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Default Courtyard Villa Patio Umbrella--any tips?

Our patio in our 2011 CYV faces in such a direction that the sun comes in till about 7 pm or so. We'd like to be able to block it with a tiltable, large-ish patio umbrella--not one in a patio table, but one that would sit on the side and block a large portion of the patio.

I'm wondering if anyone has experience with this situation, and what size would you recommend. I'm thinking 9 x 12 cantilevered. Is that too big?
The patio lounge chairs are directly in front of the lanai; the table and chairs are on the right in that little extended area, and the sun comes in from the right as you're sitting in the lounge chairs and covers the whole table and chairs.

Thanks for any opinions/experience.
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