Row pitch, gap and GCR converter

Table and spacing
Sun rule (optional check)
ResultValue
Pitch (front edge to front edge)-
Clear gap (rear edge to next front edge)-
Ground coverage ratio, L / pitch-
Table rise-
Sun elevation and azimuth from south-
Pitch needed by the sun rule-
Your pitch against the rule-

Flat ground or flat roof, rows level, facing the equator, 21 December (21 June in the southern hemisphere). Gap is measured horizontally. A design aid, not a shading simulation.