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Solar position in Lake in the Hills

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Lake in the Hills — computed for 42.18° N, 88.33° W, 264 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:16105° ESE
Sunset today17:57254° WSW
Best panel angle36°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle72°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation35.9°
At solar noon, 12:37Open on the sun map

Sun in Lake in the Hills today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−5

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:42sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:1512° below
Civil dawn06:486° below
Sunrise07:16105° ESE
Golden hour ends07:55sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3735.9° high
Golden hour starts17:18sun 6° up
Sunset17:57254° WSW
Civil dusk18:266° below
Nautical dusk18:5812° below
Astronomical dusk19:3118° below
Day length10 h 41 min

Sun path diagram for Lake in the Hills

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 solstice8910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 71.3° at solar noon in Lake in the Hills; on the December solstice only 24.4°. Sunrise swings from 57° ENE in June to 122° ESE in December — a 65° 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
January07:1512:0416:539 h 38 min28.1°
February06:4012:0717:3310 h 53 min37.5°
March06:5413:0019:0612 h 12 min48.3°
April06:0312:5219:4113 h 38 min59.9°
May05:2612:5020:1314 h 47 min68.1°
June05:1712:5520:3315 h 16 min71.3°
July05:3512:5920:2314 h 47 min68.2°
August06:0712:5619:4413 h 37 min59.8°
September06:3912:4618:5212 h 12 min48.3°
October07:1312:3718:0210 h 49 min37.0°
November06:5111:3916:279 h 36 min27.8°
December07:1811:5116:249 h 06 min24.4°

A year of daylight in Lake in the Hills

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 Lake in the Hills

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

36°collects the most energy over a year: 1376 kWh per kWp.

72°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 36°Best worst-month 72°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°115984%1.144.4×
15°130195%1.653.1×
30°1370100%2.092.3×
36° year-round best1376100%2.232.1×
42° = latitude1370100%2.351.9×
45°136399%2.411.8×
60°128093%2.601.6×
70°118586%2.641.4×
72° off-grid best116384%2.651.4×
90°92067%2.541.9×

A fixed array in Lake in the Hills produces the most over a year at 36°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 72° it makes 2.65 kWh per kWp a day, 19% more than at 36°, and costs 16% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Lake in the Hills at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 36° (year-round best).

012345January: 2.95 (70°)3.0JanFebruary: 3.73 (70°)3.7FebMarch: 3.56 (70°)3.6MarApril: 3.44 (70°)3.4AprMay: 3.11 (70°)3.1MayJune: 3.04 (70°)3.0JunJuly: 3.18 (70°)3.2JulAugust: 3.39 (70°)3.4AugSeptember: 3.76 (70°)3.8SepOctober: 3.32 (70°)3.3OctNovember: 2.90 (70°)2.9NovDecember: 2.64 (70°)2.6Dec36°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 36°Mean temp.
January snow1.673.202.952.55-5.5 °C
February snow2.584.073.733.45-4.2 °C
March3.593.983.563.932.1 °C
April4.703.943.444.368.2 °C
May5.443.663.114.4314.2 °C
June6.113.663.044.6219.9 °C
July6.213.883.184.7422.9 °C
August5.394.103.394.5322.2 °C
September4.374.463.764.3418.2 °C
October2.873.833.323.3910.8 °C
November1.903.272.902.693.9 °C
December snow1.402.912.642.23-2.4 °C
Year3.86 avg3.74 avg1185 kWh1376 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 450 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 530 Wp at 36°. The steep array is 16% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Lake in the Hills

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.

5.5 mrow pitch at 70°

4.6 mrow pitch at 36°

Row spacing calculator

How Lake in the Hills compares in the United States

Against the other 3,120 places in the United States with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

2375thof 3,121 places in the United States for sunshine, shared: 3.86 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−9%solar energy a year compared with the average place in the United States: 1,376 against 1,515 kWh per kWp.

+10 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with New York City: 15 h 16 min against 15 h 06 min.

36°best year-round tilt here; across the United States it runs from 18° in Honolulu to 53° in Fairbanks.

Of the 3,121 places in the United States, Fortuna Foothills and 2 other places get the most sun (5.96 peak sun hours a day) and Juneau the least (2.38); Lake in the Hills ranks joint 2375th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.64 kWh a day here, against 2.55 kWh on average in the United States. The shortest day lasts 9 h 06 min, −9 min compared with New York City.

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Solar forecast for Lake in the Hills, 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 Lake in the Hills

What is the best solar panel angle in Lake in the Hills?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Lake in the Hills is 36°, worth about 1376 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 72°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lake in the Hills today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 17:57 local time (UTC−5), giving 10 h 41 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:37.
How many peak sun hours does Lake in the Hills get?
On a flat surface 3.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.4 in December to 6.2 in July. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.9 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Lake in the Hills?
At solar noon the sun stands 71.3° above the horizon on the June solstice and 24.4° on the December solstice.
Is Lake in the Hills a good place for solar panels?
With 3.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Lake in the Hills ranks joint 2375th of 3,121 places in the United States for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (36°) makes about 1,376 kWh a year here, 9% less than the average place in the United States.

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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.