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Solar position in Launceston

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Launceston — computed for 41.44° S, 147.13° E, 11 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:07107° ESE
Sunset today19:44253° WSW
Best panel angle35°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle66°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation60.6°
At solar noon, 12:55Open on the sun map

Sun in Launceston today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+11

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:25sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0312° below
Civil dawn05:386° below
Sunrise06:07107° ESE
Golden hour ends06:45sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5560.6° high
Golden hour starts19:06sun 6° up
Sunset19:44253° WSW
Civil dusk20:136° below
Nautical dusk20:4812° below
Astronomical dusk21:2618° below
Day length13 h 36 min

Sun path diagram for Launceston

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 25.2° at solar noon in Launceston; on the December solstice only 72.0°. Sunrise swings from 59° ENE in June to 123° ESE in December — a 64° 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
January06:0213:2220:4214 h 39 min68.5°
February06:4213:2420:0713 h 25 min59.2°
March07:1413:1819:2212 h 07 min48.4°
April06:4712:0917:3110 h 44 min36.8°
May07:1812:0716:579 h 39 min28.4°
June07:3712:1316:489 h 10 min25.2°
July07:3012:1817:069 h 36 min28.1°
August06:5412:1417:3510 h 42 min36.4°
September06:0312:0418:0612 h 03 min47.8°
October06:1312:5619:3913 h 26 min59.2°
November05:3712:5720:1714 h 39 min68.4°
December05:3313:0920:4415 h 11 min72.0°

A year of daylight in Launceston

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 Launceston

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

35°collects the most energy over a year: 1491 kWh per kWp.

66°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 35°Best worst-month 66°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°126285%1.224.7×
15°141595%1.803.3×
30°1487100%2.262.5×
35° year-round best1491100%2.382.3×
41° = latitude1484100%2.502.1×
45°147199%2.572.0×
60°137192%2.721.6×
66° off-grid best130988%2.741.5×
70°126185%2.731.4×
90°95664%2.511.5×

A fixed array in Launceston produces the most over a year at 35°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 66° it makes 2.74 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 35°, and costs 12% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Launceston at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 35° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.60 (70°)3.6JanFebruary: 3.86 (70°)3.9FebMarch: 3.92 (70°)3.9MarApril: 3.53 (70°)3.5AprMay: 3.04 (70°)3.0MayJune: 2.73 (70°)2.7JunJuly: 2.87 (70°)2.9JulAugust: 3.31 (70°)3.3AugSeptember: 3.74 (70°)3.7SepOctober: 3.88 (70°)3.9OctNovember: 3.57 (70°)3.6NovDecember: 3.44 (70°)3.4Dec35°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 35°Mean temp.
January6.934.263.605.4616.1 °C
February5.864.553.865.1215.9 °C
March4.524.593.924.5314.5 °C
April3.044.093.533.5811.7 °C
May2.013.483.042.799.3 °C
June1.563.112.732.387.6 °C
July1.743.262.872.566.9 °C
August2.523.763.313.217.0 °C
September3.754.273.744.088.2 °C
October5.204.473.884.889.9 °C
November6.254.163.575.1612.3 °C
December6.904.043.445.3514.1 °C
Year4.18 avg4.00 avg1261 kWh1491 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through June on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 430 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 500 Wp at 35°. The steep array is 13% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Launceston

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.

5.3 mrow pitch at 70°

4.5 mrow pitch at 35°

Row spacing calculator

How Launceston compares in Australia

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

87thof 89 places in Australia for sunshine: 4.18 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−10%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Australia: 1,491 against 1,665 kWh per kWp.

+46 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Sydney: 15 h 11 min against 14 h 25 min.

35°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); Launceston ranks 87th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.73 kWh a day here, against 2.60 kWh on average in Australia. The shortest day lasts 9 h 10 min, −43 min compared with Sydney.

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Solar forecast for Launceston, 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 Launceston

What is the best solar panel angle in Launceston?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Launceston is 35°, worth about 1491 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 66°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Launceston today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 19:44 local time (UTC+11), giving 13 h 36 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:55.
How many peak sun hours does Launceston get?
On a flat surface 4.2 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.6 in June to 6.9 in January. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.1 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Launceston?
At solar noon the sun stands 25.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 72.0° on the December solstice.
Is Launceston a good place for solar panels?
With 4.2 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Launceston ranks 87th of 89 places in Australia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (35°) makes about 1,491 kWh a year here, 10% 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.