Background

 March is the month to change from Pacific Standard Time (PST)to Pacific DaylIght (Savings) Time (PDT), which happens on March 14th at 2:00 am. The times in the table below reflects this change.

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of March 2010 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrises moves northward from 100 degrees to 83 degrees true north, which is east-southeast to east-northeast, and sunset moves northwward from 260 to 278 egrees true north, which is west-southwest to west-northwest, during the month, respectively.

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

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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