Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of August 2011 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 284 degrees true north, which is west-northwestward during the month, respectively.

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

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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