Sun/Moon Times for December 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 December 2009 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrise smoves is relatvely constant between 123 and 125 degree true north, which is east-southeastward, and sunset is relatively constant between 236 and 237 degrees true north, which is west-southwestward, during the month, respectively.

The table of moonrise and moonset azimuth for Seattle is available for December 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
December 2009
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat
    1

Twi: 6:59am
Sunrise: 7:34am
Sunset: 4:17pm
Twi: 4:52pm
Moonrise: 3:32pm
Moonset: 7:11am
Full Moon: 11:31pm
2

Twi: 7:00am
Sunrise: 7:35am
Sunset: 4:16pm
Twi: 4:52pm
Moonrise: 4:29pm
Moonset: 8:23am
3

Twi: 7:01am
Sunrise: 7:36am
Sunset: 4:16pm
Twi: 4:51pm
Moonrise: 5:39pm
Moonset: 9:24am
4

Twi: 7:02am
Sunrise: 7:38am
Sunset: 4:15pm
Twi: 4:51pm
Moonrise: 6:59pm
Moonset: 10:12am
5

Twi: 7:03am
Sunrise: 7:39am
Sunset: 4:15pm
Twi: 4:51pm
Moonrise: 8:22pm
Moonset: 10:49am
6

Twi: 7:04am
Sunrise: 7:40am
Sunset: 4:15pm
Twi: 4:50pm
Moonrise: 9:45pm
Moonset: 11:18am
7

Twi: 7:05am
Sunrise: 7:41am
Sunset: 4:15pm
Twi: 4:50pm
Moonrise: 11:04pm
Moonset: 11:42am
8

Twi: 7:06am
Sunrise: 7:42am
Sunset: 4:14pm
Twi: 4:50pm
Moonrise: none
Moonset: 12:03pm
Last Qtr: 4:14pm
9

Twi: 7:07am
Sunrise: 7:43am
Sunset: 4:14pm
Twi: 4:50pm
Moonrise: 12:21am
Moonset: 12:22pm
10

Twi: 7:08am
Sunrise: 7:44am
Sunset: 4:14pm
Twi: 4:50pm
Moonrise: 1:37am
Moonset: 12:42pm
11

Twi: 7:09am
Sunrise: 7:45am
Sunset: 4:14pm
Twi: 4:50pm
Moonrise: 2:51am
Moonset: 1:04pm
12

Twi: 7:10am
Sunrise: 7:46am
Sunset: 4:14pm
Twi: 4:50pm
Moonrise: 4:05am
Moonset: 1:29pm
13

Twi: 7:11am
Sunrise: 7:47am
Sunset: 4:14pm
Twi: 4:50pm
Moonrise: 5:17am
Moonset: 2:00pm
14

Twi: 7:12am
Sunrise: 7:48am
Sunset: 4:14pm
Twi: 4:50pm
Moonrise: 6:26am
Moonset: 2:39pm
15

Twi: 7:12am
Sunrise: 7:48am
Sunset: 4:14pm
Twi: 4:51pm
Moonrise: 7:27am
Moonset: 3:26pm
16

Twi: 7:13am
Sunrise: 7:49am
Sunset: 4:15pm
Twi: 4:51pm
Moonrise: 8:19am
Moonset: 4:22pm
New Moon: 4:03am
17

Twi: 7:14am
Sunrise: 7:50am
Sunset: 4:15pm
Twi: 4:51pm
Moonrise: 9:01am
Moonset: 5:24pm
18

Twi: 7:14am
Sunrise: 7:51am
Sunset: 4:15pm
Twi: 4:51pm
Moonrise: 9:35am
Moonset: 6:29pm
19

Twi: 7:15am
Sunrise: 7:51am
Sunset: 4:16pm
Twi: 4:52pm
Moonrise: 10:01am
Moonset: 7:35pm
20

Twi: 7:16am
Sunrise: 7:52am
Sunset: 4:16pm
Twi: 4:52pm
Moonrise: 10:23am
Moonset: 8:41pm
21

Twi: 7:16am
Sunrise: 7:52am
Sunset: 4:16pm
Twi: 4:53pm
Moonrise: 10:42am
Moonset: 9:45pm
22

Twi: 7:17am
Sunrise: 7:53am
Sunset: 4:17pm
Twi: 4:53pm
Moonrise: 10:59am
Moonset: 10:50pm
23

Twi: 7:17am
Sunrise: 7:53am
Sunset: 4:17pm
Twi: 4:54pm
Moonrise: 11:16am
Moonset: 11:56pm
24

Twi: 7:18am
Sunrise: 7:54am
Sunset: 4:18pm
Twi: 4:54pm
Moonrise: 11:33am
Moonset: none
First Qtr: 9:37am
25

Twi: 7:18am
Sunrise: 7:54am
Sunset: 4:19pm
Twi: 4:55pm
Moonrise: 11:52am
Moonset: 1:03am
26

Twi: 7:18am
Sunrise: 7:54am
Sunset: 4:19pm
Twi: 4:55pm
Moonrise: 12:14pm
Moonset: 2:14am
27

Twi: 7:19am
Sunrise: 7:55am
Sunset: 4:20pm
Twi: 4:56pm
Moonrise: 12:43pm
Moonset: 3:28am
28

Twi: 7:19am
Sunrise: 7:55am
Sunset: 4:21pm
Twi: 4:57pm
Moonrise: 1:20pm
Moonset: 4:44am
29

Twi: 7:19am
Sunrise: 7:55am
Sunset: 4:21pm
Twi: 4:58pm
Moonrise: 2:09pm
Moonset: 5:59am
30

Twi: 7:19am
Sunrise: 7:55am
Sunset: 4:22pm
Twi: 4:58pm
Moonrise: 3:13pm
Moonset: 7:06am
31

Twi: 7:19am
Sunrise: 7:55am
Sunset: 4:23pm
Twi: 4:59pm
Moonrise: 4:31pm
Moonset: 8:01am
Full Moon: 11:13am
   

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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