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Solar position in Saint-Nicolas

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Saint-Nicolas — computed for 50.63° N, 5.53° E, 96 m above sea level.

Sunrise today08:15108° ESE
Sunset today18:27252° WSW
Best panel angle39°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle72°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation27.6°
At solar noon, 13:21Open on the sun map

Sun in Saint-Nicolas today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn06:25sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn07:0312° below
Civil dawn07:416° below
Sunrise08:15108° ESE
Golden hour ends09:02sun 6° up
Solar noon13:2127.6° high
Golden hour starts17:41sun 6° up
Sunset18:27252° WSW
Civil dusk19:016° below
Nautical dusk19:3912° below
Astronomical dusk20:1718° below
Day length10 h 13 min

Sun path diagram for Saint-Nicolas

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 62.8° at solar noon in Saint-Nicolas; on the December solstice only 16.0°. Sunrise swings from 50° NE in June to 128° SE in December — a 78° 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
January08:2712:4917:118 h 44 min19.6°
February07:3812:5118:0510 h 27 min28.9°
March06:3812:4518:5212 h 14 min39.7°
April06:3113:3620:4214 h 11 min51.3°
May05:4113:3421:2815 h 46 min59.6°
June05:2513:3921:5416 h 29 min62.8°
July05:4913:4421:3815 h 48 min59.8°
August06:3413:4020:4614 h 11 min51.4°
September07:2213:3019:3812 h 16 min40.0°
October08:1013:2218:3310 h 23 min28.6°
November08:0212:2316:448 h 42 min19.4°
December08:3612:3516:357 h 58 min16.0°

A year of daylight in Saint-Nicolas

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 Saint-Nicolas

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

39°collects the most energy over a year: 1105 kWh per kWp.

72°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 39°Best worst-month 72°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°90582%0.489.3×
15°102893%0.776.0×
30°109499%1.014.5×
39° year-round best1105100%1.133.9×
45°1100100%1.193.5×
51° = latitude108598%1.253.3×
60°104494%1.303.0×
70°97588%1.332.7×
72° off-grid best95887%1.332.6×
90°77170%1.262.1×

A fixed array in Saint-Nicolas produces the most over a year at 39°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 72° it makes 1.33 kWh per kWp a day, 17% more than at 39°, and costs 13% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Saint-Nicolas at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 39° (year-round best).

012345January: 1.52 (70°)1.5JanFebruary: 2.18 (70°)2.2FebMarch: 3.05 (70°)3.0MarApril: 3.57 (70°)3.6AprMay: 3.35 (70°)3.3MayJune: 3.23 (70°)3.2JunJuly: 3.21 (70°)3.2JulAugust: 3.20 (70°)3.2AugSeptember: 3.26 (70°)3.3SepOctober: 2.52 (70°)2.5OctNovember: 1.62 (70°)1.6NovDecember: 1.33 (70°)1.3Dec39°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 39°Mean temp.
January0.811.721.521.331.0 °C
February1.502.452.182.081.6 °C
March2.733.453.053.184.7 °C
April4.254.103.574.188.8 °C
May5.043.913.354.3312.6 °C
June5.433.843.234.3716.1 °C
July5.233.843.214.2618.2 °C
August4.403.823.203.9217.7 °C
September3.363.823.263.5614.1 °C
October1.962.912.522.4810.0 °C
November0.971.851.621.465.4 °C
December0.641.501.331.132.0 °C
Year3.03 avg3.10 avg975 kWh1105 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 890 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 1,040 Wp at 39°. The steep array is 15% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Saint-Nicolas

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.

9.0 mrow pitch at 70°

7.1 mrow pitch at 39°

Row spacing calculator

How Saint-Nicolas compares in Belgium

Against the other 222 places in Belgium with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

115thof 223 places in Belgium for sunshine, shared: 3.04 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−1%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Belgium: 1,105 against 1,112 kWh per kWp.

−2 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Brussels: 16 h 29 min against 16 h 31 min.

39°best year-round tilt here; across Belgium it runs from 38° in Brugge to 39° in Brussels.

Of the 223 places in Belgium, Knokke-Heist and one other place get the most sun (3.13 peak sun hours a day) and Eupen the least (3.01); Saint-Nicolas ranks joint 115th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.33 kWh a day here, against 1.30 kWh on average in Belgium. The shortest day lasts 7 h 58 min, +2 min compared with Brussels.

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Solar forecast for Saint-Nicolas, 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 Saint-Nicolas

What is the best solar panel angle in Saint-Nicolas?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Saint-Nicolas is 39°, worth about 1105 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 72°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Saint-Nicolas today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 18:27 local time (UTC+2), giving 10 h 13 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 13:21.
How many peak sun hours does Saint-Nicolas get?
On a flat surface 3.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 0.6 in December to 5.4 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.5 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Saint-Nicolas?
At solar noon the sun stands 62.8° above the horizon on the June solstice and 16.0° on the December solstice.
Is Saint-Nicolas a good place for solar panels?
With 3.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Saint-Nicolas ranks joint 115th of 223 places in Belgium for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (39°) makes about 1,105 kWh a year here, 1% less than the average place in Belgium.

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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.