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Updated 2026-09-02

Solar Shading Design: Aurangabad, India

How to research solar shading design for a specific site in Aurangabad — the controlling authority, source documents, and checks to run before you rely on a number.

Last updated September 2, 2026 · Location data from the [GeoNames IN dump](https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/IN.zip) (CC BY 4.0, snapshot 2026-08-31, GeoNames ID 1278149). Regulatory starting point: [Bureau of Indian Standards and the applicable state or urban local body](https://www.services.bis.gov.in/php/BIS_2.0/bisconnect/knowyourstandards/Indian_standards/isdetails/). Figures are illustrative — verify against the current locally adopted edition for the site. Solar-method context: [NOAA Solar Calculation Details](https://gml.noaa.gov/grad/solcalc/calcdetails.html); the Harth monthly table uses a simpler declination and geometric-daylight approximation whose stated limitations must be retained. Project-date refinement reference: [NREL Solar Position Algorithm](https://midcdmz.nrel.gov/spa/).

Direct answer

For Aurangabad at 19.8776, 75.3423, the declination-only solar-noon altitude is approximately 86.4° at the June solstice, 70.1° at an equinox and 46.7° at the December solstice. Refine these geometry checks with the project date, civil time, facade azimuth, terrain and local horizon. The reproducible location record is GeoNames ID 1278149 in administrative area 16, at 19.8776, 75.3423; replace it with the surveyed parcel point before relying on the result. As a transparent geometry check, declination-only solar-noon altitude is about 86.4° at the June solstice, 70.1° at an equinox and 46.7° at the December solstice. Representative 21st-day geometry ranges from about 10.8 hours in December to 13.2 hours in June; this excludes atmospheric refraction, terrain and obstruction effects. The cited national authority is a discovery starting point; current local documents and a named qualified reviewer control project use of this solar shading design record.

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What must be verified for Aurangabad?

Aurangabad is represented here at approximately 19.8776, 75.3423 for discovery and workflow planning. A project address, parcel, elevation, exposure, authority, and submission date must replace that city-centre reference before design use.

How should solar shading design be established?

  1. Fix the surveyed site and local time basis.
  2. Select an authoritative weather source or a named solar-position algorithm.
  3. Record period, percentile or scenario and units.
  4. Test sensitivity to elevation, exposure, urban form and horizon.
  5. Save the source file, retrieval date and checker in the model record.
InputProject-specific evidenceQA question
Sitesurveyed coordinates, elevation and horizonDoes the point represent the building?
Weather/solar methodnamed dataset, algorithm, period and time basisAre station, time zone and units explicit?
Design scenariocurrent and future scenario agreed by the teamIs an average being mistaken for an extreme?
Complianceadopted local document and editionWas applicability confirmed with the authority?

What are the limits of this worksheet?

This shading-workflow page is a project-starting worksheet, not a design value or approval. The controlling authority and qualified professionals for the Aurangabad site remain authoritative.

Aurangabad horizontal-overhang screening worksheet

Representative date09:00 altitude / P:HSolar noon altitude / P:H15:00 altitude / P:H
21 January30.48° / 1.69949.98° / 0.84030.48° / 1.699
21 February35.88° / 1.38358.90° / 0.60335.88° / 1.383
21 March41.50° / 1.13069.72° / 0.37041.50° / 1.130
21 April46.03° / 0.96581.70° / 0.14646.03° / 0.965
21 May47.85° / 0.90589.74° / 0.00547.85° / 0.905
21 June48.19° / 0.89486.43° / 0.06248.19° / 0.894
21 July47.89° / 0.90489.44° / 0.01047.89° / 0.904
21 August46.08° / 0.96381.88° / 0.14346.08° / 0.963
21 September41.59° / 1.12769.92° / 0.36641.59° / 1.127
21 October35.58° / 1.39858.37° / 0.61635.58° / 1.398
21 November30.29° / 1.71249.68° / 0.84930.29° / 1.712
21 December28.34° / 1.85446.67° / 0.94328.34° / 1.854

Aurangabad overhang sizing hand check

P:H is projection depth divided by the vertical facade distance to shade, calculated as 1 / tan(solar altitude). For a 1.20 m vertical target, multiply the table ratio by 1.20 m. The 09:00 and 15:00 columns use apparent solar time and show the solar-profile-plane ratio; they do not resolve facade azimuth, horizontal shadow displacement or a side-fin geometry.

The Aurangabad worksheet uses latitude 19.8776° and records longitude 75.3423°. A project study must replace the reference point, use the actual facade normal and obstruction mask, convert to civil time, test the full occupied period and account for diffuse sky, glazing and thermal performance. Refine solar positions with the NREL SPA.

Sources and method

Location data from the GeoNames IN dump (CC BY 4.0, snapshot 2026-08-31, GeoNames ID 1278149). Regulatory starting point: Bureau of Indian Standards and the applicable state or urban local body. Figures are illustrative — verify against the current locally adopted edition for the site. Solar-method context: NOAA Solar Calculation Details; the Harth monthly table uses a simpler declination and geometric-daylight approximation whose stated limitations must be retained. Project-date refinement reference: NREL Solar Position Algorithm.

Frequently asked questions

What does the solar shading design record for Aurangabad establish?

The solar shading design record for Aurangabad establishes a reproducible discovery point at 19.8776, 75.3423 (GeoNames ID 1278149, administrative area 16) and a India source path. It does not establish a final project value, approval or parcel decision.

What must be replaced before using this solar shading design workflow for a project in Aurangabad?

For the solar shading design record in Aurangabad, replace the 19.8776, 75.3423 city reference with the surveyed site or parcel, identify the competent local authority, and verify the current documents under National Building Code of India plus state and urban-local-body rules. Record the edition, retrieval date, units, assumptions and named checker before relying on the result.

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