Sun/Moon Times for May 2009
MPG V2.8, January 2013
Background
Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of May 2009 the azimuth of sunrise and sunset moves northward from 66 to 55 degree true north, which is between east-northeast and northeastward, and sunset moves northward from 294 to 305 degrees true north, which is between west-northwest and northwestward during the month, respectively.
The table of moonrise and moonset azimuth for Seattle is available for May 2009. The difference between Seattle (shown in table) and Mt. Rainier is relatively minor and can be adjusted in the field.
Sun and Moon times
Please note that while the sun/moon rise and set times are correct, the light and actual visibility of sunrise and sunset varies due to Mt. Rainier itself, sun/moonrise later on the west side and sun/moonset earlier on the east side. In addition the local terrain around your location will change the light and actually visibility of each.
| Paradise, Mount Rainier NP May 2009 |
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| Sun | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
 1Twi: 5:18am Sunrise: 5:52am Sunset: 8:15pm Twi: 8:49pm Moonrise: 12:04pm Moonset: 2:23am First Qtr: 12:45pm |
2 Twi: 5:16am Sunrise: 5:50am Sunset: 8:17pm Twi: 8:51pm Moonrise: 1:23pm Moonset: 2:50am |
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| 3 Twi: 5:15am Sunrise: 5:49am Sunset: 8:18pm Twi: 8:52pm Moonrise: 2:38pm Moonset: 3:12am |
4 Twi: 5:13am Sunrise: 5:47am Sunset: 8:19pm Twi: 8:53pm Moonrise: 3:52pm Moonset: 3:31am |
5 Twi: 5:11am Sunrise: 5:46am Sunset: 8:21pm Twi: 8:55pm Moonrise: 5:05pm Moonset: 3:50am |
6 Twi: 5:10am Sunrise: 5:44am Sunset: 8:22pm Twi: 8:56pm Moonrise: 6:17pm Moonset: 4:09am |
7 Twi: 5:08am Sunrise: 5:43am Sunset: 8:23pm Twi: 8:58pm Moonrise: 7:29pm Moonset: 4:31am |
 8Twi: 5:07am Sunrise: 5:41am Sunset: 8:25pm Twi: 8:59pm Moonrise: 8:39pm Moonset: 4:55am Full Moon: 8:02pm |
9 Twi: 5:05am Sunrise: 5:40am Sunset: 8:26pm Twi: 9:01pm Moonrise: 9:47pm Moonset: 5:26am |
| 10 Twi: 5:03am Sunrise: 5:39am Sunset: 8:27pm Twi: 9:02pm Moonrise: 10:48pm Moonset: 6:03am |
11 Twi: 5:02am Sunrise: 5:37am Sunset: 8:28pm Twi: 9:04pm Moonrise: 11:40pm Moonset: 6:49am |
12 Twi: 5:01am Sunrise: 5:36am Sunset: 8:30pm Twi: 9:05pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 7:42am |
13 Twi: 4:59am Sunrise: 5:35am Sunset: 8:31pm Twi: 9:06pm Moonrise: 12:22am Moonset: 8:42am |
14 Twi: 4:58am Sunrise: 5:33am Sunset: 8:32pm Twi: 9:08pm Moonrise: 12:57am Moonset: 9:46am |
15 Twi: 4:56am Sunrise: 5:32am Sunset: 8:33pm Twi: 9:09pm Moonrise: 1:24am Moonset: 10:52am |
 16Twi: 4:55am Sunrise: 5:31am Sunset: 8:35pm Twi: 9:11pm Moonrise: 1:47am Moonset: 11:57am Last Qtr: 11:27pm |
| 17 Twi: 4:54am Sunrise: 5:30am Sunset: 8:36pm Twi: 9:12pm Moonrise: 2:06am Moonset: 1:04pm |
18 Twi: 4:52am Sunrise: 5:29am Sunset: 8:37pm Twi: 9:13pm Moonrise: 2:24am Moonset: 2:11pm |
19 Twi: 4:51am Sunrise: 5:27am Sunset: 8:38pm Twi: 9:15pm Moonrise: 2:42am Moonset: 3:21pm |
20 Twi: 4:50am Sunrise: 5:26am Sunset: 8:40pm Twi: 9:16pm Moonrise: 3:00am Moonset: 4:34pm |
21 Twi: 4:49am Sunrise: 5:25am Sunset: 8:41pm Twi: 9:17pm Moonrise: 3:21am Moonset: 5:50pm |
22 Twi: 4:47am Sunrise: 5:24am Sunset: 8:42pm Twi: 9:19pm Moonrise: 3:47am Moonset: 7:10pm |
23 Twi: 4:46am Sunrise: 5:23am Sunset: 8:43pm Twi: 9:20pm Moonrise: 4:19am Moonset: 8:31pm |
 24Twi: 4:45am Sunrise: 5:22am Sunset: 8:44pm Twi: 9:21pm Moonrise: 5:02am Moonset: 9:48pm New Moon: 4:12am |
25 Twi: 4:44am Sunrise: 5:22am Sunset: 8:45pm Twi: 9:22pm Moonrise: 5:58am Moonset: 10:53pm |
26 Twi: 4:43am Sunrise: 5:21am Sunset: 8:46pm Twi: 9:24pm Moonrise: 7:08am Moonset: 11:44pm |
27 Twi: 4:42am Sunrise: 5:20am Sunset: 8:47pm Twi: 9:25pm Moonrise: 8:27am Moonset: none |
28 Twi: 4:41am Sunrise: 5:19am Sunset: 8:48pm Twi: 9:26pm Moonrise: 9:50am Moonset: 12:23am |
29 Twi: 4:40am Sunrise: 5:18am Sunset: 8:49pm Twi: 9:27pm Moonrise: 11:11am Moonset: 12:53am |
30 Twi: 4:40am Sunrise: 5:18am Sunset: 8:50pm Twi: 9:28pm Moonrise: 12:29pm Moonset: 1:17am First Qtr: 7:23pm |
| 31 Twi: 4:39am Sunrise: 5:17am Sunset: 8:51pm Twi: 9:29pm Moonrise: 1:44pm Moonset: 1:38am |
Resources
Below are some Web-based calculators for sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset and sunrise/sunset azimuth. For what it's worth, knowing your exact location in the NP isn't that critical as you can use the calculation for Seattle, Washington to be sufficient close to make any minor adjustments in the field. Otherwise, Paradise is 46.77 ° north 121.73 ° west and the crest of Mt. Rainier is 46.85 ° north and 121.76 ° west for exact calculations.
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