Normandy · France · 49.65° N · 1.65° W
Solar position in Équeurdreville-Hainneville
Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Équeurdreville-Hainneville — computed for 49.65° N, 1.65° W, 21 m above sea level.
The sun right now
Sun in Équeurdreville-Hainneville today
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2
| Event | Time | Direction / height |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 06:54 | sun 18° below horizon |
| Nautical dawn | 07:31 | 12° below |
| Civil dawn | 08:09 | 6° below |
| Sunrise | 08:42 | 107° ESE |
| Golden hour ends | 09:27 | sun 6° up |
| Solar noon | 13:50 | 28.5° high |
| Golden hour starts | 18:13 | sun 6° up |
| Sunset | 18:58 | 252° WSW |
| Civil dusk | 19:31 | 6° below |
| Nautical dusk | 20:08 | 12° below |
| Astronomical dusk | 20:46 | 18° below |
| Day length | 10 h 16 min | |
Sun path diagram for Équeurdreville-Hainneville
Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.
- June solstice
- Equinox
- December solstice
- Today
On the June solstice the sun reaches 63.8° at solar noon in Équeurdreville-Hainneville; on the December solstice only 17.0°. 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.
| Month | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Day length | Noon elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:52 | 13:18 | 17:43 | 8 h 51 min | 20.6° |
| February | 08:05 | 13:20 | 18:35 | 10 h 30 min | 29.9° |
| March | 07:07 | 13:14 | 19:20 | 12 h 13 min | 40.7° |
| April | 07:02 | 14:05 | 21:08 | 14 h 06 min | 52.3° |
| May | 06:14 | 14:03 | 21:52 | 15 h 38 min | 60.6° |
| June | 05:59 | 14:08 | 22:17 | 16 h 19 min | 63.8° |
| July | 06:22 | 14:12 | 22:02 | 15 h 40 min | 60.8° |
| August | 07:05 | 14:09 | 21:12 | 14 h 07 min | 52.4° |
| September | 07:51 | 13:59 | 20:07 | 12 h 16 min | 41.0° |
| October | 08:37 | 13:50 | 19:04 | 10 h 27 min | 29.6° |
| November | 08:27 | 12:52 | 17:16 | 8 h 49 min | 20.4° |
| December | 09:00 | 13:04 | 17:08 | 8 h 08 min | 17.0° |
A year of daylight in Équeurdreville-Hainneville
Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.
Best solar panel angle in Équeurdreville-Hainneville
Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.
38°collects the most energy over a year: 1182 kWh per kWp.
71°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.
- Yearly energy
- Worst-month energy
| Tilt | kWh/kWp per year | Share of best year | December kWh/kWp/day | Best ÷ worst month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 977 | 83% | 0.53 | 9.1× |
| 15° | 1107 | 94% | 0.84 | 6.0× |
| 30° | 1173 | 99% | 1.10 | 4.5× |
| 38° year-round best | 1182 | 100% | 1.21 | 3.9× |
| 45° | 1174 | 99% | 1.29 | 3.5× |
| 50° = latitude | 1159 | 98% | 1.33 | 3.3× |
| 60° | 1108 | 94% | 1.40 | 2.9× |
| 70° | 1030 | 87% | 1.42 | 2.7× |
| 71° off-grid best | 1021 | 86% | 1.42 | 2.6× |
| 90° | 804 | 68% | 1.35 | 2.1× |
A fixed array in Équeurdreville-Hainneville produces the most over a year at 38°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 71° it makes 1.42 kWh per kWp a day, 18% more than at 38°, and costs 14% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.
Off-grid solar in Équeurdreville-Hainneville at 70°
Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 38° (year-round best).
| Month | Sun hours, flat | Sun hours at 70° | kWh/kWp/day at 70° | at 38° | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.89 | 1.83 | 1.59 | 1.39 | 7.7 °C |
| February | 1.63 | 2.61 | 2.28 | 2.17 | 7.2 °C |
| March | 2.88 | 3.57 | 3.12 | 3.28 | 8.0 °C |
| April | 4.57 | 4.37 | 3.79 | 4.48 | 9.9 °C |
| May | 5.44 | 4.15 | 3.56 | 4.68 | 12.3 °C |
| June | 5.88 | 4.04 | 3.42 | 4.74 | 14.9 °C |
| July | 5.75 | 4.12 | 3.47 | 4.71 | 16.9 °C |
| August | 4.76 | 4.10 | 3.45 | 4.28 | 17.5 °C |
| September | 3.63 | 4.10 | 3.47 | 3.81 | 16.4 °C |
| October | 2.02 | 2.92 | 2.49 | 2.46 | 14.2 °C |
| November | 1.08 | 2.07 | 1.78 | 1.60 | 11.1 °C |
| December | 0.72 | 1.65 | 1.42 | 1.21 | 8.7 °C |
| Year | 3.28 avg | 3.30 avg | 1030 kWh | 1182 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 830 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 980 Wp at 38°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.
Row spacing in Équeurdreville-Hainneville
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.
8.4 mrow pitch at 70°
6.6 mrow pitch at 38°
How Équeurdreville-Hainneville compares in France
Against the other 656 places in France with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.
341stof 657 places in France for sunshine, shared: 3.28 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.
−6%solar energy a year compared with the average place in France: 1,182 against 1,261 kWh per kWp.
+8 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Paris: 16 h 19 min against 16 h 11 min.
38°best year-round tilt here; across France it runs from 33° in Ajaccio to 39° in Lille.
Of the 657 places in France, Marseille 12 and 5 other places get the most sun (4.46 peak sun hours a day) and Maubeuge and one other place the least (3.10); Équeurdreville-Hainneville ranks joint 341st. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.42 kWh a day here, against 1.86 kWh on average in France. The shortest day lasts 8 h 08 min, −7 min compared with Paris.
Solar forecast for Équeurdreville-Hainneville, 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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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.