Ohio State vs Michigan: shaded seats and sun by section

For Ohio State vs Michigan at a noon kickoff, 45 of 133 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less (including the 26 fully covered ones); the sunniest are 2C, 1C, 18C, 16C. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every open-air section below.

Sat Nov 28, 2026, Ohio Stadium, Columbus. Kickoff noon ET (announced).

Which seats are in the sun at a noon kickoff?

Ohio Stadium sun map, Ohio State vs Michigan, noon kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, noon kickoff, 3.5 hour game. Grey sections are fully covered.

Time	What happens
9:00 am	St. John Arena doors open for Skull Session (free, general admission)
9:40 am	Skull Session starts
10:00 am	Ohio Stadium gates open
12:00 pm	Kickoff
~3:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Sun at kickoff: 28.5° high, bearing 174.7°. Still 14.4° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 2C, 1C, 18C, 16C, 14C, 10C. Shadiest open-air: 37AA, 39AA, 37A, 39A, 33B, 34B. By deck and side: C deck north 203 min, C deck east 203 min, AA deck north 178 min, AA deck east 170 min, A deck north 168 min, A deck east 165 min, AA deck west 136 min, A deck west 98 min, C deck west 61 min, South Stadium A deck 7 min, South Stadium AA deck 6 min, South Stadium B deck 1 min.

Section	Deck	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 3AA	AA deck	north	168	3:00 pm	yes
Section 4AA	AA deck	north	166	3:00 pm	yes
Section 5AA	AA deck	north	167	2:50 pm	yes
Section 6AA	AA deck	north	186	3:10 pm	yes
Section 7AA	AA deck	north	159	2:40 pm	yes
Section 8AA	AA deck	north	201	3:20 pm	yes
Section 9AA	AA deck	north	152	2:30 pm	yes
Section 10AA	AA deck	north	217	not during the game	yes
Section 11AA	AA deck	north	144	2:20 pm
Section 12AA	AA deck	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 13AA	AA deck	west	134	2:10 pm
Section 14AA	AA deck	east	219	not during the game
Section 15AA	AA deck	west	137	2:20 pm
Section 16AA	AA deck	east	219	not during the game
Section 17AA	AA deck	west	145	2:20 pm
Section 18AA	AA deck	east	217	not during the game
Section 19AA	AA deck	west	163	2:40 pm
Section 20AA	AA deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 21AA	AA deck	west	146	2:30 pm
Section 22AA	AA deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 23AA	AA deck	west	133	2:10 pm
Section 24AA	AA deck	east	173	not during the game
Section 25AA	AA deck	west	161	2:40 pm
Section 26AA	AA deck	east	102	1:40 pm
Section 27AA	AA deck	west	128	2:10 pm
Section 28AA	AA deck	east	84	1:20 pm
Section 29AA	AA deck	west	75	1:40 pm
Section 30AA	AA deck	east	78	1:20 pm
Section 37AA	AA deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 38AA	AA deck	south	17	12:20 pm
Section 39AA	AA deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 1A	A deck	north	162	3:10 pm	yes
Section 2A	A deck	north	156	3:20 pm	yes
Section 3A	A deck	north	165	3:00 pm	yes
Section 4A	A deck	north	183	3:20 pm	yes
Section 5A	A deck	north	148	2:40 pm	yes
Section 6A	A deck	north	191	3:30 pm	yes
Section 7A	A deck	north	140	2:30 pm	yes
Section 8A	A deck	north	199	not during the game	yes
Section 9A	A deck	north	131	2:20 pm
Section 10A	A deck	north	202	not during the game	yes
Section 11A	A deck	west	118	2:10 pm
Section 12A	A deck	east	202	not during the game	yes
Section 13A	A deck	west	108	2:00 pm
Section 14A	A deck	east	200	not during the game
Section 15A	A deck	west	100	1:50 pm
Section 16A	A deck	east	202	not during the game
Section 17A	A deck	west	99	1:40 pm
Section 18A	A deck	east	197	not during the game
Section 20A	A deck	east	197	not during the game
Section 22A	A deck	east	195	not during the game
Section 23A	A deck	west	93	1:40 pm
Section 24A	A deck	east	157	not during the game
Section 25A	A deck	west	86	1:30 pm
Section 26A	A deck	east	111	2:20 pm
Section 27A	A deck	west	101	1:50 pm
Section 28A	A deck	east	106	2:10 pm
Section 29A	A deck	west	82	1:20 pm
Section 30A	A deck	east	84	1:40 pm
Section 31A	A deck	south	24	12:20 pm
Section 32A	A deck	south	1	at kickoff
Section 33A	A deck	south	14	at kickoff
Section 34A	A deck	south	4	at kickoff
Section 35A	A deck	south	1	at kickoff
Section 36A	A deck	south	13	at kickoff
Section 37A	A deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 38A	A deck	south	3	at kickoff
Section 39A	A deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 31B	B deck	south	4	at kickoff
Section 32B	B deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 33B	B deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 34B	B deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 35B	B deck	south	1	at kickoff
Section 36B	B deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 37B	B deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 38B	B deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 39B	B deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 1C	C deck	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 2C	C deck	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 3C	C deck	north	213	3:30 pm	yes
Section 4C	C deck	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 5C	C deck	north	192	3:00 pm	yes
Section 6C	C deck	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 7C	C deck	north	174	2:40 pm
Section 8C	C deck	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 9C	C deck	north	132	2:20 pm
Section 10C	C deck	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 11C	C deck	west	56	12:20 pm
Section 12C	C deck	east	209	not during the game	yes
Section 13C	C deck	west	71	1:40 pm
Section 14C	C deck	east	220	not during the game	yes
Section 15C	C deck	west	61	1:20 pm
Section 16C	C deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 17C	C deck	west	51	1:10 pm
Section 18C	C deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 19C	C deck	west	45	1:00 pm
Section 20C	C deck	east	219	not during the game
Section 21C	C deck	west	39	12:50 pm
Section 22C	C deck	east	217	not during the game
Section 23C	C deck	west	43	12:50 pm
Section 24C	C deck	east	201	not during the game
Section 25C	C deck	west	64	1:00 pm
Section 26C	C deck	east	210	not during the game
Section 27C	C deck	west	108	2:20 pm
Section 28C	C deck	east	189	not during the game
Section 29C	C deck	west	70	12:20 pm
Section 30C	C deck	east	126	3:20 pm

Fully covered, no direct sun: 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 6B, 8B, 10B, 12B, 14B, 16B, 18B, 20B, 22B, 24B, 26B, 28B, 11D, 13D, 15D, 17D, 19D, 21D, 23D, 25D, 27D, 29D.

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 42°F (range 30-53°F), feels like 36°F, wind 10 mph, rain in 13% of game hours, clear skies in 22%.

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