Ohio State vs Northwestern: shaded seats and sun by section

For Ohio State vs Northwestern at a noon kickoff, 39 of 133 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less (including the 26 fully covered ones); the sunniest are 2C, 1C, 20C, 18C. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every open-air section below.

Sat Nov 14, 2026, Ohio Stadium, Columbus. Kickoff time TBA. Big Ten kickoffs are set by the TV networks, usually 6 to 12 days before the game, so each likely kickoff is modelled below.

Which seats are in the sun at a noon kickoff?

Ohio Stadium sun map, Ohio State vs Northwestern, 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: 31.5° high, bearing 175.4°. Still 16.3° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 2C, 1C, 20C, 18C, 16C, 14C. Shadiest open-air: 39A, 37B, 39B, 38B, 35B, 34B. By deck and side: C deck east 206 min, C deck north 204 min, AA deck east 181 min, AA deck north 179 min, A deck east 176 min, A deck north 171 min, AA deck west 147 min, A deck west 108 min, C deck west 62 min, South Stadium A deck 49 min, South Stadium AA deck 20 min, South Stadium B deck 4 min.

Section	Deck	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 3AA	AA deck	north	173	3:00 pm	yes
Section 4AA	AA deck	north	174	3:10 pm	yes
Section 5AA	AA deck	north	173	2:50 pm	yes
Section 6AA	AA deck	north	187	3:10 pm	yes
Section 7AA	AA deck	north	163	2:40 pm	yes
Section 8AA	AA deck	north	202	3:20 pm	yes
Section 9AA	AA deck	north	153	2:30 pm	yes
Section 10AA	AA deck	north	205	3:20 pm	yes
Section 11AA	AA deck	north	150	2:30 pm
Section 12AA	AA deck	north	213	3:30 pm	yes
Section 13AA	AA deck	west	139	2:20 pm
Section 14AA	AA deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 15AA	AA deck	west	130	2:10 pm
Section 16AA	AA deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 17AA	AA deck	west	135	2:10 pm
Section 18AA	AA deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 19AA	AA deck	west	154	2:30 pm
Section 20AA	AA deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 21AA	AA deck	west	170	2:50 pm
Section 22AA	AA deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 23AA	AA deck	west	134	2:10 pm
Section 24AA	AA deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 25AA	AA deck	west	158	2:40 pm
Section 26AA	AA deck	east	157	not during the game
Section 27AA	AA deck	west	178	3:10 pm
Section 28AA	AA deck	east	80	1:20 pm
Section 29AA	AA deck	west	126	2:10 pm
Section 30AA	AA deck	east	72	1:10 pm
Section 37AA	AA deck	south	40	2:10 pm
Section 38AA	AA deck	south	14	12:10 pm
Section 39AA	AA deck	south	5	at kickoff
Section 1A	A deck	north	166	3:10 pm	yes
Section 2A	A deck	north	161	3:20 pm	yes
Section 3A	A deck	north	170	3:00 pm	yes
Section 4A	A deck	north	188	3:30 pm	yes
Section 5A	A deck	north	152	2:40 pm	yes
Section 6A	A deck	north	194	3:30 pm	yes
