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Solar position in Pukekohe East

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Pukekohe East — computed for 37.20° S, 174.95° E, 115 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:23106° ESE
Sunset today19:46254° WSW
Best panel angle32°year-round, facing north
Off-grid angle61°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation64.8°
At solar noon, 13:04Open on the sun map

Sun in Pukekohe East today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+13

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn04:49sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn05:2312° below
Civil dawn05:556° below
Sunrise06:23106° ESE
Golden hour ends06:58sun 6° up
Solar noon13:0464.8° high
Golden hour starts19:10sun 6° up
Sunset19:46254° WSW
Civil dusk20:136° below
Nautical dusk20:4612° below
Astronomical dusk21:2018° below
Day length13 h 23 min

Sun path diagram for Pukekohe East

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 solstice891011121314151617EquinoxDecember solstice7891011121314151617181920Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 29.4° at solar noon in Pukekohe East; on the December solstice only 76.2°. Sunrise swings from 61° ENE in June to 121° ESE in December — a 60° 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
January06:2213:3120:3914 h 17 min72.7°
February06:5613:3320:1013 h 14 min63.4°
March07:2313:2719:3012 h 07 min52.7°
April06:5012:1817:4610 h 56 min41.0°
May07:1612:1617:1610 h 00 min32.7°
June07:3312:2117:099 h 36 min29.4°
July07:2812:2617:259 h 57 min32.3°
August06:5712:2317:5010 h 53 min40.6°
September06:1212:1318:1512 h 03 min52.0°
October06:2813:0519:4213 h 14 min63.4°
November05:5713:0520:1414 h 17 min72.7°
December05:5613:1820:3914 h 44 min76.2°

A year of daylight in Pukekohe East

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 Pukekohe East

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

32°collects the most energy over a year: 1458 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 yearJune kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°127688%1.503.7×
15°140796%2.072.7×
30°1458100%2.512.1×
32° year-round best1458100%2.562.0×
37° = latitude1453100%2.661.9×
45°142598%2.791.7×
60°131390%2.901.4×
61° off-grid best130389%2.901.4×
70°119882%2.871.3×
90°89261%2.581.7×

A fixed array in Pukekohe East produces the most over a year at 32°. The design month for an off-grid system is June: at 61° it makes 2.90 kWh per kWp a day, 13% more than at 32°, and costs 11% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Pukekohe East at 70°

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

0123456January: 3.22 (70°)3.2JanFebruary: 3.47 (70°)3.5FebMarch: 3.75 (70°)3.7MarApril: 3.58 (70°)3.6AprMay: 3.09 (70°)3.1MayJune: 2.87 (70°)2.9JunJuly: 3.01 (70°)3.0JulAugust: 3.32 (70°)3.3AugSeptember: 3.46 (70°)3.5SepOctober: 3.42 (70°)3.4OctNovember: 3.22 (70°)3.2NovDecember: 2.99 (70°)3.0Dec32°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 32°Mean temp.
January6.723.873.225.1819.3 °C
February5.784.163.474.8519.9 °C
March4.774.463.754.5018.7 °C
April3.424.223.583.7216.7 °C
May2.373.613.092.9114.6 °C
June1.903.342.872.5612.6 °C
July2.123.483.012.7511.4 °C
August2.883.843.323.3211.7 °C
September3.934.033.463.9412.8 °C
October5.064.013.424.5014.0 °C
November6.083.813.224.8815.7 °C
December6.413.572.994.8817.8 °C
Year4.28 avg3.86 avg1198 kWh1458 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through June on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 410 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 460 Wp at 32°. The steep array is 11% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Pukekohe East

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.

4.5 mrow pitch at 70°

3.8 mrow pitch at 32°

Row spacing calculator

How Pukekohe East compares in New Zealand

Against the other 46 places in New Zealand with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

15thof 47 places in New Zealand for sunshine: 4.28 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in New Zealand: 1,458 against 1,455 kWh per kWp.

+2 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Auckland: 14 h 44 min against 14 h 42 min.

32°best year-round tilt here; across New Zealand it runs from 30° in Whangarei to 39° in Dunedin.

Of the 47 places in New Zealand, Whangarei gets the most sun (4.36 peak sun hours a day) and Invercargill the least (3.46); Pukekohe East ranks 15th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 2.87 kWh a day here, against 2.77 kWh on average in New Zealand. The shortest day lasts 9 h 36 min, −2 min compared with Auckland.

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Solar forecast for Pukekohe East, 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 Pukekohe East

What is the best solar panel angle in Pukekohe East?
For a fixed array facing north, the best year-round tilt in Pukekohe East is 32°, worth about 1458 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through June does better at about 61°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Pukekohe East today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:46 local time (UTC+13), giving 13 h 23 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:04.
How many peak sun hours does Pukekohe East get?
On a flat surface 4.3 hours a day averaged over the year, from 1.9 in June to 6.7 in January. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.3 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Pukekohe East?
At solar noon the sun stands 29.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 76.2° on the December solstice.
Is Pukekohe East a good place for solar panels?
With 4.3 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Pukekohe East ranks 15th of 47 places in New Zealand for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (32°) makes about 1,458 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in New Zealand.

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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.