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Solar position in Helsingør

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Helsingør — computed for 56.04° N, 12.61° E, 8 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:59110° ESE
Sunset today17:47250° WSW
Best panel angle42°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle76°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation22.2°
At solar noon, 12:53Open on the sun map

Sun in Helsingør today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:54sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:3712° below
Civil dawn07:206° below
Sunrise07:59110° ESE
Golden hour ends08:53sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5322.2° high
Golden hour starts16:52sun 6° up
Sunset17:47250° WSW
Civil dusk18:256° below
Nautical dusk19:0912° below
Astronomical dusk19:5118° below
Day length9 h 48 min

Sun path diagram for Helsingør

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 solstice56789101112131415161718192021EquinoxDecember solstice9101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 57.4° at solar noon in Helsingør; on the December solstice only 10.6°. Sunrise swings from 43° NE in June to 134° SE in December — a 91° 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
January08:2312:2116:197 h 56 min14.2°
February07:2012:2317:2610 h 05 min23.5°
March06:0912:1718:2512 h 16 min34.3°
April05:4913:0820:2814 h 39 min45.9°
May04:4613:0621:2716 h 41 min54.2°
June04:2213:1122:0017 h 38 min57.4°
July04:5313:1521:3716 h 44 min54.4°
August05:5113:1220:3214 h 40 min46.0°
September06:5213:0219:1112 h 19 min34.6°
October07:5312:5317:5410 h 01 min23.2°
November07:5811:5515:527 h 54 min14.1°
December08:3912:0715:356 h 56 min10.6°

A year of daylight in Helsingør

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 Helsingør

Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

42°collects the most energy over a year: 1068 kWh per kWp.

76°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 42°Best worst-month 76°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°84079%0.2122.9×
15°97391%0.3713.3×
30°105098%0.529.5×
42° year-round best1068100%0.627.7×
45°1067100%0.647.4×
56° = latitude104197%0.706.3×
60°102496%0.716.0×
70°96390%0.745.3×
76° off-grid best91586%0.745.0×
90°77472%0.724.3×

A fixed array in Helsingør produces the most over a year at 42°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 76° it makes 0.74 kWh per kWp a day, 20% more than at 42°, and costs 14% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Helsingør at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 42° (year-round best).

0123456January: 1.03 (70°)1.0JanFebruary: 1.86 (70°)1.9FebMarch: 3.19 (70°)3.2MarApril: 3.91 (70°)3.9AprMay: 3.86 (70°)3.9MayJune: 3.66 (70°)3.7JunJuly: 3.51 (70°)3.5JulAugust: 3.38 (70°)3.4AugSeptember: 3.13 (70°)3.1SepOctober: 2.19 (70°)2.2OctNovember: 1.17 (70°)1.2NovDecember: 0.74 (70°)0.7Dec42°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 42°Mean temp.
January0.441.181.030.880.7 °C
February snow1.062.081.861.680.4 °C
March2.433.573.193.202.3 °C
April4.124.453.914.396.6 °C
May5.314.483.864.7611.4 °C
June5.724.323.664.7215.1 °C
July5.294.193.514.4417.7 °C
August4.244.023.383.9617.5 °C
September2.913.673.133.3014.2 °C
October1.462.542.192.099.7 °C
November0.561.351.171.025.8 °C
December0.300.850.740.622.5 °C
Year2.83 avg3.06 avg963 kWh1068 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 1,600 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 1,920 Wp at 42°. The steep array is 16% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Helsingør

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.

15.2 mrow pitch at 70°

11.8 mrow pitch at 42°

Row spacing calculator

How Helsingør compares in Denmark

Against the other 59 places in Denmark with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

47thof 60 places in Denmark for sunshine, shared: 2.83 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Denmark: 1,068 against 1,077 kWh per kWp.

+5 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Copenhagen: 17 h 38 min against 17 h 32 min.

42°best year-round tilt here; across Denmark it runs from 40° in Nykøbing Falster to 42° in Århus.

Of the 60 places in Denmark, Køge and one other place get the most sun (2.90 peak sun hours a day) and Viborg the least (2.81); Helsingør ranks joint 47th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.74 kWh a day here, against 0.77 kWh on average in Denmark. The shortest day lasts 6 h 56 min, −5 min compared with Copenhagen.

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Solar forecast for Helsingør, 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 Helsingør

What is the best solar panel angle in Helsingør?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Helsingør is 42°, worth about 1068 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 76°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Helsingør today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:47 local time (UTC+2), giving 9 h 48 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:53.
How many peak sun hours does Helsingør get?
On a flat surface 2.8 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.3 in December to 5.7 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 0.9 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Helsingør?
At solar noon the sun stands 57.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 10.6° on the December solstice.
Is Helsingør a good place for solar panels?
With 2.8 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Helsingør ranks joint 47th of 60 places in Denmark for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (42°) makes about 1,068 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Denmark.

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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.