Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of July 2010 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrise moves south from 53 to 61 degree true north, which is east-northeastward, and sunset moves south from 307 to 298 degrees true north, which is west-northwestward during the month, respectively.

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

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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