Solar & Daylight Data

Updated 2026-08-31

Sun Path: Yew Tee, Singapore

How to research sun path for a specific site in Yew Tee — the controlling authority, source documents, and checks to run before you rely on a number.

Last updated August 31, 2026 · Location data from the [GeoNames SG dump](https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/SG.zip) (CC BY 4.0, snapshot 2026-08-31, GeoNames ID 1880137). Regulatory starting point: [Building and Construction Authority](https://www1.bca.gov.sg/regulatory-info/building-control). 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.

Direct answer

For Yew Tee at 1.3966, 103.7474, the declination-only solar-noon altitude is approximately 68.0° at the June solstice, 88.6° at an equinox and 65.2° 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 1880137 in administrative area 03, at 1.3966, 103.7474; replace it with the surveyed parcel point before relying on the result. As a transparent geometry check, declination-only solar-noon altitude is about 68.0° at the June solstice, 88.6° at an equinox and 65.2° at the December solstice. Representative 21st-day geometry ranges from about 11.9 hours in December to 12.1 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 sun path record.

Prepared by Harth · Prepared from the cited location and country sources; local project inputs remain unreviewed · Published 2026-08-26 · Updated 2026-08-31.

What must be verified for Yew Tee?

Yew Tee is represented here at approximately 1.3966, 103.7474 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 sun path 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 sun-path-workflow page is a project-starting worksheet, not a design value or approval. The controlling authority and qualified professionals for the Yew Tee site remain authoritative.

This primary route consolidates the location evidence needed for Sun Path, Solar Altitude & Azimuth, Solar Shading Design, Daylight & Orientation. A narrower route should be released only when it adds a materially different official source, calculation, process, threshold or worked example.

Yew Tee monthly solar geometry check for sun path

Representative dateDeclinationSolar-noon altitudeGeometric daylightNoon shadow / height
21 January-20.14°68.47°11.932 h0.395
21 February-11.23°77.38°11.963 h0.224
21 March-0.40°88.20°11.999 h0.031
21 April+11.58°79.82°12.038 h0.180
21 May+20.14°71.26°12.068 h0.339
21 June+23.45°67.95°12.081 h0.405
21 July+20.44°70.96°12.069 h0.345
21 August+11.75°79.64°12.039 h0.183
21 September-0.20°88.40°11.999 h0.028
21 October-11.75°76.85°11.961 h0.234
21 November-20.44°68.16°11.931 h0.401
21 December-23.45°65.15°11.919 h0.463

Yew Tee solar-geometry fingerprint at 1.3966, 103.7474

  • Yew Tee, 21 January: declination -20.14°, noon altitude 68.47°, zenith 21.53°, geometric daylight 11.932 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.395.
  • Yew Tee, 21 February: declination -11.23°, noon altitude 77.38°, zenith 12.62°, geometric daylight 11.963 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.224.
  • Yew Tee, 21 March: declination -0.40°, noon altitude 88.20°, zenith 1.80°, geometric daylight 11.999 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.031.
  • Yew Tee, 21 April: declination +11.58°, noon altitude 79.82°, zenith 10.18°, geometric daylight 12.038 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.180.
  • Yew Tee, 21 May: declination +20.14°, noon altitude 71.26°, zenith 18.74°, geometric daylight 12.068 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.339.
  • Yew Tee, 21 June: declination +23.45°, noon altitude 67.95°, zenith 22.05°, geometric daylight 12.081 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.405.
  • Yew Tee, 21 July: declination +20.44°, noon altitude 70.96°, zenith 19.04°, geometric daylight 12.069 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.345.
  • Yew Tee, 21 August: declination +11.75°, noon altitude 79.64°, zenith 10.36°, geometric daylight 12.039 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.183.
  • Yew Tee, 21 September: declination -0.20°, noon altitude 88.40°, zenith 1.60°, geometric daylight 11.999 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.028.
  • Yew Tee, 21 October: declination -11.75°, noon altitude 76.85°, zenith 13.15°, geometric daylight 11.961 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.234.
  • Yew Tee, 21 November: declination -20.44°, noon altitude 68.16°, zenith 21.84°, geometric daylight 11.931 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.401.
  • Yew Tee, 21 December: declination -23.45°, noon altitude 65.15°, zenith 24.85°, geometric daylight 11.919 hours, and vertical-object noon shadow ratio 0.463.

Harth computed the Yew Tee fingerprint for latitude 1.3966° with the Cooper declination approximation, 90° - |latitude - declination| at solar noon, centre-to-centre sunrise hour angle and 1 / tan(altitude) shadow ratio. Longitude 103.7474° is retained for a later civil-time conversion; this screen does not perform that conversion. See NOAA's solar calculation details. Atmospheric refraction, terrain, facade azimuth and obstructions remain outside this first-pass comparison.

Sources and method

Location data from the GeoNames SG dump (CC BY 4.0, snapshot 2026-08-31, GeoNames ID 1880137). Regulatory starting point: Building and Construction Authority. 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.

Frequently asked questions

What does the sun path record for Yew Tee establish?

The sun path record for Yew Tee establishes a reproducible discovery point at 1.3966, 103.7474 (GeoNames ID 1880137, administrative area 03) and a Singapore source path. It does not establish a final project value, approval or parcel decision.

What must be replaced before using this sun path workflow for a project in Yew Tee?

For the sun path record in Yew Tee, replace the 1.3966, 103.7474 city reference with the surveyed site or parcel, identify the competent local authority, and verify the current documents under Building Control Regulations, BCA Approved Documents, and applicable Singapore Standards. Record the edition, retrieval date, units, assumptions and named checker before relying on the result.

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