Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of January 2011 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 2011. 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 2011
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 Twi: 7:20am Sunrise: 7:56am Sunset: 4:24pm Twi: 5:00pm Moonrise: 5:39am Moonset: 2:03pm
2 Twi: 7:20am Sunrise: 7:56am Sunset: 4:25pm Twi: 5:01pm Moonrise: 6:39am Moonset: 2:59pm	3 Twi: 7:20am Sunrise: 7:56am Sunset: 4:26pm Twi: 5:02pm Moonrise: 7:28am Moonset: 4:03pm	4 Twi: 7:20am Sunrise: 7:56am Sunset: 4:27pm Twi: 5:03pm Moonrise: 8:07am Moonset: 5:10pm New Moon: 1:04am	5 Twi: 7:20am Sunrise: 7:56am Sunset: 4:28pm Twi: 5:04pm Moonrise: 8:39am Moonset: 6:18pm	6 Twi: 7:20am Sunrise: 7:55am Sunset: 4:29pm Twi: 5:05pm Moonrise: 9:04am Moonset: 7:26pm	7 Twi: 7:20am Sunrise: 7:55am Sunset: 4:31pm Twi: 5:06pm Moonrise: 9:25am Moonset: 8:31pm	8 Twi: 7:19am Sunrise: 7:55am Sunset: 4:32pm Twi: 5:07pm Moonrise: 9:45am Moonset: 9:35pm
9 Twi: 7:19am Sunrise: 7:55am Sunset: 4:33pm Twi: 5:08pm Moonrise: 10:03am Moonset: 10:38pm	10 Twi: 7:19am Sunrise: 7:54am Sunset: 4:34pm Twi: 5:10pm Moonrise: 10:21am Moonset: 11:42pm	11 Twi: 7:18am Sunrise: 7:54am Sunset: 4:35pm Twi: 5:11pm Moonrise: 10:41am Moonset: none	12 Twi: 7:18am Sunrise: 7:53am Sunset: 4:37pm Twi: 5:12pm Moonrise: 11:03am Moonset: 12:46am First Qtr: 3:33am	13 Twi: 7:18am Sunrise: 7:53am Sunset: 4:38pm Twi: 5:13pm Moonrise: 11:28am Moonset: 1:52am	14 Twi: 7:17am Sunrise: 7:52am Sunset: 4:39pm Twi: 5:14pm Moonrise: 12:00pm Moonset: 2:59am	15 Twi: 7:17am Sunrise: 7:52am Sunset: 4:41pm Twi: 5:16pm Moonrise: 12:40pm Moonset: 4:05am
16 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:42pm Twi: 5:17pm Moonrise: 1:31pm Moonset: 5:08am	17 Twi: 7:15am Sunrise: 7:50am Sunset: 4:43pm Twi: 5:18pm Moonrise: 2:34pm Moonset: 6:04am	18 Twi: 7:15am Sunrise: 7:49am Sunset: 4:45pm Twi: 5:19pm Moonrise: 3:46pm Moonset: 6:52am	19 Twi: 7:14am Sunrise: 7:49am Sunset: 4:46pm Twi: 5:21pm Moonrise: 5:06pm Moonset: 7:31am Full Moon: 1:22pm	20 Twi: 7:13am Sunrise: 7:48am Sunset: 4:48pm Twi: 5:22pm Moonrise: 6:27pm Moonset: 8:03am	21 Twi: 7:13am Sunrise: 7:47am Sunset: 4:49pm Twi: 5:23pm Moonrise: 7:49pm Moonset: 8:31am	22 Twi: 7:12am Sunrise: 7:46am Sunset: 4:51pm Twi: 5:25pm Moonrise: 9:10pm Moonset: 8:56am
23 Twi: 7:11am Sunrise: 7:45am Sunset: 4:52pm Twi: 5:26pm Moonrise: 10:30pm Moonset: 9:19am	24 Twi: 7:10am Sunrise: 7:44am Sunset: 4:54pm Twi: 5:28pm Moonrise: 11:49pm Moonset: 9:43am	25 Twi: 7:09am Sunrise: 7:43am Sunset: 4:55pm Twi: 5:29pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 10:09am	26 Twi: 7:08am Sunrise: 7:42am Sunset: 4:57pm Twi: 5:30pm Moonrise: 1:07am Moonset: 10:40am Last Qtr: 4:58am	27 Twi: 7:07am Sunrise: 7:41am Sunset: 4:58pm Twi: 5:32pm Moonrise: 2:22am Moonset: 11:16am	28 Twi: 7:06am Sunrise: 7:40am Sunset: 5:00pm Twi: 5:33pm Moonrise: 3:31am Moonset: 12:00pm	29 Twi: 7:05am Sunrise: 7:39am Sunset: 5:01pm Twi: 5:35pm Moonrise: 4:33am Moonset: 12:52pm
30 Twi: 7:04am Sunrise: 7:37am Sunset: 5:03pm Twi: 5:36pm Moonrise: 5:25am Moonset: 1:53pm	31 Twi: 7:03am Sunrise: 7:36am Sunset: 5:04pm Twi: 5:38pm Moonrise: 6:07am Moonset: 2:58pm

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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