🏈 NFL Shade Finder standalone preview

The sun's exact position comes from the NOAA solar algorithm using each stadium's real coordinates, date, kickoff time and timezone — so the sunny vs. shady side and the timing are reliable. The seating bowl is split into ~120 individual sections (each sideline, end zone and corner, across lower/club/upper tiers); every section is ray-traced against the tiered bowl, oriented to the field's true bearing, so shade is shown section-by-section and animates through the game. Field orientation is pulled live from OpenStreetMap geometry where available ("map-derived"); otherwise a built-in estimate is used ("estimate"). The bowl geometry is a calibrated physics approximation, not exact per-stadium CAD — treat the shaded side, sweep and timing as the reliable signal, and exact section cutoffs as approximate. Domes are fully shaded; retractable roofs follow the toggle; open canopies (SoFi, Hard Rock, Lumen) shade much of the seating. Independent tool; not affiliated with the NFL or any team. Weather: Open-Meteo. Schedule: ESPN.