Mississippi State vs Auburn: shaded seats and sun by section

For Mississippi State vs Auburn at a 2:30 pm kickoff, 20 of 56 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 335, 333, 334, 338. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Nov 14, 2026, Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville. 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
10:30 am	MSU Transit shuttles start
12:15 pm	Gates open
12:35 pm	Dawg Walk through The Junction (time varies by game)
2:30 pm	Kickoff
5:00 pm	Sunset
~6:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate, shuttle and Dawg Walk times from hailstate.com; check the week's gameday schedule.

Sun at kickoff: 24.2° high, bearing 224.7°. Sunset during the game at about 5:00 pm. Sunniest: 335, 333, 334, 338, 332, 336. Shadiest: 113, 101, 112, 102, 111, 103. By level and side: upper deck east 140 min, upper deck north 139 min, upper deck south 114 min, lower bowl east 75 min, lower bowl north 64 min, upper deck west 33 min, lower bowl west 1 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 1	lower bowl	west	12		at kickoff
Section 2	lower bowl	west	2		at kickoff
Section 3	lower bowl	west	3		at kickoff
Section 4	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section 5	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section 6	lower bowl	west	2		at kickoff
Section 7	lower bowl	west	4		at kickoff
Section 8	lower bowl	north	22		2:50 pm
Section 9	lower bowl	north	56		3:30 pm	yes
Section 10	lower bowl	north	61		3:30 pm	yes
Section 11	lower bowl	north	66		3:40 pm	yes
Section 12	lower bowl	north	71		3:40 pm	yes
Section 13	lower bowl	north	68		3:40 pm	yes
Section 14	lower bowl	north	77		3:40 pm	yes
Section 15	lower bowl	north	92		4:00 pm	yes
Section 16	lower bowl	east	109		4:20 pm	yes
Section 17	lower bowl	east	105		4:20 pm
Section 18	lower bowl	east	104		4:10 pm
Section 19	lower bowl	east	109		4:30 pm	yes
Section 20	lower bowl	east	59		4:40 pm	yes
Section 21	lower bowl	east	32		2:50 pm	yes
Section 22	lower bowl	east	28		2:50 pm
Section 23	lower bowl	east	50		3:20 pm
Section 24	lower bowl	east	73		3:50 pm
Section 25	lower bowl	east	78		4:00 pm
Section 101	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section 102	lower bowl	west	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	west	0		at kickoff
Section 113	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section 303	upper deck	west	23		2:50 pm
Section 304	upper deck	west	22		2:50 pm
Section 305	upper deck	west	24		2:50 pm
Section 306	upper deck	west	29		2:50 pm
Section 307	upper deck	west	33		3:00 pm
Section 308	upper deck	west	36		3:00 pm
Section 309	upper deck	west	43		3:00 pm
Section 310	upper deck	west	42		3:00 pm
Section 311	upper deck	west	42		3:10 pm
Section 332	upper deck	north	139		4:50 pm	yes
Section 333	upper deck	east	150		5:00 pm	yes
Section 334	upper deck	east	147		5:00 pm	yes
Section 335	upper deck	east	150		5:00 pm	yes
Section 336	upper deck	east	133		4:40 pm	yes
Section 337	upper deck	east	133		4:40 pm	yes
Section 338	upper deck	east	146		5:00 pm	yes
Section 339	upper deck	east	120		5:00 pm	yes
Section 340	upper deck	south	114		5:00 pm

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 65°F (range 46-75°F), feels like 62°F, wind 6 mph, rain in 2% of game hours, clear skies in 55%.

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

Time	What happens
7:00 am	MSU Transit shuttles start
8:45 am	Gates open
9:05 am	Dawg Walk through The Junction (time varies by game)
11:00 am	Kickoff
~2:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate, shuttle and Dawg Walk times from hailstate.com; check the week's gameday schedule.

Sun at kickoff: 37.4° high, bearing 168.2°. Still 24.2° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 15, 14, 12, 11, 9, 336. Shadiest: 113, 111, 103, 110, 104, 109. By level and side: upper deck north 220 min, lower bowl north 219 min, upper deck east 216 min, upper deck west 213 min, lower bowl east 196 min, upper deck south 184 min, lower bowl west 73 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 1	lower bowl	west	186		2:10 pm
Section 2	lower bowl	west	161		2:10 pm
Section 3	lower bowl	west	142		1:30 pm
Section 4	lower bowl	west	147		1:50 pm
Section 5	lower bowl	west	155		2:00 pm
Section 6	lower bowl	west	164		2:10 pm
Section 7	lower bowl	west	173		2:20 pm
Section 8	lower bowl	north	219		not during the game
Section 9	lower bowl	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 10	lower bowl	north	218		not during the game	yes
Section 11	lower bowl	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 12	lower bowl	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 13	lower bowl	north	216		not during the game	yes
Section 14	lower bowl	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 15	lower bowl	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 16	lower bowl	east	213		not during the game
Section 17	lower bowl	east	213		not during the game
Section 18	lower bowl	east	211		not during the game
Section 19	lower bowl	east	211		not during the game
Section 20	lower bowl	east	192		not during the game
Section 21	lower bowl	east	190		not during the game
Section 22	lower bowl	east	161		not during the game
Section 23	lower bowl	east	173		not during the game
Section 24	lower bowl	east	190		not during the game
Section 25	lower bowl	east	203		not during the game
Section 101	lower bowl	west	73		12:20 pm
Section 102	lower bowl	west	62		12:00 pm
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	83		12:30 pm
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	west	122		1:10 pm
Section 113	lower bowl	west	0		at kickoff
Section 303	upper deck	west	195		not during the game
Section 304	upper deck	west	202		not during the game
Section 305	upper deck	west	208		not during the game
Section 306	upper deck	west	215		not during the game
Section 307	upper deck	west	218		not during the game
Section 308	upper deck	west	220		not during the game
Section 309	upper deck	west	219		not during the game
Section 310	upper deck	west	219		not during the game
Section 311	upper deck	west	220		not during the game
Section 332	upper deck	north	220		not during the game
Section 333	upper deck	east	220		not during the game
Section 334	upper deck	east	220		not during the game
Section 335	upper deck	east	220		not during the game
Section 336	upper deck	east	220		not during the game
Section 337	upper deck	east	220		not during the game
Section 338	upper deck	east	216		not during the game
Section 339	upper deck	east	198		not during the game
Section 340	upper deck	south	184		not during the game

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 63°F (range 44-73°F), feels like 59°F, wind 6 mph, rain in 4% of game hours, clear skies in 53%.

Plan the game: all 56 Davis Wade Stadium sections · Davis Wade Stadium parking, shuttles and The Junction · Davis Wade Stadium bag policy and cowbell rules · how the Davis Wade Stadium data is measured.