Alabama vs Auburn: shaded seats and sun by section

For Alabama vs Auburn at a 2:30 pm kickoff, 48 of 98 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 827, 826, 825, 824. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Nov 28, 2026, Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa. Iron Bowl. Kickoff time not yet announced (SEC windows 11 am, 2:30 pm or 6 to 7 pm CT). Kickoff time TBA, so each possible kickoff is modelled below.

Which seats are in the sun at a 2:30 pm kickoff?

Time	What happens
12:00 pm	Walk of Champions: the team arrives on University Boulevard, north side
12:30 pm	All gates open
2:30 pm	Kickoff
4:50 pm	Sunset
~6:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate and Walk of Champions times from the rolltide.com Football A to Z Index.

Sun at kickoff: 21.8° high, bearing 223.1°. Sunset during the game at about 4:50 pm. Sunniest: 827, 826, 825, 824, 829, 828. Shadiest: 857, 854, 852, 851, 816, 801. By level and side: upper deck north 63 min, upper deck east 44 min, lower bowl east 42 min, lower bowl north 28 min, upper deck south 15 min, upper deck west 2 min, lower bowl south 0 min, lower bowl west 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 102	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 103	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section 104	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section 105	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section 106	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section 107	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section 108	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section 109	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section 110	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section 111	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section 112	lower bowl	north	0		at kickoff
Section 113	lower bowl	north	0		at kickoff
Section 114	lower bowl	north	0		at kickoff
Section 115	lower bowl	north	0		at kickoff
Section 116	lower bowl	north	24		2:50 pm	yes
Section 117	lower bowl	north	38		3:10 pm	yes
Section 118	lower bowl	north	49		3:20 pm	yes
Section 119	lower bowl	north	55		3:30 pm	yes
Section 120	lower bowl	north	46		3:30 pm	yes
Section 121	lower bowl	north	24		at kickoff	yes
Section 122	lower bowl	north	49		3:30 pm	yes
Section 123	lower bowl	north	52		3:30 pm	yes
Section 124	lower bowl	east	52		3:30 pm	yes
Section 125	lower bowl	east	50		3:30 pm	yes
Section 126	lower bowl	east	49		3:30 pm	yes
Section 127	lower bowl	east	58		3:40 pm	yes
Section 128	lower bowl	east	56		3:40 pm	yes
Section 129	lower bowl	east	44		3:20 pm
Section 130	lower bowl	east	37		3:10 pm
Section 131	lower bowl	east	25		3:00 pm
Section 132	lower bowl	east	9		at kickoff
Section 133	lower bowl	south	1		at kickoff
Section 134	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 135	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 136	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 137	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 138	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 139	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 140	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 141	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 142	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 801	upper deck	south	0		at kickoff
Section 802	upper deck	south	0		at kickoff
Section 803	upper deck	south	0		at kickoff
Section 804	upper deck	south	0		at kickoff
Section 805	upper deck	west	0		at kickoff
Section 806	upper deck	west	0		at kickoff
Section 807	upper deck	west	0		at kickoff
Section 808	upper deck	west	0		at kickoff
Section 809	upper deck	west	19		at kickoff
Section 810	upper deck	west	0		at kickoff
Section 811	upper deck	west	0		at kickoff
Section 812	upper deck	west	0		at kickoff
Section 813	upper deck	north	0		at kickoff
Section 814	upper deck	north	0		at kickoff
Section 815	upper deck	north	0		at kickoff
Section 816	upper deck	north	0		at kickoff
Section 818	upper deck	north	44		at kickoff
Section 819	upper deck	north	38		at kickoff
Section 820	upper deck	north	61		3:00 pm
Section 821	upper deck	north	81		3:30 pm
Section 822	upper deck	north	92		4:00 pm	yes
Section 823	upper deck	north	99		4:10 pm	yes
Section 824	upper deck	north	106		4:20 pm	yes
Section 825	upper deck	north	110		4:20 pm	yes
Section 826	upper deck	north	113		4:20 pm	yes
Section 827	upper deck	north	116		4:30 pm	yes
Section 828	upper deck	north	99		4:10 pm	yes
Section 829	upper deck	north	105		4:20 pm	yes
Section 831	upper deck	north	49		at kickoff	yes
Section 832	upper deck	north	48		at kickoff	yes
Section 833	upper deck	north	50		at kickoff	yes
Section 834	upper deck	north	50		at kickoff	yes
Section 835	upper deck	east	49		at kickoff	yes
Section 836	upper deck	east	48		at kickoff	yes
Section 837	upper deck	east	48		at kickoff	yes
Section 838	upper deck	east	49		at kickoff	yes
Section 839	upper deck	east	48		at kickoff	yes
Section 840	upper deck	east	38		at kickoff	yes
Section 841	upper deck	east	36		at kickoff	yes
Section 842	upper deck	east	38		at kickoff	yes
Section 843	upper deck	south	35		at kickoff
Section 844	upper deck	south	32		at kickoff
Section 845	upper deck	south	26		at kickoff
Section 846	upper deck	south	21		at kickoff
Section 848	upper deck	south	20		at kickoff
Section 849	upper deck	south	18		at kickoff
Section 850	upper deck	south	16		at kickoff
Section 851	upper deck	south	0		at kickoff
Section 852	upper deck	south	0		at kickoff
Section 853	upper deck	south	1		at kickoff
Section 854	upper deck	south	0		at kickoff
Section 855	upper deck	south	1		at kickoff
Section 856	upper deck	south	1		at kickoff
Section 857	upper deck	south	0		at kickoff
Section 858	upper deck	south	75		4:10 pm
Section 859	upper deck	south	49		3:20 pm

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 61°F (range 49-69°F), feels like 58°F, wind 6 mph, rain in 12% of game hours, clear skies in 41%.

