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New South Wales · Australia · 35.71° S · 150.18° E

Solar position in Batemans Bay

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Batemans Bay — computed for 35.71° S, 150.18° E, 7 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:04105° ESE
Sunset today19:23254° WSW
Best panel angle34°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle58°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation66.4°
At solar noon, 12:43Open on the sun map

Sun in Batemans Bay today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+11

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:32sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0512° below
Civil dawn05:376° below
Sunrise06:04105° ESE
Golden hour ends06:38sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4366.4° high
Golden hour starts18:48sun 6° up
Sunset19:23254° WSW
Civil dusk19:496° below
Nautical dusk20:2112° below
Astronomical dusk20:5518° below
Day length13 h 19 min

Sun path diagram for Batemans Bay

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 solstice8910111213141516EquinoxDecember solstice67891011121314151617181920Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 30.9° at solar noon in Batemans Bay; on the December solstice only 77.7°. Sunrise swings from 61° ENE in June to 120° ESE in December — a 59° 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
January06:0513:1020:1514 h 10 min74.2°
February06:3713:1219:4713 h 10 min64.9°
March07:0213:0619:0912 h 07 min54.1°
April06:2811:5717:2710 h 59 min42.5°
May06:5211:5516:5910 h 07 min34.2°
June07:0812:0116:539 h 44 min30.9°
July07:0312:0517:0810 h 04 min33.8°
August06:3412:0217:3110 h 57 min42.2°
September05:5011:5217:5412 h 04 min53.6°
October06:0912:4419:1913 h 10 min64.9°
November05:4012:4519:5014 h 10 min74.2°
December05:3912:5720:1414 h 35 min77.7°

A year of daylight in Batemans Bay

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 Batemans Bay

Fixed array facing north (azimuth 0°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

34°collects the most energy over a year: 1606 kWh per kWp.

58°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 34°Best worst-month 58°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°137185%1.803.0×
15°153395%2.512.1×
30°1603100%3.061.7×
34° year-round best1606100%3.171.6×
36° = latitude1604100%3.221.6×
45°157898%3.411.4×
58° off-grid best148192%3.541.3×
60°146091%3.541.3×
70°133483%3.511.5×
90°99462%3.142.4×

A fixed array in Batemans Bay produces the most over a year at 34°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 58° it makes 3.54 kWh per kWp a day, 12% more than at 34°, and costs 8% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Batemans Bay at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 34° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.92 (70°)2.9JanFebruary: 3.24 (70°)3.2FebMarch: 3.70 (70°)3.7MarApril: 3.91 (70°)3.9AprMay: 4.10 (70°)4.1MayJune: 3.51 (70°)3.5JunJuly: 4.10 (70°)4.1JulAugust: 4.36 (70°)4.4AugSeptember: 4.34 (70°)4.3SepOctober: 3.75 (70°)3.7OctNovember: 3.10 (70°)3.1NovDecember: 2.82 (70°)2.8Dec34°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 34°Mean temp.
January6.523.542.924.8321.3 °C
February5.593.893.244.6020.2 °C
March4.804.403.704.5218.4 °C
April3.704.593.914.1115.6 °C
May2.904.744.103.8512.2 °C
June2.244.033.513.179.9 °C
July2.634.694.103.739.0 °C
August3.495.004.364.339.6 °C
September4.725.034.344.9212.2 °C
October5.684.403.755.0314.7 °C
November6.263.693.104.8717.3 °C
December6.623.392.824.8319.1 °C
Year4.59 avg4.28 avg1334 kWh1606 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 420 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 370 Wp at 34°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Batemans Bay

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.

4.3 mrow pitch at 70°

3.8 mrow pitch at 34°

Row spacing calculator

How Batemans Bay compares in Australia

Against the other 88 places in Australia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

70thof 89 places in Australia for sunshine: 4.59 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Australia: 1,606 against 1,665 kWh per kWp.

+10 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Sydney: 14 h 35 min against 14 h 25 min.

34°best year-round tilt here; across Australia it runs from 16° in Cairns to 35° in Hobart.

Of the 89 places in Australia, Port Hedland gets the most sun (6.31 peak sun hours a day) and Hobart the least (3.89); Batemans Bay ranks 70th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.82 kWh a day here, against 2.60 kWh on average in Australia. The shortest day lasts 9 h 44 min, −10 min compared with Sydney.

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Solar forecast for Batemans Bay, 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 Batemans Bay

What is the best solar panel angle in Batemans Bay?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Batemans Bay is 34°, worth about 1606 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 58°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Batemans Bay today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 19:23 local time (UTC+11), giving 13 h 19 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:43.
How many peak sun hours does Batemans Bay get?
On a flat surface 4.6 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.2 in June to 6.6 in December. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.4 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Batemans Bay?
At solar noon the sun stands 30.9° above the horizon on the June solstice and 77.7° on the December solstice.
Is Batemans Bay a good place for solar panels?
With 4.6 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Batemans Bay ranks 70th of 89 places in Australia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (34°) makes about 1,606 kWh a year here, 4% less than the average place in Australia.

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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.