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Turkistan · Kazakhstan · 40.78° N · 68.33° E

Solar position in Zhetysay

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Zhetysay — computed for 40.78° N, 68.33° E, 269 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:48105° ESE
Sunset today17:32255° WSW
Best panel angle32°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle63°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation37.1°
At solar noon, 12:10Open on the sun map

Sun in Zhetysay today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+5

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:16sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:4812° below
Civil dawn06:206° below
Sunrise06:48105° ESE
Golden hour ends07:26sun 6° up
Solar noon12:1037.1° high
Golden hour starts16:54sun 6° up
Sunset17:32255° WSW
Civil dusk18:006° below
Nautical dusk18:3212° below
Astronomical dusk19:0418° below
Day length10 h 44 min

Sun path diagram for Zhetysay

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 solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 72.7° at solar noon in Zhetysay; on the December solstice only 25.8°. Sunrise swings from 57° ENE in June to 121° ESE in December — a 63° 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
January07:4512:3817:309 h 45 min29.4°
February07:1212:4018:0810 h 55 min38.7°
March06:2812:3418:3912 h 11 min49.5°
April05:3912:2519:1213 h 33 min61.1°
May05:0412:2319:4214 h 38 min69.4°
June04:5512:2820:0115 h 06 min72.7°
July05:1212:3319:5214 h 40 min69.7°
August05:4212:2919:1613 h 34 min61.3°
September06:1212:1918:2612 h 13 min49.9°
October06:4412:1117:3710 h 54 min38.5°
November07:2012:1217:049 h 44 min29.3°
December07:4712:2417:029 h 15 min25.8°

A year of daylight in Zhetysay

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 Zhetysay

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

32°collects the most energy over a year: 1577 kWh per kWp.

63°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 32°Best worst-month 63°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°136887%1.304.7×
15°151696%1.803.4×
30°1576100%2.202.6×
32° year-round best1577100%2.242.6×
41° = latitude156199%2.402.3×
45°154498%2.462.2×
60°142390%2.572.0×
63° off-grid best138988%2.571.9×
70°129882%2.561.8×
90°96061%2.321.9×

A fixed array in Zhetysay produces the most over a year at 32°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 63° it makes 2.57 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 32°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Zhetysay at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 32° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.71 (70°)2.7JanFebruary: 3.19 (70°)3.2FebMarch: 3.60 (70°)3.6MarApril: 3.70 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.58 (70°)3.6MayJune: 3.41 (70°)3.4JunJuly: 3.56 (70°)3.6JulAugust: 4.08 (70°)4.1AugSeptember: 4.70 (70°)4.7SepOctober: 4.32 (70°)4.3OctNovember: 3.22 (70°)3.2NovDecember: 2.56 (70°)2.6Dec32°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 32°Mean temp.
January snow1.793.012.712.390.5 °C
February2.633.573.193.152.5 °C
March3.844.143.604.009.4 °C
April5.294.363.704.7815.4 °C
May6.774.343.585.3922.1 °C
June7.724.233.415.6627.6 °C
July7.724.453.565.7329.7 °C
August6.925.054.085.7028.1 °C
September5.595.674.705.4621.8 °C
October3.725.044.324.3314.2 °C
November2.203.653.222.936.6 °C
December1.592.852.562.241.0 °C
Year4.66 avg4.20 avg1298 kWh1577 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 460 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 530 Wp at 32°. The steep array is 12% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Zhetysay

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.

5.2 mrow pitch at 70°

4.2 mrow pitch at 32°

Row spacing calculator

How Zhetysay compares in Kazakhstan

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

2ndof 83 places in Kazakhstan for sunshine: 4.66 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Kazakhstan: 1,577 against 1,524 kWh per kWp.

−18 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Almaty: 15 h 06 min against 15 h 24 min.

32°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); Zhetysay ranks 2nd. In its darkest month, December, 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 9 h 15 min, +16 min compared with Almaty.

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Solar forecast for Zhetysay, 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 Zhetysay

What is the best solar panel angle in Zhetysay?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Zhetysay is 32°, worth about 1577 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 63°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zhetysay today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:32 local time (UTC+5), giving 10 h 44 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:10.
How many peak sun hours does Zhetysay get?
On a flat surface 4.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.6 in December to 7.7 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.8 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Zhetysay?
At solar noon the sun stands 72.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 25.8° on the December solstice.
Is Zhetysay a good place for solar panels?
With 4.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Zhetysay ranks 2nd of 83 places in Kazakhstan for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (32°) makes about 1,577 kWh a year here, 3% more 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.