Solar & Daylight Data

Updated 2026-09-02

Solar Shading Design: Indore, India

How to research solar shading design for a specific site in Indore — 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 1269743). 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 Indore at 22.7179, 75.8333, the declination-only solar-noon altitude is approximately 89.3° at the June solstice, 67.3° at an equinox and 43.8° 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 1269743 in administrative area 35, at 22.7179, 75.8333; replace it with the surveyed parcel point before relying on the result. As a transparent geometry check, declination-only solar-noon altitude is about 89.3° at the June solstice, 67.3° at an equinox and 43.8° at the December solstice. Representative 21st-day geometry ranges from about 10.6 hours in December to 13.4 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 Indore?

Indore is represented here at approximately 22.7179, 75.8333 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 Indore site remain authoritative.

Indore horizontal-overhang screening worksheet

Representative date09:00 altitude / P:HSolar noon altitude / P:H15:00 altitude / P:H
21 January28.65° / 1.83147.14° / 0.92828.65° / 1.831
21 February34.37° / 1.46256.06° / 0.67334.37° / 1.462
21 March40.50° / 1.17166.88° / 0.42740.50° / 1.171
21 April45.77° / 0.97478.86° / 0.19745.77° / 0.974
21 May48.19° / 0.89487.42° / 0.04548.19° / 0.894
21 June48.77° / 0.87689.27° / 0.01348.77° / 0.876
21 July48.25° / 0.89387.72° / 0.04048.25° / 0.893
21 August45.83° / 0.97279.04° / 0.19445.83° / 0.972
21 September40.61° / 1.16667.08° / 0.42340.61° / 1.166
21 October34.05° / 1.48055.53° / 0.68734.05° / 1.480
21 November28.44° / 1.84646.84° / 0.93828.44° / 1.846
21 December26.40° / 2.01443.83° / 1.04226.40° / 2.014

Indore 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 Indore worksheet uses latitude 22.7179° and records longitude 75.8333°. 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 1269743). 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 Indore establish?

The solar shading design record for Indore establishes a reproducible discovery point at 22.7179, 75.8333 (GeoNames ID 1269743, administrative area 35) 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 Indore?

For the solar shading design record in Indore, replace the 22.7179, 75.8333 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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