Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of February 2011 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrises moves north from 115 to 101 degree true north, which is east-southeastward, and sunset moves north from 245 to 259 degrees true north, which is west-southwestward, during the month, respectively.

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

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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