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Solar position in Havlíčkův Brod

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Havlíčkův Brod — computed for 49.61° N, 15.58° E, 422 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:33107° ESE
Sunset today17:49252° WSW
Best panel angle38°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle73°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation28.6°
At solar noon, 12:41Open on the sun map

Sun in Havlíčkův Brod today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:45sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:2212° below
Civil dawn07:006° below
Sunrise07:33107° ESE
Golden hour ends08:18sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4128.6° high
Golden hour starts17:04sun 6° up
Sunset17:49252° WSW
Civil dusk18:226° below
Nautical dusk19:0012° below
Astronomical dusk19:3718° below
Day length10 h 17 min

Sun path diagram for Havlíčkův Brod

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 solstice67891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice9101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 63.8° at solar noon in Havlíčkův Brod; 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.

MonthSunriseSolar noonSunsetDay lengthNoon elevation
January07:4312:0916:348 h 51 min20.6°
February06:5612:1117:2610 h 30 min30.0°
March05:5812:0518:1112 h 13 min40.7°
April05:5312:5619:5914 h 06 min52.3°
May05:0512:5420:4315 h 38 min60.6°
June04:5012:5921:0816 h 18 min63.8°
July05:1313:0420:5315 h 40 min60.8°
August05:5713:0020:0314 h 07 min52.4°
September06:4212:5018:5812 h 16 min41.0°
October07:2812:4217:5510 h 27 min29.6°
November07:1811:4316:088 h 50 min20.5°
December07:5111:5515:598 h 08 min17.0°

A year of daylight in Havlíčkův Brod

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 Havlíčkův Brod

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: 1129 kWh per kWp.

73°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 38°Best worst-month 73°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°93383%0.558.2×
15°105593%0.845.5×
30°111999%1.084.2×
38° year-round best1129100%1.193.7×
45°112399%1.273.3×
50° = latitude111098%1.313.1×
60°106594%1.382.8×
70°99588%1.412.5×
73° off-grid best97086%1.412.4×
90°79170%1.352.0×

A fixed array in Havlíčkův Brod produces the most over a year at 38°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 73° it makes 1.41 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 Havlíčkův Brod at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 38° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.74 (70°)1.7JanFebruary: 2.68 (70°)2.7FebMarch: 3.17 (70°)3.2MarApril: 3.55 (70°)3.5AprMay: 3.30 (70°)3.3MayJune: 3.19 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.20 (70°)3.2JulAugust: 3.32 (70°)3.3AugSeptember: 3.18 (70°)3.2SepOctober: 2.51 (70°)2.5OctNovember: 1.51 (70°)1.5NovDecember: 1.41 (70°)1.4Dec38°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 38°Mean temp.
January snow0.921.921.741.47-3.5 °C
February snow1.752.962.682.43-2.1 °C
March2.873.543.173.332.0 °C
April4.284.053.554.207.6 °C
May5.053.853.304.3112.3 °C
June5.483.803.194.3816.4 °C
July5.323.833.204.3118.6 °C
August4.623.963.324.1118.2 °C
September3.333.713.183.4913.1 °C
October1.982.872.512.487.7 °C
November0.961.721.511.382.8 °C
December snow0.711.571.411.19-1.8 °C
Year3.11 avg3.15 avg995 kWh1129 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 840 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 990 Wp at 38°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Havlíčkův Brod

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.

8.3 mrow pitch at 70°

6.6 mrow pitch at 38°

Row spacing calculator

How Havlíčkův Brod compares in Czechia

Against the other 95 places in Czechia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

29thof 96 places in Czechia for sunshine, shared: 3.11 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+2%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Czechia: 1,129 against 1,107 kWh per kWp.

−5 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Prague: 16 h 18 min against 16 h 23 min.

38°best year-round tilt here; across Czechia it runs from 38° in Prague to 39° in Ostrava.

Of the 96 places in Czechia, Břeclav gets the most sun (3.25 peak sun hours a day) and Děčín and 10 other places the least (2.96); Havlíčkův Brod ranks joint 29th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.41 kWh a day here, against 1.35 kWh on average in Czechia. The shortest day lasts 8 h 08 min, +4 min compared with Prague.

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Solar forecast for Havlíčkův Brod, 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 Havlíčkův Brod

What is the best solar panel angle in Havlíčkův Brod?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Havlíčkův Brod is 38°, worth about 1129 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 73°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Havlíčkův Brod today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 17:49 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 17 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:41.
How many peak sun hours does Havlíčkův Brod get?
On a flat surface 3.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.7 in December to 5.5 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.6 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Havlíčkův Brod?
At solar noon the sun stands 63.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 17.0° on the December solstice.
Is Havlíčkův Brod a good place for solar panels?
With 3.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Havlíčkův Brod ranks joint 29th of 96 places in Czechia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (38°) makes about 1,129 kWh a year here, 2% more than the average place in Czechia.

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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.