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East Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 49.97° N · 82.61° E

Solar position in Ust-Kamenogorsk

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Ust-Kamenogorsk — computed for 49.97° N, 82.61° E, 287 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:05107° ESE
Sunset today16:21252° WSW
Best panel angle44°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle74°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation28.3°
At solar noon, 11:13Open on the sun map

Sun in Ust-Kamenogorsk today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+5

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:17sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:5412° below
Civil dawn05:326° below
Sunrise06:05107° ESE
Golden hour ends06:51sun 6° up
Solar noon11:1328.3° high
Golden hour starts15:35sun 6° up
Sunset16:21252° WSW
Civil dusk16:546° below
Nautical dusk17:3212° below
Astronomical dusk18:0918° below
Day length10 h 16 min

Sun path diagram for Ust-Kamenogorsk

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 solstice45678910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice89101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 63.5° at solar noon in Ust-Kamenogorsk; on the December solstice only 16.6°. Sunrise swings from 51° NE in June to 127° SE in December — a 76° 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
January07:1611:4116:058 h 48 min20.2°
February06:2911:4316:5710 h 28 min29.5°
March05:3011:3717:4312 h 13 min40.3°
April04:2511:2818:3214 h 07 min51.9°
May03:3611:2619:1615 h 40 min60.2°
June03:2011:3119:4216 h 22 min63.5°
July03:4311:3519:2715 h 43 min60.5°
August04:2711:3218:3614 h 09 min52.1°
September05:1311:2217:3012 h 17 min40.7°
October06:0011:1316:2710 h 27 min29.3°
November06:5111:1515:388 h 48 min20.1°
December07:2511:2715:298 h 05 min16.6°

A year of daylight in Ust-Kamenogorsk

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 Ust-Kamenogorsk

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

44°collects the most energy over a year: 1502 kWh per kWp.

74°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 44°Best worst-month 74°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearNovember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°114976%1.036.2×
15°134489%1.533.8×
30°146497%1.972.8×
44° year-round best1502100%2.282.3×
45°1502100%2.302.2×
50° = latitude1496100%2.382.1×
60°145797%2.502.0×
70°138292%2.552.0×
74° off-grid best134389%2.561.9×
90°113876%2.471.9×

A fixed array in Ust-Kamenogorsk produces the most over a year at 44°. The design month for an off-grid system is November: at 74° it makes 2.56 kWh per kWp a day, 12% more than at 44°, and costs 11% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Ust-Kamenogorsk at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 44° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.69 (70°)3.7JanFebruary: 4.72 (70°)4.7FebMarch: 5.05 (70°)5.0MarApril: 3.93 (70°)3.9AprMay: 4.00 (70°)4.0MayJune: 3.73 (70°)3.7JunJuly: 3.59 (70°)3.6JulAugust: 4.10 (70°)4.1AugSeptember: 4.22 (70°)4.2SepOctober: 3.25 (70°)3.3OctNovember: 2.55 (70°)2.6NovDecember: 2.69 (70°)2.7Dec44°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 44°Mean temp.
January snow1.503.853.693.22-15.9 °C
February snow2.594.974.724.36-13.5 °C
March snow3.845.475.055.00-5.7 °C
April4.634.443.934.594.7 °C
May6.074.644.005.1311.4 °C
June6.534.443.735.0117.7 °C
July6.004.303.594.7119.5 °C
August5.564.874.105.0018.0 °C
September4.044.874.224.5811.2 °C
October2.273.653.253.222.9 °C
November snow1.262.772.552.28-6.7 °C
December snow1.072.832.692.32-13.9 °C
Year3.79 avg4.25 avg1382 kWh1502 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through November on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 460 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 520 Wp at 44°. The steep array is 11% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Ust-Kamenogorsk

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.

8.6 mrow pitch at 70°

7.3 mrow pitch at 44°

Row spacing calculator

How Ust-Kamenogorsk compares in Kazakhstan

Against the other 82 places in Kazakhstan with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

64thof 83 places in Kazakhstan for sunshine: 3.79 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Kazakhstan: 1,502 against 1,524 kWh per kWp.

+58 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Almaty: 16 h 22 min against 15 h 24 min.

44°best year-round tilt here; across Kazakhstan it runs from 32° in Zhetysay to 47° in Petropavl.

Of the 83 places in Kazakhstan, Shardara gets the most sun (4.67 peak sun hours a day) and Petropavl the least (3.26); Ust-Kamenogorsk ranks 64th. In its darkest month, November, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.56 kWh a day here, against 2.54 kWh on average in Kazakhstan. The shortest day lasts 8 h 05 min, −54 min compared with Almaty.

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Solar forecast for Ust-Kamenogorsk, 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 Ust-Kamenogorsk

What is the best solar panel angle in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Ust-Kamenogorsk is 44°, worth about 1502 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through November does better at about 74°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ust-Kamenogorsk today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 16:21 local time (UTC+5), giving 10 h 16 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:13.
How many peak sun hours does Ust-Kamenogorsk get?
On a flat surface 3.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.1 in December to 6.5 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.8 sun hours a day in November.
How high does the sun get in Ust-Kamenogorsk?
At solar noon the sun stands 63.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 16.6° on the December solstice.
Is Ust-Kamenogorsk a good place for solar panels?
With 3.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Ust-Kamenogorsk ranks 64th of 83 places in Kazakhstan for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (44°) makes about 1,502 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Kazakhstan.

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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.