Commanders vs Houston Texans: shaded seats and sun by section

For Commanders vs Houston Texans at a 1:00 pm kickoff, 88 of 171 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 426, 427, 425, 424. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sun Dec 13, 2026, Northwest Stadium, Landover, MD. On CBS. Kickoff 1:00 pm ET.

Which seats are in the sun at a 1:00 pm kickoff?

Northwest Stadium sun map, Commanders vs Houston Texans, 1:00 pm kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, 1:00 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
8:00 am	Red Zone Lot opens
9:00 am	Other parking lots open
10:00 am	Legends Plaza and Merrill Touchdown Club gates open
11:00 am	All other gates open
1:00 pm	Kickoff; tailgating must end
~4:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate, lot and tailgating times from the Commanders A to Z guide and tailgating policy.

Sun at kickoff: 26.5° high, bearing 195.0°. Still 2.1° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 426, 427, 425, 424, 423, 430. Shadiest: 445, 406, 450, 405, 451, 404. By level and side: 400 level north 204 min, 300 club level north 138 min, 400 level east 126 min, 400 level west 107 min, 100 level north 94 min, 300 club level east 59 min, 300 club level west 58 min, 100 level west 32 min, 100 level east 30 min, 200 level east 11 min, 200 level north 10 min, 200 level west 4 min, 400 level south 0 min, 300 club level south 0 min, 200 level south 0 min, 100 level south 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 102	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 103	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 104	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 105	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 106	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 107	100 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 108	100 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 109	100 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 110	100 level	west	2	at kickoff
Section 111	100 level	west	14	1:10 pm
Section 112	100 level	west	29	1:30 pm
Section 113	100 level	west	47	1:40 pm
Section 114	100 level	north	99	2:50 pm	yes
Section 115	100 level	west	98	2:50 pm	yes
Section 116	100 level	west	101	3:00 pm	yes
Section 117	100 level	north	80	2:20 pm	yes
Section 118	100 level	north	92	2:30 pm	yes
Section 119	100 level	north	104	2:40 pm	yes
Section 120	100 level	north	108	3:00 pm	yes
Section 121	100 level	north	97	2:40 pm	yes
Section 122	100 level	north	89	2:30 pm	yes
Section 123	100 level	north	96	2:30 pm	yes
Section 124	100 level	north	89	2:30 pm	yes
Section 125	100 level	north	86	2:30 pm	yes
Section 126	100 level	north	93	2:30 pm	yes
Section 127	100 level	east	76	2:10 pm	yes
Section 128	100 level	east	86	2:20 pm	yes
Section 129	100 level	east	62	2:00 pm
Section 130	100 level	east	48	1:50 pm
Section 131	100 level	east	47	1:50 pm
Section 132	100 level	east	12	at kickoff
Section 133	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 134	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 135	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 136	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 137	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 138	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 139	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 140	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 141	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 142	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 201	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 202	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 203	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 204	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 205	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 206	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 207	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 208	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 209	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 213	200 level	west	7	at kickoff
Section 214	200 level	west	8	at kickoff
Section 215	200 level	west	10	at kickoff	yes
Section 216	200 level	west	10	at kickoff	yes
Section 217	200 level	north	9	at kickoff	yes
Section 218	200 level	north	9	at kickoff	yes
Section 219	200 level	north	10	at kickoff	yes
Section 220	200 level	north	11	at kickoff	yes
Section 221	200 level	north	11	at kickoff	yes
Section 222	200 level	north	9	at kickoff	yes
Section 223	200 level	north	10	at kickoff	yes
Section 224	200 level	north	9	at kickoff	yes
Section 225	200 level	north	9	at kickoff	yes
Section 226	200 level	north	9	at kickoff	yes
Section 227	200 level	east	10	at kickoff	yes
Section 228	200 level	east	7	at kickoff
Section 229	200 level	east	6	at kickoff
Section 230	200 level	east	64	2:20 pm
