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Chhattisgarh · India · 21.10° N · 81.03° E

Solar position in Rāj-Nāndgaon

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Rāj-Nāndgaon — computed for 21.10° N, 81.03° E, 306 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:04102° ESE
Sunset today17:35258° WSW
Best panel angle24°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle4°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation57.1°
At solar noon, 11:49Open on the sun map

Sun in Rāj-Nāndgaon today

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

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:50sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:1612° below
Civil dawn05:426° below
Sunrise06:04102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:34sun 6° up
Solar noon11:4957.1° high
Golden hour starts17:04sun 6° up
Sunset17:35258° WSW
Civil dusk17:576° below
Nautical dusk18:2312° below
Astronomical dusk18:4918° below
Day length11 h 30 min

Sun path diagram for Rāj-Nāndgaon

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 87.7° at solar noon in Rāj-Nāndgaon; on the December solstice only 45.5°. Sunrise swings from 64° ENE in June to 115° ESE in December — a 50° 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
January06:4512:1717:4911 h 04 min49.0°
February06:3212:1918:0611 h 34 min58.4°
March06:0912:1318:1712 h 08 min69.2°
April05:4212:0418:2612 h 44 min80.8°
May05:2612:0218:3913 h 13 min89.1°
June05:2512:0718:5013 h 25 min87.7°
July05:3512:1218:4913 h 14 min89.4°
August05:4612:0918:3112 h 45 min81.0°
September05:5411:5818:0312 h 09 min69.6°
October06:0311:5017:3711 h 34 min58.2°
November06:1911:5117:2311 h 03 min49.0°
December06:3812:0317:2910 h 51 min45.5°

A year of daylight in Rāj-Nāndgaon

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 Rāj-Nāndgaon

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

24°collects the most energy over a year: 1595 kWh per kWp.

4°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 24°Best worst-month 4°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJuly kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°148293%3.071.8×
4° off-grid best151695%3.061.8×
15°157999%2.971.8×
21° = latitude1593100%2.901.8×
24° year-round best1595100%2.851.8×
30°1587100%2.741.9×
45°150594%2.392.2×
60°133884%1.942.6×
70°118874%1.623.0×
90°83853%1.104.0×

A fixed array in Rāj-Nāndgaon produces the most over a year at 24°. The design month for an off-grid system is July: at 4° it makes 3.06 kWh per kWp a day, 7% more than at 24°, and costs 5% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Rāj-Nāndgaon at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 24° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.79 (70°)4.8JanFebruary: 4.55 (70°)4.6FebMarch: 3.84 (70°)3.8MarApril: 2.90 (70°)2.9AprMay: 2.12 (70°)2.1MayJune: 1.75 (70°)1.7JunJuly: 1.62 (70°)1.6JulAugust: 1.78 (70°)1.8AugSeptember: 2.58 (70°)2.6SepOctober: 3.74 (70°)3.7OctNovember: 4.58 (70°)4.6NovDecember: 4.89 (70°)4.9Dec24°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 24°Mean temp.
January4.585.714.794.8019.2 °C
February5.415.514.555.1723.2 °C
March6.164.743.845.2328.1 °C
April6.903.672.905.2032.8 °C
May6.952.742.124.8135.6 °C
June5.292.231.753.7031.2 °C
July3.912.041.622.8526.8 °C
August3.822.231.782.8826.0 °C
September4.673.182.583.7725.9 °C
October5.074.543.744.5824.0 °C
November4.715.494.584.7821.0 °C
December4.375.824.894.7318.8 °C
Year5.15 avg3.98 avg1188 kWh1595 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 730 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 410 Wp at 24°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Rāj-Nāndgaon

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.

2.7 mrow pitch at 70°

2.7 mrow pitch at 24°

Row spacing calculator

How Rāj-Nāndgaon compares in India

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

2152ndof 3,735 places in India for sunshine, shared: 5.15 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in India: 1,595 against 1,575 kWh per kWp.

+8 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Mumbai: 13 h 25 min against 13 h 17 min.

24°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); Rāj-Nāndgaon ranks joint 2152nd. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.62 kWh a day here, against 1.70 kWh on average in India. The shortest day lasts 10 h 51 min, −8 min compared with Mumbai.

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Solar forecast for Rāj-Nāndgaon, 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 Rāj-Nāndgaon

What is the best solar panel angle in Rāj-Nāndgaon?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Rāj-Nāndgaon is 24°, worth about 1595 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through July does better at about 4°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Rāj-Nāndgaon today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 17:35 local time (UTC+5:30), giving 11 h 30 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:49.
How many peak sun hours does Rāj-Nāndgaon get?
On a flat surface 5.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.8 in August to 7.0 in May. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.0 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in Rāj-Nāndgaon?
At solar noon the sun stands 87.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 45.5° on the December solstice.
Is Rāj-Nāndgaon a good place for solar panels?
With 5.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Rāj-Nāndgaon ranks joint 2152nd of 3,735 places in India for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (24°) makes about 1,595 kWh a year here, 1% 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.