Rutgers vs Michigan State: shaded seats and sun by section

For Rutgers vs Michigan State at a noon kickoff, 1 of 72 sections gets 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 230, 229, 118, 117. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Nov 28, 2026, SHI Stadium, Piscataway. Kickoff time not yet announced (Big Ten windows noon, 3:30 pm or 7:30 pm ET). Kickoff time TBA, so each possible kickoff is modelled below.

Which seats are in the sun at a noon kickoff?

SHI Stadium sun map, Rutgers vs Michigan State, noon kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, noon kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
7:00 am	Parking lots open
8:00 am	Scarlet Walk pep rally starts at the Rutgers Boardwalk, Scarlet Knight Way
9:00 am	The courtesy shuttle starts from Brett Road and Bartholomew Road
12:00 pm	Kickoff
~3:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Lot, Scarlet Walk and shuttle times from scarletknights.com.

Sun at kickoff: 28.0° high, bearing 183.7°. Still 9.2° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 230, 229, 118, 117, 116, 115. Shadiest: 138, 137, 139, 210, 208, 140. By level and side: lower bowl, north end 197 min, lower bowl, east side 187 min, upper deck, east side 169 min, lower bowl, west side 166 min, upper deck, north end 150 min, lower bowl, south end 143 min, upper deck, west side 143 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	lower bowl	west	180	3:10 pm
Section 102	lower bowl	west	177	3:10 pm
Section 103	lower bowl	west	172	3:10 pm
Section 104	lower bowl	west	166	2:50 pm
Section 105	lower bowl	west	162	2:40 pm
Section 106	lower bowl	west	158	2:40 pm
Section 107	lower bowl	west	159	2:50 pm
Section 108	lower bowl	west	157	2:40 pm
Section 109	lower bowl	west	159	2:50 pm
Section 110	lower bowl	north	159	2:40 pm
Section 111	lower bowl	north	156	2:30 pm
Section 112	lower bowl	north	169	2:50 pm
Section 113	lower bowl	north	180	3:00 pm	yes
Section 114	lower bowl	north	202	3:20 pm	yes
Section 115	lower bowl	north	220	not during the game	yes
Section 116	lower bowl	north	220	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	216	not during the game	yes
Section 120	lower bowl	north	207	not during the game	yes
Section 121	lower bowl	north	190	not during the game
Section 122	lower bowl	east	196	not during the game
Section 123	lower bowl	east	197	not during the game
Section 124	lower bowl	east	194	not during the game
Section 125	lower bowl	east	193	3:30 pm
Section 126	lower bowl	east	187	3:20 pm
Section 127	lower bowl	east	175	3:10 pm
Section 128	lower bowl	east	170	3:10 pm
Section 129	lower bowl	east	180	3:20 pm
Section 130	lower bowl	east	194	not during the game
Section 131	lower bowl	south	205	not during the game
Section 132	lower bowl	south	213	not during the game
Section 133	lower bowl	south	210	3:30 pm
Section 134	lower bowl	south	199	3:20 pm
Section 135	lower bowl	south	166	3:00 pm
Section 136	lower bowl	south	131	2:20 pm
Section 137	lower bowl	south	32	12:30 pm
Section 138	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 139	lower bowl	south	35	2:40 pm
Section 140	lower bowl	south	119	2:20 pm
Section 141	lower bowl	south	158	2:50 pm
Section 142	lower bowl	south	172	2:50 pm
Section 143	lower bowl	south	179	3:00 pm
Section 144	lower bowl	south	177	3:00 pm
Section 201	upper deck	west	195	3:20 pm
Section 202	upper deck	west	193	3:10 pm
Section 203	upper deck	west	183	3:10 pm
Section 204	upper deck	west	162	3:10 pm
Section 205	upper deck	west	147	2:50 pm
Section 206	upper deck	west	132	2:20 pm
Section 207	upper deck	west	126	2:10 pm
Section 208	upper deck	west	117	2:10 pm
Section 209	upper deck	west	119	2:10 pm
Section 210	upper deck	west	113	2:10 pm
Section 211	upper deck	west	119	2:10 pm
Section 212	upper deck	west	124	2:10 pm
Section 213	upper deck	west	123	2:10 pm
Section 214	upper deck	north	125	2:10 pm
Section 217	upper deck	north	175	not during the game
Section 218	upper deck	east	164	not during the game
Section 219	upper deck	east	150	not during the game
Section 220	upper deck	east	144	not during the game
Section 221	upper deck	east	142	not during the game
Section 222	upper deck	east	145	not during the game
Section 223	upper deck	east	143	not during the game
Section 224	upper deck	east	141	not during the game
Section 225	upper deck	east	154	not during the game
Section 226	upper deck	east	168	not during the game
Section 227	upper deck	east	189	not during the game
Section 228	upper deck	east	217	not during the game
Section 229	upper deck	east	220	not during the game
Section 230	upper deck	east	220	not during the game