Section 234	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 235	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 236	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 237	200 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 238	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 239	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 240	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 241	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 242	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 301	300 club level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 302	300 club level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 303	300 club level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 304	300 club level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 305	300 club level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 306	300 club level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 307	300 club level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 308	300 club level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 309	300 club level	west	7	at kickoff
Section 313	300 club level	west	95	2:50 pm
Section 314	300 club level	west	115	3:00 pm
Section 315	300 club level	west	119	3:10 pm
Section 316	300 club level	west	132	3:30 pm	yes
Section 317	300 club level	north	141	3:40 pm	yes
Section 318	300 club level	north	146	3:40 pm	yes
Section 319	300 club level	north	143	3:50 pm	yes
Section 320	300 club level	north	133	3:30 pm	yes
Section 321	300 club level	north	134	3:30 pm	yes
Section 322	300 club level	north	141	3:40 pm	yes
Section 323	300 club level	north	139	3:30 pm	yes
Section 324	300 club level	north	135	3:30 pm	yes
Section 325	300 club level	north	133	3:30 pm	yes
Section 326	300 club level	north	132	3:30 pm	yes
Section 327	300 club level	east	131	3:20 pm	yes
Section 328	300 club level	east	132	3:30 pm	yes
Section 329	300 club level	east	112	3:00 pm
Section 330	300 club level	east	98	2:50 pm
Section 331	300 club level	east	75	2:50 pm
Section 332	300 club level	east	66	2:50 pm
Section 333	300 club level	east	40	2:40 pm
Section 334	300 club level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 335	300 club level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 336	300 club level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 337	300 club level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 338	300 club level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 339	300 club level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 340	300 club level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 341	300 club level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 342	300 club level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 401	400 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 402	400 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 403	400 level	south	1	at kickoff
Section 404	400 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 405	400 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 406	400 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 407	400 level	west	28	at kickoff
Section 408	400 level	west	60	2:30 pm
Section 409	400 level	west	53	1:30 pm
Section 410	400 level	west	43	1:40 pm
Section 411	400 level	west	86	2:30 pm
Section 412	400 level	west	107	2:50 pm
Section 413	400 level	west	126	3:10 pm
Section 414	400 level	west	128	3:10 pm
Section 415	400 level	west	59	2:10 pm
Section 416	400 level	west	116	3:00 pm
Section 417	400 level	west	126	3:00 pm
Section 418	400 level	west	151	3:40 pm
Section 419	400 level	west	170	4:00 pm
Section 420	400 level	west	185	4:10 pm	yes
Section 421	400 level	west	191	4:20 pm	yes
Section 422	400 level	west	199	4:20 pm	yes
Section 423	400 level	west	205	4:30 pm	yes
Section 424	400 level	north	207	4:30 pm	yes
Section 425	400 level	north	210	4:30 pm	yes
Section 426	400 level	north	211	4:30 pm	yes
Section 427	400 level	north	210	4:30 pm	yes
Section 428	400 level	north	201	4:10 pm	yes
Section 429	400 level	north	197	4:20 pm	yes
Section 430	400 level	north	203	4:20 pm	yes
Section 431	400 level	north	195	4:20 pm	yes
Section 432	400 level	east	200	4:20 pm	yes
Section 433	400 level	east	193	4:10 pm	yes
Section 434	400 level	east	192	4:10 pm	yes
Section 435	400 level	east	195	4:20 pm	yes
Section 436	400 level	east	192	4:10 pm	yes
Section 437	400 level	east	185	4:10 pm
Section 438	400 level	east	185	4:10 pm
Section 439	400 level	east	171	3:50 pm
Section 440	400 level	east	162	3:40 pm
Section 441	400 level	east	134	3:20 pm
Section 442	400 level	east	134	3:20 pm
Section 443	400 level	east	147	3:30 pm
Section 444	400 level	east	136	3:30 pm
Section 445	400 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 446	400 level	east	53	at kickoff
Section 447	400 level	east	67	at kickoff
Section 448	400 level	east	43	at kickoff
Section 449	400 level	east	9	at kickoff
Section 450	400 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 451	400 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 452	400 level	south	3	at kickoff
Section 453	400 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 454	400 level	south	0	at kickoff

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 43°F (range 34-58°F), feels like 36°F, wind 7 mph, rain in 16% of game hours, clear skies in 28%.

Plan the game: all 171 Northwest Stadium sections · Northwest Stadium parking, tailgating and Metro · Northwest Stadium clear bag policy · how the Northwest Stadium data is measured.