Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of August 2010 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrise moves south from 62 to 76 degree true north, which is east-northeast, and the sunset moves south from 298 to 273 degrees true north, which is west-northwestward during the month, respectively.

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

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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