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Sindh · Pakistan · 27.21° N · 68.47° E

Solar position in Setharja Old

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Setharja Old — computed for 27.21° N, 68.47° E, 54 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:31103° ESE
Sunset today17:48257° WSW
Best panel angle26°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle28°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation50.7°
At solar noon, 12:10Open on the sun map

Sun in Setharja Old today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+5

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:13sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4012° below
Civil dawn06:076° below
Sunrise06:31103° ESE
Golden hour ends07:03sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1050.7° high
Golden hour starts17:16sun 6° up
Sunset17:48257° WSW
Civil dusk18:126° below
Nautical dusk18:3912° below
Astronomical dusk19:0618° below
Day length11 h 17 min

Sun path diagram for Setharja Old

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 86.2° at solar noon in Setharja Old; on the December solstice only 39.4°. Sunrise swings from 63° ENE in June to 116° ESE in December — a 53° 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
January07:1612:3717:5810 h 42 min42.9°
February06:5812:3918:2111 h 24 min52.3°
March06:2912:3318:3712 h 08 min63.1°
April05:5612:2418:5312 h 57 min74.7°
May05:3512:2219:1013 h 35 min83.0°
June05:3212:2719:2313 h 52 min86.2°
July05:4412:3219:2013 h 37 min83.2°
August06:0012:2918:5812 h 58 min74.9°
September06:1412:1918:2412 h 10 min63.5°
October06:2912:1017:5211 h 23 min52.1°
November06:5012:1117:3210 h 42 min42.9°
December07:1112:2417:3610 h 26 min39.4°

A year of daylight in Setharja Old

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 Setharja Old

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

26°collects the most energy over a year: 1730 kWh per kWp.

28°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 26°Best worst-month 28°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°157791%2.951.8×
15°170198%3.771.4×
26° year-round best1730100%4.221.3×
27° = latitude1729100%4.261.2×
28° off-grid best1729100%4.291.2×
30°1727100%4.351.2×
45°165496%4.671.4×
60°148886%4.691.6×
70°133277%4.551.9×
90°94655%3.893.0×

A fixed array in Setharja Old produces the most over a year at 26°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 28° it makes 4.29 kWh per kWp a day, 2% more than at 26°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Setharja Old at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 26° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.52 (70°)4.5JanFebruary: 4.51 (70°)4.5FebMarch: 4.20 (70°)4.2MarApril: 3.40 (70°)3.4AprMay: 2.73 (70°)2.7MayJune: 2.37 (70°)2.4JunJuly: 2.38 (70°)2.4JulAugust: 2.76 (70°)2.8AugSeptember: 3.58 (70°)3.6SepOctober: 4.38 (70°)4.4OctNovember: 4.47 (70°)4.5NovDecember: 4.55 (70°)4.5Dec26°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 26°Mean temp.
January3.895.324.524.3516.0 °C
February4.805.384.514.8419.7 °C
March5.935.144.205.2826.0 °C
April6.774.283.405.2832.1 °C
May7.143.522.735.0736.8 °C
June6.813.092.374.6738.1 °C
July6.203.092.384.3537.3 °C
August6.093.532.764.5335.5 °C
September5.974.533.584.9033.7 °C
October5.305.454.384.9629.8 °C
November4.175.424.474.4323.4 °C
December3.685.394.554.2217.7 °C
Year5.56 avg4.51 avg1332 kWh1730 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 500 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 280 Wp at 26°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Setharja Old

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.

3.3 mrow pitch at 70°

3.0 mrow pitch at 26°

Row spacing calculator

How Setharja Old compares in Pakistan

Against the other 360 places in Pakistan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

87thof 361 places in Pakistan for sunshine, shared: 5.56 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Pakistan: 1,730 against 1,674 kWh per kWp.

−21 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Lahore: 13 h 52 min against 14 h 13 min.

26°best year-round tilt here; across Pakistan it runs from 25° in Hyderabad to 33° in Karimabad.

Of the 361 places in Pakistan, Chaman and one other place get the most sun (6.09 peak sun hours a day) and Skardu the least (4.28); Setharja Old ranks joint 87th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.37 kWh a day here, against 2.48 kWh on average in Pakistan. The shortest day lasts 10 h 26 min, +20 min compared with Lahore.

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Solar forecast for Setharja Old, 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 Setharja Old

What is the best solar panel angle in Setharja Old?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Setharja Old is 26°, worth about 1730 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 28°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Setharja Old today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:48 local time (UTC+5), giving 11 h 17 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:10.
How many peak sun hours does Setharja Old get?
On a flat surface 5.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 3.7 in December to 7.1 in May. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.1 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Setharja Old?
At solar noon the sun stands 86.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 39.4° on the December solstice.
Is Setharja Old a good place for solar panels?
With 5.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Setharja Old ranks joint 87th of 361 places in Pakistan for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (26°) makes about 1,730 kWh a year here, 3% more than the average place in Pakistan.

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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.