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 48°F (range 39-56°F), feels like 41°F, wind 9 mph, rain in 15% of game hours, clear skies in 31%.

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

SHI Stadium sun map, Rutgers vs Michigan State, 3:30 pm kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, 3:30 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
10:30 am	Parking lots open
11:30 am	Scarlet Walk pep rally starts at the Rutgers Boardwalk, Scarlet Knight Way
12:30 pm	The courtesy shuttle starts from Brett Road and Bartholomew Road
3:30 pm	Kickoff
4:40 pm	Sunset
~7:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Lot, Scarlet Walk and shuttle times from scarletknights.com.

Sun at kickoff: 9.2° high, bearing 231.4°. Sunset during the game at about 4:40 pm. Sunniest: 230, 219, 218, 217, 220, 229. Shadiest: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106. By level and side: upper deck, east side 60 min, upper deck, north end 35 min, lower bowl, north end 21 min, lower bowl, east side 15 min, lower bowl, south end 4 min, lower bowl, west side 0 min, upper deck, west side 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
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	north	0	at kickoff
Section 111	lower bowl	north	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	10	3:40 pm	yes
Section 116	lower bowl	north	28	4:00 pm	yes
Section 117	lower bowl	north	35	4:10 pm	yes
Section 118	lower bowl	north	37	4:10 pm	yes
Section 119	lower bowl	north	43	4:10 pm	yes
Section 120	lower bowl	north	45	4:20 pm	yes
Section 121	lower bowl	north	49	4:20 pm
Section 122	lower bowl	east	45	4:20 pm
Section 123	lower bowl	east	39	4:10 pm
Section 124	lower bowl	east	23	4:10 pm
Section 125	lower bowl	east	8	at kickoff
Section 126	lower bowl	east	1	at kickoff
Section 127	lower bowl	east	0	at kickoff
Section 128	lower bowl	east	2	at kickoff
Section 129	lower bowl	east	8	at kickoff
Section 130	lower bowl	east	13	3:40 pm
Section 131	lower bowl	south	14	3:40 pm
Section 132	lower bowl	south	20	3:50 pm
Section 133	lower bowl	south	10	at kickoff
Section 134	lower bowl	south	5	at kickoff
Section 135	lower bowl	south	1	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 143	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 144	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section 201	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 202	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 203	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 204	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 205	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 206	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 207	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 208	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 209	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 210	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 211	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 212	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 213	upper deck	west	0	at kickoff
Section 214	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section 217	upper deck	north	70	4:40 pm
Section 218	upper deck	east	70	4:40 pm
Section 219	upper deck	east	70	4:40 pm
Section 220	upper deck	east	68	4:40 pm
Section 221	upper deck	east	66	4:40 pm
Section 222	upper deck	east	59	4:30 pm
Section 223	upper deck	east	53	4:20 pm
Section 224	upper deck	east	50	4:20 pm
Section 225	upper deck	east	51	4:20 pm
Section 226	upper deck	east	48	4:20 pm
Section 227	upper deck	east	48	4:20 pm
Section 228	upper deck	east	56	4:30 pm
Section 229	upper deck	east	67	4:40 pm
Section 230	upper deck	east	70	4:40 pm

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 47°F (range 38-56°F), feels like 40°F, wind 8 mph, rain in 17% of game hours, clear skies in 34%.

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 for the whole game.

Time	What happens
2:30 pm	Parking lots open
3:30 pm	Scarlet Walk pep rally starts at the Rutgers Boardwalk, Scarlet Knight Way
4:30 pm	The courtesy shuttle starts from Brett Road and Bartholomew Road
7:30 pm	Kickoff
~11:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Lot, Scarlet Walk and shuttle times from scarletknights.com.

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 41°F (range 32-52°F), feels like 35°F, wind 7 mph, rain in 13% of game hours, clear skies in 36%.

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