Jalal-Abad Region · Kyrgyzstan · 41.87° N · 72.94° E
Solar position in Toktogul
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Toktogul — computed for 41.87° N, 72.94° E, 988 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Toktogul today
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+6
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:57 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 06:29 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 07:02 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 105° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 08:09 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 12:52 | 36.4° high |
| Golden hour starts | 17:34 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 18:13 | 255° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 18:42 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 19:14 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 19:46 | 18° below |
| Day length | 10 h 43 min | |
Sun path diagram for Toktogul
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 71.6° at solar noon in Toktogul; on the December solstice only 24.7°. Sunrise swings from 57° ENE in June to 121° ESE in December — a 65° 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 | 08:30 | 13:19 | 18:09 | 9 h 39 min | 28.3° |
| February | 07:55 | 13:22 | 18:48 | 10 h 52 min | 37.6° |
| March | 07:10 | 13:15 | 19:21 | 12 h 11 min | 48.4° |
| April | 06:19 | 13:07 | 19:55 | 13 h 36 min | 60.0° |
| May | 05:42 | 13:04 | 20:27 | 14 h 44 min | 68.3° |
| June | 05:33 | 13:10 | 20:46 | 15 h 14 min | 71.6° |
| July | 05:51 | 13:14 | 20:37 | 14 h 46 min | 68.6° |
| August | 06:22 | 13:11 | 19:59 | 13 h 38 min | 60.2° |
| September | 06:54 | 13:01 | 19:07 | 12 h 14 min | 48.8° |
| October | 07:27 | 12:52 | 18:18 | 10 h 51 min | 37.4° |
| November | 08:04 | 12:53 | 17:43 | 9 h 38 min | 28.2° |
| December | 08:32 | 13:06 | 17:40 | 9 h 08 min | 24.7° |
A year of daylight in Toktogul
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 Toktogul
Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
36°collects the most energy over a year: 1601 kWh per kWp.
66°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° | 1354 | 85% | 1.50 | 3.8× |
| 15° | 1517 | 95% | 2.17 | 2.7× |
| 30° | 1595 | 100% | 2.74 | 2.1× |
| 36° year-round best | 1601 | 100% | 2.92 | 1.9× |
| 42° = latitude | 1594 | 100% | 3.08 | 1.7× |
| 45° | 1584 | 99% | 3.15 | 1.7× |
| 60° | 1487 | 93% | 3.39 | 1.5× |
| 66° off-grid best | 1425 | 89% | 3.44 | 1.4× |
| 70° | 1377 | 86% | 3.45 | 1.4× |
| 90° | 1069 | 67% | 3.31 | 1.9× |
A fixed array in Toktogul produces the most over a year at 36°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 66° it makes 3.44 kWh per kWp a day, 18% more than at 36°, and costs 11% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Toktogul at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 36° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 36° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January snow | 2.13 | 3.93 | 3.66 | 3.19 | -7.6 °C |
| February snow | 3.01 | 4.44 | 4.09 | 3.85 | -5.1 °C |
| March | 4.07 | 4.34 | 3.89 | 4.34 | 1.7 °C |
| April | 5.04 | 4.19 | 3.67 | 4.65 | 7.4 °C |
| May | 6.14 | 4.06 | 3.48 | 5.01 | 12.5 °C |
| June | 6.85 | 3.98 | 3.35 | 5.18 | 17.3 °C |
| July | 7.07 | 4.25 | 3.53 | 5.38 | 20.2 °C |
| August | 6.51 | 4.86 | 4.07 | 5.53 | 19.4 °C |
| September | 5.25 | 5.42 | 4.64 | 5.36 | 14.1 °C |
| October | 3.36 | 4.60 | 4.05 | 4.11 | 6.9 °C |
| November snow | 2.15 | 3.78 | 3.42 | 3.10 | 0.0 °C |
| December snow | 1.80 | 3.73 | 3.45 | 2.92 | -6.0 °C |
| Year | 4.46 avg | 4.30 avg | 1377 kWh | 1601 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 350 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 400 Wp at 36°. The steep array is 13% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Toktogul
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.
5.4 mrow pitch at 70°
4.6 mrow pitch at 36°
How Toktogul compares in Kyrgyzstan
Against the other 30 places in Kyrgyzstan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
20thof 31 places in Kyrgyzstan for sunshine: 4.46 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Kyrgyzstan: 1,601 against 1,608 kWh per kWp.
−7 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Bishkek: 15 h 14 min against 15 h 21 min.
36°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); Toktogul ranks 20th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.35 kWh a day here, against 3.27 kWh on average in Kyrgyzstan. The shortest day lasts 9 h 08 min, +7 min compared with Bishkek.
Solar forecast for Toktogul, 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.