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Solar position in New Amsterdam

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for New Amsterdam — computed for 6.25° N, 57.52° W, 1 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:36102° ESE
Sunset today17:32258° WSW
Best panel angle6°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle5°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation71.9°
At solar noon, 11:34Open on the sun map

Sun in New Amsterdam today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC−4

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:25sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn04:5012° below
Civil dawn05:146° below
Sunrise05:36102° ESE
Golden hour ends06:04sun 6° up
Solar noon11:3471.9° high
Golden hour starts17:04sun 6° up
Sunset17:32258° WSW
Civil dusk17:536° below
Nautical dusk18:1812° below
Astronomical dusk18:4218° below
Day length11 h 56 min

Sun path diagram for New Amsterdam

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 solstice6789101112131415161718EquinoxDecember solstice7891011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 72.8° at solar noon in New Amsterdam; on the December solstice only 60.3°. Sunrise swings from 66° ENE in June to 113° ESE in December — a 47° 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
January06:0612:0117:5611 h 49 min64.0°
February06:0412:0318:0211 h 58 min73.4°
March05:5311:5718:0012 h 07 min84.2°
April05:4011:4817:5712 h 17 min84.2°
May05:3311:4617:5912 h 26 min76.0°
June05:3711:5118:0612 h 29 min72.8°
July05:4311:5618:0912 h 26 min75.9°
August05:4411:5318:0112 h 17 min84.3°
September05:3911:4317:4612 h 07 min84.3°
October05:3611:3417:3311 h 57 min72.9°
November05:4111:3517:3011 h 49 min63.8°
December05:5511:4817:4111 h 46 min60.3°

A year of daylight in New Amsterdam

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 New Amsterdam

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

6°collects the most energy over a year: 1557 kWh per kWp.

5°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 6°Best worst-month 5°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearMay kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°1551100%3.921.3×
5° off-grid best1557100%3.841.3×
6° year-round best = latitude1557100%3.821.3×
15°154099%3.601.3×
30°144393%3.091.5×
45°126881%2.432.0×
60°102966%1.682.8×
70°85455%1.223.4×
90°57137%1.012.7×

A fixed array in New Amsterdam produces the most over a year at 6°. The design month for an off-grid system is May: at 5° it makes 3.84 kWh per kWp a day, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in New Amsterdam at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 6° (year-round best).

0123456January: 3.55 (70°)3.5JanFebruary: 3.03 (70°)3.0FebMarch: 2.51 (70°)2.5MarApril: 1.71 (70°)1.7AprMay: 1.22 (70°)1.2MayJune: 1.07 (70°)1.1JunJuly: 1.05 (70°)1.0JulAugust: 1.43 (70°)1.4AugSeptember: 2.33 (70°)2.3SepOctober: 3.15 (70°)3.2OctNovember: 3.59 (70°)3.6NovDecember: 3.50 (70°)3.5Dec6°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 6°Mean temp.
January4.914.353.554.0726.2 °C
February5.073.723.034.1426.2 °C
March5.453.112.514.3726.6 °C
April5.312.151.714.1626.9 °C
May4.951.551.223.8226.7 °C
June5.151.371.073.9426.4 °C
July5.531.351.054.2426.4 °C
August6.061.811.434.7126.9 °C
September6.192.902.334.9127.4 °C
October5.803.903.154.6927.9 °C
November5.214.433.594.2827.7 °C
December4.654.303.503.8526.9 °C
Year5.36 avg2.91 avg854 kWh1557 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through July on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 1,120 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 310 Wp at 6°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in New Amsterdam

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.

1.9 mrow pitch at 70°

2.1 mrow pitch at 6°

Row spacing calculator

How New Amsterdam compares in Guyana

Against the other 2 places in Guyana with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

1stof 3 places in Guyana for sunshine: 5.36 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Guyana: 1,557 against 1,492 kWh per kWp.

−2 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Georgetown: 12 h 29 min against 12 h 31 min.

6°best year-round tilt here; across Guyana it runs from 5° in Linden to 6° in Georgetown.

New Amsterdam gets the most sun of the 3 places in Guyana (5.36 peak sun hours a day); the least sunny is Linden with 4.92. In its darkest month, July, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.05 kWh a day here, against 1.05 kWh on average in Guyana. The shortest day lasts 11 h 46 min, +2 min compared with Georgetown.

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Solar forecast for New Amsterdam, 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 New Amsterdam

What is the best solar panel angle in New Amsterdam?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in New Amsterdam is 6°, worth about 1557 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through May does better at about 5°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in New Amsterdam today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 17:32 local time (UTC−4), giving 11 h 56 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 11:34.
How many peak sun hours does New Amsterdam get?
On a flat surface 5.4 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.6 in December to 6.2 in September. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.4 sun hours a day in July.
How high does the sun get in New Amsterdam?
At solar noon the sun stands 72.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 60.3° on the December solstice.
Is New Amsterdam a good place for solar panels?
With 5.4 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, New Amsterdam ranks 1st of 3 places in Guyana for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (6°) makes about 1,557 kWh a year here, 4% more than the average place in Guyana.

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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.