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Solar position in Raseborg

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Raseborg — computed for 59.98° N, 23.44° E, 19 m above sea level.

Sunrise today08:27112° ESE
Sunset today17:52247° WSW
Best panel angle43°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle78°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation18.2°
At solar noon, 13:10Open on the sun map

Sun in Raseborg today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+3

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:07sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:5512° below
Civil dawn07:446° below
Sunrise08:27112° ESE
Golden hour ends09:30sun 6° up
Solar noon13:1018.2° high
Golden hour starts16:49sun 6° up
Sunset17:52247° WSW
Civil dusk18:356° below
Nautical dusk19:2412° below
Astronomical dusk20:1218° below
Day length9 h 24 min

Sun path diagram for Raseborg

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 solstice5678910111213141516171819202122EquinoxDecember solstice101112131415Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 53.5° at solar noon in Raseborg; on the December solstice only 6.7°. Sunrise swings from 35° NE in June to 140° SE in December — a 105° 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
January09:0312:3716:127 h 09 min10.3°
February07:4712:4017:329 h 45 min19.6°
March06:2512:3318:4212 h 18 min30.4°
April05:5213:2520:5815 h 06 min42.0°
May04:3513:2322:1117 h 36 min50.3°
June04:0213:2822:5318 h 52 min53.5°
July04:4213:3222:2117 h 40 min50.5°
August05:5413:2921:0215 h 08 min42.1°
September07:0713:1819:2912 h 22 min30.7°
October08:2013:1018:009 h 40 min19.3°
November08:3812:1115:457 h 07 min10.2°
December09:2712:2415:205 h 53 min6.7°

A year of daylight in Raseborg

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 Raseborg

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

43°collects the most energy over a year: 1040 kWh per kWp.

78°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 43°Best worst-month 78°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°80878%0.1045.8×
15°94090%0.1730.4×
30°101898%0.2223.1×
43° year-round best1040100%0.2619.3×
45°1040100%0.2718.8×
60° = latitude100396%0.3015.6×
70°94891%0.3113.7×
78° off-grid best88885%0.3112.3×
90°77274%0.3110.7×

A fixed array in Raseborg produces the most over a year at 43°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 78° it makes 0.31 kWh per kWp a day, 18% more than at 43°, and costs 15% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Raseborg at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 43° (year-round best).

0123456January: 0.61 (70°)0.6JanFebruary: 1.61 (70°)1.6FebMarch: 3.43 (70°)3.4MarApril: 4.06 (70°)4.1AprMay: 4.27 (70°)4.3MayJune: 3.95 (70°)4.0JunJuly: 3.83 (70°)3.8JulAugust: 3.65 (70°)3.7AugSeptember: 2.93 (70°)2.9SepOctober: 1.79 (70°)1.8OctNovember: 0.67 (70°)0.7NovDecember: 0.31 (70°)0.3Dec43°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 43°Mean temp.
January snow0.260.700.610.51-2.8 °C
February snow0.831.791.611.42-3.6 °C
March snow2.263.783.433.28-1.3 °C
April3.944.564.064.433.4 °C
May5.454.914.275.119.0 °C
June5.824.643.954.9513.5 °C
July5.454.573.834.7017.6 °C
August4.254.343.654.1617.2 °C
September2.543.432.933.0213.1 °C
October1.142.071.791.687.3 °C
November0.340.790.670.593.3 °C
December snow0.150.370.310.26-0.1 °C
Year2.71 avg3.00 avg948 kWh1040 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 3,800 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 4,460 Wp at 43°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Raseborg

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.

32.1 mrow pitch at 70°

24.2 mrow pitch at 43°

Row spacing calculator

How Raseborg compares in Finland

Against the other 78 places in Finland with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

2ndof 79 places in Finland for sunshine: 2.71 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+6%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Finland: 1,040 against 983 kWh per kWp.

−4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Helsinki: 18 h 52 min against 18 h 56 min.

43°best year-round tilt here; across Finland it runs from 43° in Turku to 49° in Rovaniemi.

Of the 79 places in Finland, Rauma gets the most sun (2.75 peak sun hours a day) and Rovaniemi the least (2.25); Raseborg ranks 2nd. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.31 kWh a day here, against 0.26 kWh on average in Finland. The shortest day lasts 5 h 53 min, +4 min compared with Helsinki.

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Solar forecast for Raseborg, 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 Raseborg

What is the best solar panel angle in Raseborg?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Raseborg is 43°, worth about 1040 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 78°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Raseborg today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 17:52 local time (UTC+3), giving 9 h 24 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:10.
How many peak sun hours does Raseborg get?
On a flat surface 2.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.2 in December to 5.8 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 0.4 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Raseborg?
At solar noon the sun stands 53.5° above the horizon on the June solstice and 6.7° on the December solstice.
Is Raseborg a good place for solar panels?
With 2.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Raseborg ranks 2nd of 79 places in Finland for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (43°) makes about 1,040 kWh a year here, 6% more than the average place in Finland.

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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.