Solar & Daylight Data

Updated 2026-08-31

Sun Path: Kluang, Malaysia

How to research sun path for a specific site in Kluang — the controlling authority, source documents, and checks to run before you rely on a number.

Last updated August 31, 2026 · Location data from the [GeoNames MY dump](https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/MY.zip) (CC BY 4.0, snapshot 2026-08-31, GeoNames ID 1732811). Regulatory starting point: [the applicable state and local authority](https://jkt.kpkt.gov.my/). Figures are illustrative — verify against the current locally adopted edition for the site. Solar-method context: [NOAA Solar Calculation Details](https://gml.noaa.gov/grad/solcalc/calcdetails.html); the Harth monthly table uses a simpler declination and geometric-daylight approximation whose stated limitations must be retained.

Direct answer

For Kluang at 2.0305, 103.3169, the declination-only solar-noon altitude is approximately 68.6° at the June solstice, 88.0° at an equinox and 64.5° at the December solstice. Refine these geometry checks with the project date, civil time, facade azimuth, terrain and local horizon. The reproducible location record is GeoNames ID 1732811 in administrative area 01, at 2.0305, 103.3169; replace it with the surveyed parcel point before relying on the result. As a transparent geometry check, declination-only solar-noon altitude is about 68.6° at the June solstice, 88.0° at an equinox and 64.5° at the December solstice. Representative 21st-day geometry ranges from about 11.9 hours in December to 12.1 hours in June; this excludes atmospheric refraction, terrain and obstruction effects. The cited national authority is a discovery starting point; current local documents and a named qualified reviewer control project use of this sun path record.

Prepared by Harth · Prepared from the cited location and country sources; local project inputs remain unreviewed · Published 2026-08-26 · Updated 2026-08-31.

What must be verified for Kluang?

Kluang is represented here at approximately 2.0305, 103.3169 for discovery and workflow planning. A project address, parcel, elevation, exposure, authority, and submission date must replace that city-centre reference before design use.

How should sun path be established?

  1. Fix the surveyed site and local time basis.
  2. Select an authoritative weather source or a named solar-position algorithm.
  3. Record period, percentile or scenario and units.
  4. Test sensitivity to elevation, exposure, urban form and horizon.
  5. Save the source file, retrieval date and checker in the model record.
InputProject-specific evidenceQA question
Sitesurveyed coordinates, elevation and horizonDoes the point represent the building?
Weather/solar methodnamed dataset, algorithm, period and time basisAre station, time zone and units explicit?
Design scenariocurrent and future scenario agreed by the teamIs an average being mistaken for an extreme?
Complianceadopted local document and editionWas applicability confirmed with the authority?

What are the limits of this worksheet?

This sun-path-workflow page is a project-starting worksheet, not a design value or approval. The controlling authority and qualified professionals for the Kluang site remain authoritative.

This primary route consolidates the location evidence needed for Sun Path, Solar Altitude & Azimuth, Solar Shading Design, Daylight & Orientation. A narrower route should be released only when it adds a materially different official source, calculation, process, threshold or worked example.

Kluang monthly solar geometry check for sun path

Representative dateDeclinationSolar-noon altitudeGeometric daylightNoon shadow / height
21 January-20.14°67.83°11.901 h0.407
21 February-11.23°76.74°11.946 h0.236
21 March-0.40°87.57°11.998 h0.043
21 April+11.58°80.45°12.055 h0.168
21 May+20.14°71.89°12.099 h0.327
21 June+23.45°68.58°12.117 h0.392
21 July+20.44°71.59°12.101 h0.333
21 August+11.75°80.28°12.056 h0.171
21 September-0.20°87.77°11.999 h0.039
21 October-11.75°76.22°11.944 h0.245
21 November-20.44°67.53°11.899 h0.414
21 December-23.45°64.52°11.883 h0.477

Kluang solar-geometry fingerprint at 2.0305, 103.3169

  • Kluang, 21 January: declination -20.14°, noon altitude 67.83°, zenith 22.17°, geometric daylight 11.901 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.407.
  • Kluang, 21 February: declination -11.23°, noon altitude 76.74°, zenith 13.26°, geometric daylight 11.946 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.236.
  • Kluang, 21 March: declination -0.40°, noon altitude 87.57°, zenith 2.43°, geometric daylight 11.998 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.043.
  • Kluang, 21 April: declination +11.58°, noon altitude 80.45°, zenith 9.55°, geometric daylight 12.055 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.168.
  • Kluang, 21 May: declination +20.14°, noon altitude 71.89°, zenith 18.11°, geometric daylight 12.099 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.327.
  • Kluang, 21 June: declination +23.45°, noon altitude 68.58°, zenith 21.42°, geometric daylight 12.117 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.392.
  • Kluang, 21 July: declination +20.44°, noon altitude 71.59°, zenith 18.41°, geometric daylight 12.101 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.333.
  • Kluang, 21 August: declination +11.75°, noon altitude 80.28°, zenith 9.72°, geometric daylight 12.056 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.171.
  • Kluang, 21 September: declination -0.20°, noon altitude 87.77°, zenith 2.23°, geometric daylight 11.999 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.039.
  • Kluang, 21 October: declination -11.75°, noon altitude 76.22°, zenith 13.78°, geometric daylight 11.944 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.245.
  • Kluang, 21 November: declination -20.44°, noon altitude 67.53°, zenith 22.47°, geometric daylight 11.899 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.414.
  • Kluang, 21 December: declination -23.45°, noon altitude 64.52°, zenith 25.48°, geometric daylight 11.883 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.477.

Harth computed the Kluang fingerprint for latitude 2.0305° with the Cooper declination approximation, 90° - |latitude - declination| at solar noon, centre-to-centre sunrise hour angle and 1 / tan(altitude) shadow ratio. Longitude 103.3169° is retained for a later civil-time conversion; this screen does not perform that conversion. See NOAA's solar calculation details. Atmospheric refraction, terrain, facade azimuth and obstructions remain outside this first-pass comparison.

Sources and method

Location data from the GeoNames MY dump (CC BY 4.0, snapshot 2026-08-31, GeoNames ID 1732811). Regulatory starting point: the applicable state and local authority. Figures are illustrative — verify against the current locally adopted edition for the site. Solar-method context: NOAA Solar Calculation Details; the Harth monthly table uses a simpler declination and geometric-daylight approximation whose stated limitations must be retained.

Frequently asked questions

What does the sun path record for Kluang establish?

The sun path record for Kluang establishes a reproducible discovery point at 2.0305, 103.3169 (GeoNames ID 1732811, administrative area 01) and a Malaysia source path. It does not establish a final project value, approval or parcel decision.

What must be replaced before using this sun path workflow for a project in Kluang?

For the sun path record in Kluang, replace the 2.0305, 103.3169 city reference with the surveyed site or parcel, identify the competent local authority, and verify the current documents under Uniform Building By-Laws and state or local-authority adoption. Record the edition, retrieval date, units, assumptions and named checker before relying on the result.

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