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Solar position in Nykøbing Falster

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Nykøbing Falster — computed for 54.77° N, 11.87° E, 2 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:59109° ESE
Sunset today17:53250° WSW
Best panel angle40°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle75°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation23.4°
At solar noon, 12:56Open on the sun map

Sun in Nykøbing Falster today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:58sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:3912° below
Civil dawn07:216° below
Sunrise07:59109° ESE
Golden hour ends08:51sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5623.4° high
Golden hour starts17:01sun 6° up
Sunset17:53250° WSW
Civil dusk18:306° below
Nautical dusk19:1212° below
Astronomical dusk19:5418° below
Day length9 h 54 min

Sun path diagram for Nykøbing Falster

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 solstice56789101112131415161718192021EquinoxDecember solstice9101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 58.7° at solar noon in Nykøbing Falster; on the December solstice only 11.9°. Sunrise swings from 45° NE in June to 132° SE in December — a 87° 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
January08:1912:2416:288 h 08 min15.4°
February07:2112:2617:3110 h 11 min24.8°
March06:1212:2018:2712 h 15 min35.6°
April05:5513:1120:2714 h 32 min47.2°
May04:5613:0921:2216 h 26 min55.5°
June04:3413:1421:5317 h 19 min58.7°
July05:0313:1821:3216 h 29 min55.7°
August05:5813:1520:3114 h 33 min47.3°
September06:5513:0519:1412 h 18 min35.9°
October07:5312:5618:0010 h 07 min24.5°
November07:5411:5816:018 h 07 min15.3°
December08:3412:1015:477 h 13 min11.9°

A year of daylight in Nykøbing Falster

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 Nykøbing Falster

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

40°collects the most energy over a year: 1070 kWh per kWp.

75°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 40°Best worst-month 75°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°85580%0.2518.6×
15°98392%0.4311.5×
30°105599%0.588.4×
40° year-round best1070100%0.667.1×
45°1067100%0.706.6×
55° = latitude104197%0.755.8×
60°101995%0.775.4×
70°95589%0.804.9×
75° off-grid best91485%0.804.6×
90°76171%0.773.9×

A fixed array in Nykøbing Falster produces the most over a year at 40°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 75° it makes 0.80 kWh per kWp a day, 20% more than at 40°, and costs 15% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Nykøbing Falster at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 40° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.03 (70°)1.0JanFebruary: 1.81 (70°)1.8FebMarch: 3.09 (70°)3.1MarApril: 3.88 (70°)3.9AprMay: 3.76 (70°)3.8MayJune: 3.56 (70°)3.6JunJuly: 3.42 (70°)3.4JulAugust: 3.34 (70°)3.3AugSeptember: 3.21 (70°)3.2SepOctober: 2.24 (70°)2.2OctNovember: 1.22 (70°)1.2NovDecember: 0.80 (70°)0.8Dec40°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 40°Mean temp.
January0.501.181.030.881.2 °C
February1.132.031.811.671.2 °C
March2.483.473.093.123.2 °C
April4.204.433.884.407.1 °C
May5.284.373.764.7111.8 °C
June5.694.223.564.6915.6 °C
July5.264.093.424.4018.1 °C
August4.283.983.343.9618.1 °C
September3.063.783.213.4014.9 °C
October1.572.592.242.1310.4 °C
November0.641.411.221.066.2 °C
December0.360.920.800.662.8 °C
Year2.88 avg3.04 avg955 kWh1070 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 1,480 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 1,770 Wp at 40°. The steep array is 17% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Nykøbing Falster

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.

13.1 mrow pitch at 70°

10.0 mrow pitch at 40°

Row spacing calculator

How Nykøbing Falster compares in Denmark

Against the other 59 places in Denmark with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

15thof 60 places in Denmark for sunshine, shared: 2.88 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Denmark: 1,070 against 1,077 kWh per kWp.

−13 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Copenhagen: 17 h 19 min against 17 h 32 min.

40°best year-round tilt here; across Denmark it runs from 40° in Nykøbing Falster to 42° in Århus.

Of the 60 places in Denmark, Køge and one other place get the most sun (2.90 peak sun hours a day) and Viborg the least (2.81); Nykøbing Falster ranks joint 15th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.80 kWh a day here, against 0.77 kWh on average in Denmark. The shortest day lasts 7 h 13 min, +12 min compared with Copenhagen.

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Solar forecast for Nykøbing Falster, 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 Nykøbing Falster

What is the best solar panel angle in Nykøbing Falster?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Nykøbing Falster is 40°, worth about 1070 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 75°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nykøbing Falster today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:53 local time (UTC+2), giving 9 h 54 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:56.
How many peak sun hours does Nykøbing Falster get?
On a flat surface 2.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.4 in December to 5.7 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 0.9 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Nykøbing Falster?
At solar noon the sun stands 58.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 11.9° on the December solstice.
Is Nykøbing Falster a good place for solar panels?
With 2.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Nykøbing Falster ranks joint 15th of 60 places in Denmark for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (40°) makes about 1,070 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Denmark.

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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.