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Solar position in Port Macquarie

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Port Macquarie — computed for 31.43° S, 152.91° E, 10 m above sea level.

Sunrise today05:58105° ESE
Sunset today19:06255° WSW
Best panel angle30°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle51°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation70.6°
At solar noon, 12:32Open on the sun map

Sun in Port Macquarie today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+11

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:32sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:0312° below
Civil dawn05:336° below
Sunrise05:58105° ESE
Golden hour ends06:31sun 6° up
Solar noon12:3270.6° high
Golden hour starts18:33sun 6° up
Sunset19:06255° WSW
Civil dusk19:316° below
Nautical dusk20:0212° below
Astronomical dusk20:3318° below
Day length13 h 08 min

Sun path diagram for Port Macquarie

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 solstice78910111213141516EquinoxDecember solstice678910111213141516171819Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 35.2° at solar noon in Port Macquarie; on the December solstice only 82.0°. Sunrise swings from 63° ENE in June to 118° ESE in December — a 56° 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
January06:0312:5919:5413 h 51 min78.5°
February06:3113:0119:3113 h 00 min69.2°
March06:5212:5518:5812 h 07 min58.4°
April06:1211:4617:2111 h 09 min46.8°
May06:3211:4416:5710 h 25 min38.4°
June06:4711:5016:5310 h 06 min35.2°
July06:4311:5417:0610 h 23 min38.1°
August06:1811:5117:2511 h 07 min46.4°
September05:3911:4117:4312 h 04 min57.8°
October06:0212:3319:0313 h 01 min69.2°
November05:3812:3419:2913 h 51 min78.5°
December05:4012:4619:5214 h 12 min82.0°

A year of daylight in Port Macquarie

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 Port Macquarie

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

30°collects the most energy over a year: 1621 kWh per kWp.

51°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 30°Best worst-month 51°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°143488%2.112.5×
15°157497%2.801.9×
30° year-round best1621100%3.311.5×
31° = latitude1621100%3.341.5×
45°157297%3.611.4×
51° off-grid best152694%3.671.3×
60°143288%3.691.5×
70°129380%3.611.8×
90°93558%3.162.9×

A fixed array in Port Macquarie produces the most over a year at 30°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 51° it makes 3.67 kWh per kWp a day, 11% more than at 30°, and costs 6% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Port Macquarie at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 30° (year-round best).

0123456January: 2.68 (70°)2.7JanFebruary: 3.06 (70°)3.1FebMarch: 3.44 (70°)3.4MarApril: 3.88 (70°)3.9AprMay: 4.03 (70°)4.0MayJune: 3.61 (70°)3.6JunJuly: 4.15 (70°)4.2JulAugust: 4.51 (70°)4.5AugSeptember: 4.29 (70°)4.3SepOctober: 3.48 (70°)3.5OctNovember: 2.81 (70°)2.8NovDecember: 2.52 (70°)2.5Dec30°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 30°Mean temp.
January6.643.272.684.8623.5 °C
February5.823.723.064.6623.1 °C
March4.934.143.444.4021.7 °C
April4.084.633.884.2019.6 °C
May3.244.764.033.8616.9 °C
June2.644.233.613.3115.0 °C
July3.044.844.153.8314.0 °C
August3.995.274.514.5614.7 °C
September5.165.074.295.0617.1 °C
October5.864.163.484.9819.0 °C
November6.343.402.814.8320.7 °C
December6.553.072.524.7322.3 °C
Year4.85 avg4.22 avg1293 kWh1621 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 470 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 360 Wp at 30°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Port Macquarie

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.

3.7 mrow pitch at 70°

3.3 mrow pitch at 30°

Row spacing calculator

How Port Macquarie compares in Australia

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

56thof 89 places in Australia for sunshine: 4.85 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−3%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Australia: 1,621 against 1,665 kWh per kWp.

−13 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Sydney: 14 h 12 min against 14 h 25 min.

30°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); Port Macquarie ranks 56th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.52 kWh a day here, against 2.60 kWh on average in Australia. The shortest day lasts 10 h 06 min, +12 min compared with Sydney.

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Solar forecast for Port Macquarie, 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 Port Macquarie

What is the best solar panel angle in Port Macquarie?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Port Macquarie is 30°, worth about 1621 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 51°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Port Macquarie today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:06 local time (UTC+11), giving 13 h 08 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:32.
How many peak sun hours does Port Macquarie get?
On a flat surface 4.9 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.6 in June to 6.6 in January. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.1 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Port Macquarie?
At solar noon the sun stands 35.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 82.0° on the December solstice.
Is Port Macquarie a good place for solar panels?
With 4.9 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Port Macquarie ranks 56th of 89 places in Australia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (30°) makes about 1,621 kWh a year here, 3% 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.