Background

 March is the month to change from Pacific Standard Time (PST)to Pacific DaylIght (Savings) Time (PDT), which happens on March 13th at 2:00 am. The times in the table below reflects this change.

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of March 2011 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrises moves northward from 100 degrees to 83 degrees true north, which is east-southeast to east-northeast, and sunset moves northwward from 260 to 278 egrees true north, which is west-southwest to west-northwest, during the month, respectively.

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

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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