:30), giving 11 h 06 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:14.
How many peak sun hours does Raipur Domana get?
On a flat surface 5.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.9 in January to 7.0 in May. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.1 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Raipur Domana?
At solar noon the sun stands 80.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 33.8° on the December solstice.
Is Raipur Domana a good place for solar panels?
With 5.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Raipur Domana ranks joint 2692nd of 3,735 places in India for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (31°) makes about 1,660 kWh a year here, 5% more than the average place in India.

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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.