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Solar position in Sarpsborg

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Sarpsborg — computed for 59.28° N, 11.11° E, 54 m above sea level.

Sunrise today08:14112° ESE
Sunset today17:43248° WSW
Best panel angle45°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle81°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation18.9°
At solar noon, 12:59Open on the sun map

Sun in Sarpsborg today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+2

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:57sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:4412° below
Civil dawn07:326° below
Sunrise08:14112° ESE
Golden hour ends09:16sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5918.9° high
Golden hour starts16:42sun 6° up
Sunset17:43248° WSW
Civil dusk18:266° below
Nautical dusk19:1312° below
Astronomical dusk20:0018° below
Day length9 h 29 min

Sun path diagram for Sarpsborg

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 solstice1011121314Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 54.2° at solar noon in Sarpsborg; on the December solstice only 7.4°. Sunrise swings from 37° NE in June to 139° SE in December — a 102° 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
January08:4812:2716:067 h 18 min11.0°
February07:3512:2917:249 h 49 min20.3°
March06:1412:2318:3212 h 17 min31.1°
April05:4413:1420:4515 h 01 min42.7°
May04:3013:1221:5517 h 25 min51.0°
June03:5913:1722:3518 h 36 min54.2°
July04:3713:2122:0517 h 28 min51.1°
August05:4613:1820:4915 h 02 min42.7°
September06:5713:0819:1812 h 21 min31.3°
October08:0712:5917:519 h 44 min20.0°
November08:2312:0115:387 h 16 min10.8°
December09:1012:1315:166 h 06 min7.4°

A year of daylight in Sarpsborg

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 Sarpsborg

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

45°collects the most energy over a year: 1062 kWh per kWp.

81°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 45°Best worst-month 81°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°80276%0.1337.0×
15°94389%0.2718.6×
30°103297%0.4112.6×
45° year-round best1062100%0.529.4×
59° = latitude103698%0.597.5×
60°103297%0.597.4×
70°98092%0.626.3×
81° off-grid best89584%0.635.5×
90°80776%0.635.1×

A fixed array in Sarpsborg produces the most over a year at 45°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 81° it makes 0.63 kWh per kWp a day, 23% more than at 45°, and costs 16% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Sarpsborg at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 45° (year-round best).

0123456January: 0.89 (70°)0.9JanFebruary: 1.86 (70°)1.9FebMarch: 3.50 (70°)3.5MarApril: 3.84 (70°)3.8AprMay: 3.92 (70°)3.9MayJune: 3.92 (70°)3.9JunJuly: 3.68 (70°)3.7JulAugust: 3.48 (70°)3.5AugSeptember: 3.19 (70°)3.2SepOctober: 2.17 (70°)2.2OctNovember: 1.11 (70°)1.1NovDecember: 0.62 (70°)0.6Dec45°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 45°Mean temp.
January snow0.311.000.890.74-3.2 °C
February snow0.892.051.861.65-3.1 °C
March snow2.313.883.503.390.0 °C
April3.824.353.844.215.3 °C
May5.124.543.924.6910.4 °C
June5.844.613.924.8714.4 °C
July5.284.383.684.5016.7 °C
August4.114.123.483.9815.8 °C
September2.713.713.193.3011.9 °C
October1.262.482.172.046.4 °C
November0.441.261.110.962.0 °C
December snow0.200.710.620.52-1.9 °C
Year2.70 avg3.10 avg980 kWh1062 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 1,900 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 2,290 Wp at 45°. The steep array is 17% smaller for the same winter. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Sarpsborg

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.

26.8 mrow pitch at 70°

21.0 mrow pitch at 45°

Row spacing calculator

How Sarpsborg compares in Norway

Against the other 39 places in Norway with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

8thof 40 places in Norway for sunshine, shared: 2.70 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

+10%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Norway: 1,062 against 967 kWh per kWp.

−14 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Oslo: 18 h 36 min against 18 h 50 min.

45°best year-round tilt here; across Norway it runs from 42° in Bergen to 48° in Tromsø.

Of the 40 places in Norway, Grimstad gets the most sun (2.78 peak sun hours a day) and Tromsø and one other place the least (1.95); Sarpsborg ranks joint 8th. In its darkest month, December, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 0.62 kWh a day here, against 0.41 kWh on average in Norway. The shortest day lasts 6 h 06 min, +12 min compared with Oslo.

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Solar forecast for Sarpsborg, 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 Sarpsborg

What is the best solar panel angle in Sarpsborg?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Sarpsborg is 45°, worth about 1062 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 81°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sarpsborg today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:43 local time (UTC+2), giving 9 h 29 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:59.
How many peak sun hours does Sarpsborg 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 0.7 sun hours a day in December.
How high does the sun get in Sarpsborg?
At solar noon the sun stands 54.2° above the horizon on the June solstice and 7.4° on the December solstice.
Is Sarpsborg a good place for solar panels?
With 2.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Sarpsborg ranks joint 8th of 40 places in Norway for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (45°) makes about 1,062 kWh a year here, 10% more than the average place in Norway.

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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.