Which seats are in the sun at an 11:00 am kickoff?

Time	What happens
8:30 am	Walk of Champions: the team arrives on University Boulevard, north side
9:00 am	All gates open
11:00 am	Kickoff
~2:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate and Walk of Champions times from the rolltide.com Football A to Z Index.

Sun at kickoff: 34.7° high, bearing 169.2°. Still 21.8° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 117, 118, 821, 822, 823, 824. Shadiest: 803, 804, 140, 139, 138, 137. By level and side: lower bowl north 164 min, lower bowl east 152 min, upper deck north 151 min, lower bowl west 84 min, upper deck south 75 min, upper deck east 69 min, upper deck west 27 min, lower bowl south 19 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	lower bowl	south	35		11:10 am
Section 102	lower bowl	south	48		11:50 am
Section 103	lower bowl	west	65		12:10 pm
Section 104	lower bowl	west	52		11:50 am
Section 105	lower bowl	west	58		12:10 pm
Section 106	lower bowl	west	70		12:30 pm
Section 107	lower bowl	west	76		12:30 pm
Section 108	lower bowl	west	93		1:00 pm
Section 109	lower bowl	west	105		1:10 pm
Section 110	lower bowl	west	115		1:20 pm
Section 111	lower bowl	west	121		1:30 pm
Section 112	lower bowl	north	140		1:50 pm
Section 113	lower bowl	north	135		1:50 pm
Section 114	lower bowl	north	79		at kickoff
Section 115	lower bowl	north	206		2:30 pm
Section 116	lower bowl	north	219		not during the game	yes
Section 117	lower bowl	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 118	lower bowl	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 119	lower bowl	north	212		not during the game	yes
Section 120	lower bowl	north	143		not during the game	yes
Section 121	lower bowl	north	65		at kickoff	yes
Section 122	lower bowl	north	159		not during the game	yes
Section 123	lower bowl	north	170		not during the game
Section 124	lower bowl	east	173		not during the game
Section 125	lower bowl	east	169		not during the game
Section 126	lower bowl	east	170		not during the game
Section 127	lower bowl	east	164		not during the game
Section 128	lower bowl	east	150		not during the game
Section 129	lower bowl	east	148		not during the game
Section 130	lower bowl	east	137		not during the game
Section 131	lower bowl	east	135		not during the game
Section 132	lower bowl	east	125		2:30 pm
Section 133	lower bowl	south	97		1:40 pm
Section 134	lower bowl	south	40		at kickoff
Section 135	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 136	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 137	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 138	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 139	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 140	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 141	lower bowl	south	5		at kickoff
Section 142	lower bowl	south	2		at kickoff
Section 801	upper deck	south	8		at kickoff
Section 802	upper deck	south	1		at kickoff
Section 803	upper deck	south	0		at kickoff
Section 804	upper deck	south	0		at kickoff
Section 805	upper deck	west	2		at kickoff
Section 806	upper deck	west	8		at kickoff
Section 807	upper deck	west	15		at kickoff
Section 808	upper deck	west	20		at kickoff
Section 809	upper deck	west	53		at kickoff
Section 810	upper deck	west	33		at kickoff
Section 811	upper deck	west	39		at kickoff
Section 812	upper deck	west	45		at kickoff
Section 813	upper deck	north	46		at kickoff
Section 814	upper deck	north	55		at kickoff
Section 815	upper deck	north	64		at kickoff
Section 816	upper deck	north	62		at kickoff
Section 818	upper deck	north	122		2:10 pm
Section 819	upper deck	north	181		2:30 pm
Section 820	upper deck	north	217		not during the game
Section 821	upper deck	north	220		not during the game
Section 822	upper deck	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 823	upper deck	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 824	upper deck	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 825	upper deck	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 826	upper deck	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 827	upper deck	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 828	upper deck	north	189		not during the game	yes
Section 829	upper deck	north	168		not during the game	yes
Section 831	upper deck	north	94		at kickoff	yes
Section 832	upper deck	north	97		at kickoff	yes
Section 833	upper deck	north	96		at kickoff	yes
Section 834	upper deck	north	95		at kickoff
Section 835	upper deck	east	92		at kickoff
Section 836	upper deck	east	89		at kickoff
Section 837	upper deck	east	87		at kickoff
Section 838	upper deck	east	80		at kickoff
Section 839	upper deck	east	65		at kickoff
Section 840	upper deck	east	52		at kickoff
Section 841	upper deck	east	46		at kickoff
Section 842	upper deck	east	41		at kickoff
Section 843	upper deck	south	29		at kickoff
Section 844	upper deck	south	26		at kickoff
Section 845	upper deck	south	29		at kickoff
Section 846	upper deck	south	35		at kickoff
Section 848	upper deck	south	114		2:10 pm
Section 849	upper deck	south	120		2:10 pm
Section 850	upper deck	south	178		2:20 pm
Section 851	upper deck	south	98		12:50 pm
Section 852	upper deck	south	111		1:10 pm
Section 853	upper deck	south	115		1:10 pm
Section 854	upper deck	south	105		1:10 pm
Section 855	upper deck	south	107		12:50 pm
Section 856	upper deck	south	126		1:10 pm
Section 857	upper deck	south	105		1:00 pm
Section 858	upper deck	south	95		12:50 pm
Section 859	upper deck	south	96		not during the game

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 59°F (range 46-68°F), feels like 55°F, wind 6 mph, rain in 12% of game hours, clear skies in 41%.

Plan the game: all 98 Bryant-Denny Stadium sections and the 2026 section numbers · Bryant-Denny Stadium parking and Quad tailgating · Bryant-Denny Stadium clear bag policy · how the Bryant-Denny Stadium data is measured.