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Île-de-France · France · 48.85° N · 2.56° E

Solar position in Noisy-le-Grand

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Noisy-le-Grand — computed for 48.85° N, 2.56° E, 81 m above sea level.

Sunrise today08:23107° ESE
Sunset today18:43253° WSW
Best panel angle38°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle70°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation29.3°
At solar noon, 13:33Open on the sun map

Sun in Noisy-le-Grand today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:38sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn07:1412° below
Civil dawn07:516° below
Sunrise08:23107° ESE
Golden hour ends09:08sun 6° up
Solar noon13:3329.3° high
Golden hour starts17:58sun 6° up
Sunset18:43253° WSW
Civil dusk19:156° below
Nautical dusk19:5212° below
Astronomical dusk20:2818° below
Day length10 h 19 min

Sun path diagram for Noisy-le-Grand

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 solstice6789101112131415161718192021EquinoxDecember solstice910111213141516Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 64.6° at solar noon in Noisy-le-Grand; on the December solstice only 17.8°. Sunrise swings from 52° NE in June to 126° SE in December — a 74° 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
January08:3213:0117:298 h 57 min21.4°
February07:4713:0318:2010 h 33 min30.7°
March06:5012:5719:0312 h 13 min41.5°
April06:4713:4820:5014 h 03 min53.1°
May06:0013:4621:3215 h 32 min61.4°
June05:4613:5121:5616 h 11 min64.6°
July06:0913:5621:4215 h 34 min61.6°
August06:5013:5220:5414 h 03 min53.2°
September07:3413:4219:5012 h 15 min41.8°
October08:1913:3418:4810 h 30 min30.4°
November08:0712:3517:038 h 55 min21.2°
December08:4012:4716:558 h 15 min17.8°

A year of daylight in Noisy-le-Grand

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 Noisy-le-Grand

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

38°collects the most energy over a year: 1178 kWh per kWp.

70°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 38°Best worst-month 70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°97483%0.598.0×
15°110294%0.915.3×
30°116999%1.194.0×
38° year-round best1178100%1.303.5×
45°117199%1.393.2×
49° = latitude116098%1.433.0×
60°110794%1.502.7×
70° off-grid best103087%1.522.4×
90°80869%1.441.9×

A fixed array in Noisy-le-Grand produces the most over a year at 38°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 70° it makes 1.52 kWh per kWp a day, 17% more than at 38°, and costs 13% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Noisy-le-Grand at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 38° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.66 (70°)1.7JanFebruary: 2.45 (70°)2.4FebMarch: 3.19 (70°)3.2MarApril: 3.66 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.36 (70°)3.4MayJune: 3.30 (70°)3.3JunJuly: 3.31 (70°)3.3JulAugust: 3.35 (70°)3.4AugSeptember: 3.50 (70°)3.5SepOctober: 2.71 (70°)2.7OctNovember: 1.85 (70°)1.8NovDecember: 1.52 (70°)1.5Dec38°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 38°Mean temp.
January0.941.871.661.462.9 °C
February1.732.762.452.343.5 °C
March2.973.633.193.376.6 °C
April4.514.233.664.3610.2 °C
May5.213.953.364.4213.7 °C
June5.753.943.304.5717.3 °C
July5.563.973.314.4819.2 °C
August4.734.013.354.1818.8 °C
September3.684.123.503.8515.5 °C
October2.173.142.712.6811.6 °C
November1.142.121.851.676.8 °C
December0.781.731.521.303.5 °C
Year3.27 avg3.29 avg1030 kWh1178 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 770 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 900 Wp at 38°. The steep array is 14% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Noisy-le-Grand

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.

7.9 mrow pitch at 70°

6.3 mrow pitch at 38°

Row spacing calculator

How Noisy-le-Grand compares in France

Against the other 656 places in France with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

410thof 657 places in France for sunshine, shared: 3.27 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−7%solar energy a year compared with the average place in France: 1,178 against 1,261 kWh per kWp.

±0 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Paris: 16 h 11 min against 16 h 11 min.

38°best year-round tilt here; across France it runs from 33° in Ajaccio to 39° in Lille.

Of the 657 places in France, Marseille 12 and 5 other places get the most sun (4.46 peak sun hours a day) and Maubeuge and one other place the least (3.10); Noisy-le-Grand ranks joint 410th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.52 kWh a day here, against 1.86 kWh on average in France. The shortest day lasts 8 h 15 min, ±0 min compared with Paris.

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Solar forecast for Noisy-le-Grand, 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 Noisy-le-Grand

What is the best solar panel angle in Noisy-le-Grand?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Noisy-le-Grand is 38°, worth about 1178 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 70°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Noisy-le-Grand today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 18:43 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 19 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:33.
How many peak sun hours does Noisy-le-Grand get?
On a flat surface 3.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.8 in December to 5.7 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.7 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Noisy-le-Grand?
At solar noon the sun stands 64.6° above the horizon on the June solstice and 17.8° on the December solstice.
Is Noisy-le-Grand a good place for solar panels?
With 3.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Noisy-le-Grand ranks joint 410th of 657 places in France for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (38°) makes about 1,178 kWh a year here, 7% less than the average place in France.

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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.