Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of June 2010 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrises moves degree true north, moves is relatvely constant from 53 to 55 degree true north, which is northeastward, and sunset is relatively constant from 305 to 307 degrees true north, which is northwestward during the month, respectively.

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

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.

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

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