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Solar position in Lexington-Fayette

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Lexington-Fayette — computed for 38.05° N, 84.46° W, 305 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:55104° ESE
Sunset today18:48255° WSW
Best panel angle32°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle61°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation40.0°
At solar noon, 13:21Open on the sun map

Sun in Lexington-Fayette today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:27sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:5712° below
Civil dawn07:286° below
Sunrise07:55104° ESE
Golden hour ends08:31sun 6° up
Solar noon13:2140.0° high
Golden hour starts18:11sun 6° up
Sunset18:48255° WSW
Civil dusk19:146° below
Nautical dusk19:4512° below
Astronomical dusk20:1618° below
Day length10 h 53 min

Sun path diagram for Lexington-Fayette

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 solstice7891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
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On the June solstice the sun reaches 75.4° at solar noon in Lexington-Fayette; on the December solstice only 28.5°. Sunrise swings from 59° ENE in June to 120° ESE in December — a 61° 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
January07:5012:4917:489 h 59 min32.2°
February07:2012:5118:2311 h 03 min41.6°
March07:3913:4519:5012 h 11 min52.4°
April06:5413:3620:1913 h 26 min64.0°
May06:2213:3420:4614 h 24 min72.2°
June06:1513:3921:0414 h 49 min75.4°
July06:3113:4420:5614 h 25 min72.3°
August06:5813:4020:2313 h 25 min63.9°
September07:2413:3019:3612 h 11 min52.5°
October07:5213:2218:5110 h 59 min41.1°
November07:2512:2317:229 h 57 min32.0°
December07:5012:3617:219 h 31 min28.5°

A year of daylight in Lexington-Fayette

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 Lexington-Fayette

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

32°collects the most energy over a year: 1399 kWh per kWp.

61°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 32°Best worst-month 61°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°121987%1.403.6×
15°134796%1.912.6×
30°1398100%2.302.1×
32° year-round best1399100%2.342.0×
38° = latitude1393100%2.461.8×
45°137098%2.551.7×
60°126490%2.651.5×
61° off-grid best125590%2.651.5×
70°115583%2.621.4×
90°86462%2.351.9×

A fixed array in Lexington-Fayette produces the most over a year at 32°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 61° it makes 2.65 kWh per kWp a day, 13% more than at 32°, and costs 10% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Lexington-Fayette at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 32° (year-round best).

012345January: 2.95 (70°)3.0JanFebruary: 3.04 (70°)3.0FebMarch: 3.35 (70°)3.4MarApril: 3.38 (70°)3.4AprMay: 2.95 (70°)3.0MayJune: 2.86 (70°)2.9JunJuly: 2.86 (70°)2.9JulAugust: 3.22 (70°)3.2AugSeptember: 3.61 (70°)3.6SepOctober: 3.68 (70°)3.7OctNovember: 3.47 (70°)3.5NovDecember: 2.62 (70°)2.6Dec32°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 32°Mean temp.
January snow1.973.272.952.64-0.1 °C
February2.663.393.043.091.3 °C
March3.743.813.353.836.6 °C
April5.053.943.384.5012.8 °C
May5.603.532.954.4518.1 °C
June6.283.482.864.6922.5 °C
July5.993.522.864.5324.6 °C
August5.563.943.224.5424.3 °C
September4.634.333.614.3420.8 °C
October3.404.293.683.8113.8 °C
November2.423.933.473.207.0 °C
December1.712.932.622.342.1 °C
Year4.09 avg3.70 avg1155 kWh1399 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 500 Wp at 32°. The steep array is 11% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Lexington-Fayette

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.

4.6 mrow pitch at 70°

3.9 mrow pitch at 32°

Row spacing calculator

How Lexington-Fayette 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.

1713thof 3,121 places in the United States for sunshine, shared: 4.09 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−8%solar energy a year compared with the average place in the United States: 1,399 against 1,515 kWh per kWp.

−17 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with New York City: 14 h 49 min against 15 h 06 min.

32°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); Lexington-Fayette ranks joint 1713th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.62 kWh a day here, against 2.55 kWh on average in the United States. The shortest day lasts 9 h 31 min, +16 min compared with New York City.

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Solar forecast for Lexington-Fayette, 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 Lexington-Fayette

What is the best solar panel angle in Lexington-Fayette?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Lexington-Fayette is 32°, worth about 1399 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 61°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lexington-Fayette today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:48 local time (UTC−4), giving 10 h 53 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:21.
How many peak sun hours does Lexington-Fayette get?
On a flat surface 4.1 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.7 in December to 6.3 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 2.9 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Lexington-Fayette?
At solar noon the sun stands 75.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 28.5° on the December solstice.
Is Lexington-Fayette a good place for solar panels?
With 4.1 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Lexington-Fayette ranks joint 1713th of 3,121 places in the United States for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (32°) makes about 1,399 kWh a year here, 8% 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.