Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of month 2010 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrises moves northward from 124 to 115 degree true north, which is east-southeastward, and sunset move northward between 236 and 245 degrees true north, which is west-southwestward, during the month, respectively.

The table of moonrise and moonset azimuth for Seattle is available for January 2010. 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 January 2010
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:28pm Twi: 5:03pm Moonrise: 5:59pm Moonset: 8:40am	2 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:29pm Twi: 5:04pm Moonrise: 7:24pm Moonset: 9:15am
3 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:30pm Twi: 5:05pm Moonrise: 8:47pm Moonset: 9:43am	4 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:31pm Twi: 5:06pm Moonrise: 10:07pm Moonset: 10:06am	5 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:32pm Twi: 5:07pm Moonrise: 11:24pm Moonset: 10:28am	6 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:33pm Twi: 5:08pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 10:49am	7 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:34pm Twi: 5:09pm Moonrise: 12:39am Moonset: 11:11am Last Qtr: 2:40am	8 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:50am Sunset: 4:35pm Twi: 5:10pm Moonrise: 1:53am Moonset: 11:37am	9 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:50am Sunset: 4:37pm Twi: 5:11pm Moonrise: 3:05am Moonset: 12:06pm
10 Twi: 7:15am Sunrise: 7:50am Sunset: 4:38pm Twi: 5:12pm Moonrise: 4:14am Moonset: 12:43pm	11 Twi: 7:15am Sunrise: 7:49am Sunset: 4:39pm Twi: 5:13pm Moonrise: 5:16am Moonset: 1:27pm	12 Twi: 7:15am Sunrise: 7:49am Sunset: 4:40pm Twi: 5:15pm Moonrise: 6:11am Moonset: 2:20pm	13 Twi: 7:14am Sunrise: 7:48am Sunset: 4:41pm Twi: 5:16pm Moonrise: 6:56am Moonset: 3:19pm	14 Twi: 7:14am Sunrise: 7:48am Sunset: 4:43pm Twi: 5:17pm Moonrise: 7:32am Moonset: 4:23pm New Moon: 11:12pm	15 Twi: 7:13am Sunrise: 7:47am Sunset: 4:44pm Twi: 5:18pm Moonrise: 8:02am Moonset: 5:28pm	16 Twi: 7:13am Sunrise: 7:47am Sunset: 4:45pm Twi: 5:19pm Moonrise: 8:26am Moonset: 6:33pm
17 Twi: 7:12am Sunrise: 7:46am Sunset: 4:47pm Twi: 5:21pm Moonrise: 8:46am Moonset: 7:37pm	18 Twi: 7:12am Sunrise: 7:45am Sunset: 4:48pm Twi: 5:22pm Moonrise: 9:04am Moonset: 8:40pm	19 Twi: 7:11am Sunrise: 7:45am Sunset: 4:49pm Twi: 5:23pm Moonrise: 9:22am Moonset: 9:44pm	20 Twi: 7:10am Sunrise: 7:44am Sunset: 4:51pm Twi: 5:24pm Moonrise: 9:39am Moonset: 10:49pm	21 Twi: 7:09am Sunrise: 7:43am Sunset: 4:52pm Twi: 5:26pm Moonrise: 9:58am Moonset: 11:56pm	22 Twi: 7:09am Sunrise: 7:42am Sunset: 4:54pm Twi: 5:27pm Moonrise: 10:19am Moonset: none	23 Twi: 7:08am Sunrise: 7:41am Sunset: 4:55pm Twi: 5:28pm Moonrise: 10:45am Moonset: 1:06am First Qtr: 2:54am
24 Twi: 7:07am Sunrise: 7:40am Sunset: 4:57pm Twi: 5:30pm Moonrise: 11:17am Moonset: 2:18am	25 Twi: 7:06am Sunrise: 7:39am Sunset: 4:58pm Twi: 5:31pm Moonrise: 12:00pm Moonset: 3:31am	26 Twi: 7:05am Sunrise: 7:38am Sunset: 4:59pm Twi: 5:33pm Moonrise: 12:55pm Moonset: 4:39am	27 Twi: 7:04am Sunrise: 7:37am Sunset: 5:01pm Twi: 5:34pm Moonrise: 2:05pm Moonset: 5:40am	28 Twi: 7:03am Sunrise: 7:36am Sunset: 5:02pm Twi: 5:35pm Moonrise: 3:25pm Moonset: 6:29am	29 Twi: 7:02am Sunrise: 7:35am Sunset: 5:04pm Twi: 5:37pm Moonrise: 4:50pm Moonset: 7:08am Full Moon: 10:18pm	30 Twi: 7:01am Sunrise: 7:34am Sunset: 5:05pm Twi: 5:38pm Moonrise: 6:16pm Moonset: 7:40am
31 Twi: 7:00am Sunrise: 7:33am Sunset: 5:07pm Twi: 5:40pm Moonrise: 7:40pm Moonset: 8:06am

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.

• Websites
  • Time&Date.com
  • US Navy Calculator
  • LF Calculater
  • Sunrise/Sunset Calculator

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