Jalal-Abad Region · Kyrgyzstan · 41.35° N · 72.22° E
Solar position in Tash-Kumyr
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Tash-Kumyr — computed for 41.35° N, 72.22° E, 612 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Tash-Kumyr today
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+6
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 06:00 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 06:32 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 07:04 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 07:32 | 105° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 08:11 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 12:55 | 36.9° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:39 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 255° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:45 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 19:17 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:49 | 18° below |
| Day length | 10 h 45 min | |
Sun path diagram for Tash-Kumyr
Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.
- June solstice
- Equinox
- December solstice
- Today
On the June solstice the sun reaches 72.1° at solar noon in Tash-Kumyr; on the December solstice only 25.2°. Sunrise swings from 57° ENE in June to 121° ESE in December — a 64° 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.
| Month | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Day length | Noon elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:31 | 13:22 | 18:13 | 9 h 42 min | 28.8° |
| February | 07:58 | 13:24 | 18:51 | 10 h 54 min | 38.1° |
| March | 07:13 | 13:18 | 19:23 | 12 h 11 min | 48.9° |
| April | 06:22 | 13:10 | 19:57 | 13 h 35 min | 60.6° |
| May | 05:47 | 13:07 | 20:28 | 14 h 41 min | 68.9° |
| June | 05:37 | 13:12 | 20:47 | 15 h 10 min | 72.1° |
| July | 05:55 | 13:17 | 20:38 | 14 h 43 min | 69.1° |
| August | 06:26 | 13:14 | 20:01 | 13 h 36 min | 60.7° |
| September | 06:57 | 13:04 | 19:10 | 12 h 13 min | 49.3° |
| October | 07:29 | 12:55 | 18:21 | 10 h 52 min | 37.9° |
| November | 08:06 | 12:56 | 17:47 | 9 h 41 min | 28.8° |
| December | 08:33 | 13:09 | 17:44 | 9 h 11 min | 25.2° |
A year of daylight in Tash-Kumyr
Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.
Best solar panel angle in Tash-Kumyr
Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
35°collects the most energy over a year: 1610 kWh per kWp.
71°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.
- Yearly energy
- Worst-month energy
| Tilt | kWh/kWp per year | Share of best year | December kWh/kWp/day | Best ÷ worst month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 1367 | 85% | 1.45 | 4.1× |
| 15° | 1529 | 95% | 2.09 | 2.9× |
| 30° | 1605 | 100% | 2.62 | 2.2× |
| 35° year-round best | 1610 | 100% | 2.77 | 2.0× |
| 41° = latitude | 1602 | 100% | 2.93 | 1.9× |
| 45° | 1589 | 99% | 3.02 | 1.8× |
| 60° | 1485 | 92% | 3.25 | 1.6× |
| 70° | 1370 | 85% | 3.30 | 1.4× |
| 71° off-grid best | 1356 | 84% | 3.30 | 1.4× |
| 90° | 1050 | 65% | 3.16 | 1.9× |
A fixed array in Tash-Kumyr produces the most over a year at 35°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 71° it makes 3.30 kWh per kWp a day, 19% more than at 35°, and costs 16% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Tash-Kumyr at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 35° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 35° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January snow | 2.06 | 3.79 | 3.49 | 3.03 | -5.0 °C |
| February snow | 2.88 | 4.27 | 3.90 | 3.64 | -2.6 °C |
| March | 3.83 | 4.11 | 3.65 | 4.07 | 3.8 °C |
| April | 5.10 | 4.22 | 3.67 | 4.69 | 9.4 °C |
| May | 6.29 | 4.11 | 3.50 | 5.11 | 14.7 °C |
| June | 7.15 | 4.07 | 3.39 | 5.37 | 19.6 °C |
| July | 7.38 | 4.35 | 3.59 | 5.58 | 22.5 °C |
| August | 6.69 | 4.94 | 4.10 | 5.64 | 21.5 °C |
| September | 5.44 | 5.60 | 4.75 | 5.51 | 16.1 °C |
| October | 3.57 | 4.91 | 4.30 | 4.35 | 8.8 °C |
| November | 2.20 | 3.80 | 3.41 | 3.14 | 2.1 °C |
| December snow | 1.75 | 3.60 | 3.30 | 2.77 | -3.7 °C |
| Year | 4.54 avg | 4.31 avg | 1370 kWh | 1610 kWh |
Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through December on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 360 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 430 Wp at 35°. The steep array is 16% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Tash-Kumyr
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.
5.3 mrow pitch at 70°
4.5 mrow pitch at 35°
How Tash-Kumyr compares in Kyrgyzstan
Against the other 30 places in Kyrgyzstan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
16thof 31 places in Kyrgyzstan for sunshine: 4.54 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Kyrgyzstan: 1,610 against 1,608 kWh per kWp.
−11 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bishkek: 15 h 10 min against 15 h 21 min.
35°best year-round tilt here; across Kyrgyzstan it runs from 32° in Razzakov to 38° in Balykchy.
Of the 31 places in Kyrgyzstan, Nookat and 2 other places get the most sun (4.66 peak sun hours a day) and Kyzyl-Suu the least (4.11); Tash-Kumyr ranks 16th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.30 kWh a day here, against 3.27 kWh on average in Kyrgyzstan. The shortest day lasts 9 h 11 min, +10 min compared with Bishkek.
Solar forecast for Tash-Kumyr, 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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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.