Section 7A	A deck	north	141	2:30 pm
Section 8A	A deck	north	199	not during the game	yes
Section 9A	A deck	north	134	2:30 pm
Section 10A	A deck	north	201	not during the game	yes
Section 11A	A deck	west	120	2:10 pm
Section 12A	A deck	east	202	not during the game	yes
Section 13A	A deck	west	109	2:00 pm
Section 14A	A deck	east	200	not during the game
Section 15A	A deck	west	101	1:50 pm
Section 16A	A deck	east	202	not during the game
Section 17A	A deck	west	98	1:40 pm
Section 18A	A deck	east	198	not during the game
Section 20A	A deck	east	198	not during the game
Section 22A	A deck	east	196	not during the game
Section 23A	A deck	west	105	2:00 pm
Section 24A	A deck	east	195	not during the game
Section 25A	A deck	west	85	1:30 pm
Section 26A	A deck	east	142	2:40 pm
Section 27A	A deck	west	102	2:00 pm
Section 28A	A deck	east	102	2:00 pm
Section 29A	A deck	west	141	2:40 pm
Section 30A	A deck	east	120	2:00 pm
Section 31A	A deck	south	83	1:10 pm
Section 32A	A deck	south	112	2:20 pm
Section 33A	A deck	south	57	1:00 pm
Section 34A	A deck	south	75	1:40 pm
Section 35A	A deck	south	44	1:20 pm
Section 36A	A deck	south	49	12:50 pm
Section 37A	A deck	south	10	at kickoff
Section 38A	A deck	south	7	at kickoff
Section 39A	A deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 31B	B deck	south	17	at kickoff
Section 32B	B deck	south	12	at kickoff
Section 33B	B deck	south	6	at kickoff
Section 34B	B deck	south	2	at kickoff
Section 35B	B deck	south	1	at kickoff
Section 36B	B deck	south	2	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	214	not during the game	yes
Section 4C	C deck	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 5C	C deck	north	195	3:10 pm	yes
Section 6C	C deck	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 7C	C deck	north	178	2:50 pm
Section 8C	C deck	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 9C	C deck	north	137	2:20 pm
Section 10C	C deck	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 11C	C deck	west	58	12:10 pm
Section 12C	C deck	east	209	not during the game	yes
Section 13C	C deck	west	70	1:40 pm
Section 14C	C deck	east	220	not during the game	yes
Section 15C	C deck	west	60	1:20 pm
Section 16C	C deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 17C	C deck	west	50	1:00 pm
Section 18C	C deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 19C	C deck	west	43	1:00 pm
Section 20C	C deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 21C	C deck	west	38	12:50 pm
Section 22C	C deck	east	219	not during the game
Section 23C	C deck	west	39	12:40 pm
Section 24C	C deck	east	204	not during the game
Section 25C	C deck	west	61	1:00 pm
Section 26C	C deck	east	214	not during the game
Section 27C	C deck	west	119	2:30 pm
Section 28C	C deck	east	199	not during the game
Section 29C	C deck	west	82	12:30 pm
Section 30C	C deck	east	139	not during the game

