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

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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