Sun Path: Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

Direct answer

For Kuala Terengganu at 5.3302, 103.1408, the declination-only solar-noon altitude is approximately 71.9° at the June solstice, 84.7° at an equinox and 61.2° 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 1734705 in administrative area 13, at 5.3302, 103.1408; replace it with the surveyed parcel point before relying on the result. As a transparent geometry check, declination-only solar-noon altitude is about 71.9° at the June solstice, 84.7° at an equinox and 61.2° at the December solstice. Representative 21st-day geometry ranges from about 11.7 hours in December to 12.3 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 Kuala Terengganu?

Kuala Terengganu is represented here at approximately 5.3302, 103.1408 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.

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 Kuala Terengganu site remain authoritative.

Which related searches does this primary location record cover?

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.

Kuala Terengganu monthly solar geometry check for sun path

Kuala Terengganu solar-geometry fingerprint at 5.3302, 103.1408

• Kuala Terengganu, 21 January: declination -20.14°, noon altitude 64.53°, zenith 25.47°, geometric daylight 11.739 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.476.
• Kuala Terengganu, 21 February: declination -11.23°, noon altitude 73.44°, zenith 16.56°, geometric daylight 11.859 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.297.
• Kuala Terengganu, 21 March: declination -0.40°, noon altitude 84.27°, zenith 5.73°, geometric daylight 11.995 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.100.
• Kuala Terengganu, 21 April: declination +11.58°, noon altitude 83.75°, zenith 6.25°, geometric daylight 12.146 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.109.
• Kuala Terengganu, 21 May: declination +20.14°, noon altitude 75.19°, zenith 14.81°, geometric daylight 12.261 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.264.
• Kuala Terengganu, 21 June: declination +23.45°, noon altitude 71.88°, zenith 18.12°, geometric daylight 12.309 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.327.
• Kuala Terengganu, 21 July: declination +20.44°, noon altitude 74.89°, zenith 15.11°, geometric daylight 12.266 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.270.
• Kuala Terengganu, 21 August: declination +11.75°, noon altitude 83.58°, zenith 6.42°, geometric daylight 12.148 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.113.
• Kuala Terengganu, 21 September: declination -0.20°, noon altitude 84.47°, zenith 5.53°, geometric daylight 11.997 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.097.
• Kuala Terengganu, 21 October: declination -11.75°, noon altitude 72.92°, zenith 17.08°, geometric daylight 11.852 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.307.
• Kuala Terengganu, 21 November: declination -20.44°, noon altitude 64.23°, zenith 25.77°, geometric daylight 11.734 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.483.
• Kuala Terengganu, 21 December: declination -23.45°, noon altitude 61.22°, zenith 28.78°, geometric daylight 11.691 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.549.

Harth computed the Kuala Terengganu fingerprint for latitude 5.3302° with the Cooper declination approximation, 90° - |latitude - declination| at solar noon, centre-to-centre sunrise hour angle and 1 / tan(altitude) shadow ratio. Longitude 103.1408° 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.

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Sources and method

Location data from the GeoNames MY dump (CC BY 4.0, snapshot 2026-08-31, GeoNames ID 1734705). 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.

Source links

• download.geonames.org

• jkt.kpkt.gov.my

• gml.noaa.gov