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: 46°F (range 35-58°F), feels like 39°F, wind 8 mph, rain in 9% of game hours, clear skies in 28%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 3:30 pm kickoff?

Ohio Stadium sun map, Ohio State vs Northwestern, 3:30 pm kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, 3:30 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game. Grey sections are fully covered.

Time	What happens
12:30 pm	St. John Arena doors open for Skull Session (free, general admission)
1:10 pm	Skull Session starts
1:30 pm	Ohio Stadium gates open
3:30 pm	Kickoff
5:20 pm	Sunset
~7:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Sun at kickoff: 16.3° high, bearing 227.6°. Sunset during the game at about 5:20 pm. Sunniest: 18C, 20C, 22C, 16C, 26C, 14C. Shadiest open-air: 5A, 3A, 7A, 9A, 5AA, 19C. By deck and side: C deck east 67 min, C deck north 34 min, A deck east 26 min, AA deck east 16 min, C deck west 5 min, A deck north 2 min, AA deck north 0 min, A deck west 0 min, AA deck west 0 min, South Stadium AA deck 0 min, South Stadium A deck 0 min, South Stadium B deck 0 min.

Section	Deck	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 3AA	AA deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 4AA	AA deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 5AA	AA deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 6AA	AA deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 7AA	AA deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 8AA	AA deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 9AA	AA deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 10AA	AA deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 11AA	AA deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 12AA	AA deck	north	3	at kickoff	yes
Section 13AA	AA deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 14AA	AA deck	east	22	3:50 pm
Section 15AA	AA deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 16AA	AA deck	east	38	4:10 pm
Section 17AA	AA deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 18AA	AA deck	east	20	3:50 pm
Section 19AA	AA deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 20AA	AA deck	east	12	3:40 pm
Section 21AA	AA deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 22AA	AA deck	east	15	3:40 pm
Section 23AA	AA deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 24AA	AA deck	east	21	3:50 pm
Section 25AA	AA deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 26AA	AA deck	east	14	3:40 pm
Section 27AA	AA deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 28AA	AA deck	east	0	at kickoff
Section 29AA	AA deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 30AA	AA deck	east	0	at kickoff
Section 37AA	AA deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 38AA	AA deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 39AA	AA deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 1A	A deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 2A	A deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 3A	A deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 4A	A deck	north	1	at kickoff
Section 5A	A deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 6A	A deck	north	3	at kickoff	yes
Section 7A	A deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 8A	A deck	north	8	3:40 pm	yes
Section 9A	A deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 10A	A deck	north	12	3:40 pm	yes
Section 11A	A deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 12A	A deck	east	18	3:50 pm	yes
Section 13A	A deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 14A	A deck	east	35	4:10 pm	yes
Section 15A	A deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 16A	A deck	east	49	4:20 pm
Section 17A	A deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 18A	A deck	east	35	4:00 pm
Section 20A	A deck	east	28	3:50 pm
Section 22A	A deck	east	37	5:00 pm	yes
Section 23A	A deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 24A	A deck	east	36	4:10 pm
Section 25A	A deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 26A	A deck	east	24	4:00 pm
Section 27A	A deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 28A	A deck	east	0	at kickoff
Section 29A	A deck	west	1	at kickoff
Section 30A	A deck	east	0	at kickoff
Section 31A	A deck	south	1	at kickoff
Section 32A	A deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 33A	A deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 34A	A deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 35A	A deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 36A	A deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 37A	A deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 38A	A deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 39A	A deck	south	0	at kickoff
Section 31B	B deck	south	2	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	0	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	26	4:00 pm
Section 2C	C deck	north	31	4:00 pm
Section 3C	C deck	north	10	3:40 pm
Section 4C	C deck	north	35	4:10 pm
Section 5C	C deck	north	23	at kickoff
Section 6C	C deck	north	59	4:30 pm	yes
Section 7C	C deck	north	17	at kickoff
Section 8C	C deck	north	62	4:30 pm	yes
Section 9C	C deck	north	9	at kickoff
Section 10C	C deck	north	67	4:40 pm	yes
Section 11C	C deck	west	7	at kickoff
Section 12C	C deck	east	63	4:40 pm	yes
Section 13C	C deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 14C	C deck	east	68	4:40 pm	yes
Section 15C	C deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 16C	C deck	east	77	4:50 pm	yes
Section 17C	C deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 18C	C deck	east	98	5:10 pm	yes
Section 19C	C deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 20C	C deck	east	91	5:10 pm	yes
Section 21C	C deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 22C	C deck	east	79	5:20 pm	yes
Section 23C	C deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 24C	C deck	east	61	4:30 pm
Section 25C	C deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 26C	C deck	east	72	4:40 pm	yes
Section 27C	C deck	west	18	at kickoff
Section 28C	C deck	east	35	4:10 pm
Section 29C	C deck	west	26	at kickoff
Section 30C	C deck	east	30	3:40 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: 47°F (range 36-59°F), feels like 40°F, wind 8 mph, rain in 12% of game hours, clear skies in 30%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 7:30 pm kickoff?

None of the stands get direct sun at a 7:30 pm kickoff. The sun is down or below the rim of the stadium for the whole game.

Time	What happens
4:30 pm	St. John Arena doors open for Skull Session (free, general admission)
5:10 pm	Skull Session starts
5:30 pm	Ohio Stadium gates open
7:30 pm	Kickoff
7:30 pm	Sunset
~11:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 42°F (range 32-53°F), feels like 34°F, wind 7 mph, rain in 11% of game hours, clear skies in 36%.

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