Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of February 2012 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrises moves north from 115 to 100 degree true north, which is east-southeastward, and sunset moves north from 245 to 260 degrees true north, which is west-southwestward, during the month, respectively.

The table of moonrise and moonset azimuth for Seattle is available for February 2012. 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 2012
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 Twi: 7:00am Sunrise: 7:33am Sunset: 5:08pm Twi: 5:41pm Moonrise: 11:36am Moonset: 2:29am	2 Twi: 6:59am Sunrise: 7:31am Sunset: 5:10pm Twi: 5:42pm Moonrise: 12:19pm Moonset: 3:26am	3 Twi: 6:58am Sunrise: 7:30am Sunset: 5:11pm Twi: 5:44pm Moonrise: 1:11pm Moonset: 4:18am	4 Twi: 6:56am Sunrise: 7:29am Sunset: 5:13pm Twi: 5:45pm Moonrise: 2:10pm Moonset: 5:06am
5 Twi: 6:55am Sunrise: 7:27am Sunset: 5:14pm Twi: 5:46pm Moonrise: 3:16pm Moonset: 5:47am	6 Twi: 6:54am Sunrise: 7:26am Sunset: 5:16pm Twi: 5:48pm Moonrise: 4:27pm Moonset: 6:23am	7 Twi: 6:53am Sunrise: 7:25am Sunset: 5:17pm Twi: 5:49pm Moonrise: 5:41pm Moonset: 6:54am Full Moon: 1:55pm	8 Twi: 6:51am Sunrise: 7:23am Sunset: 5:19pm Twi: 5:51pm Moonrise: 6:56pm Moonset: 7:22am	9 Twi: 6:50am Sunrise: 7:22am Sunset: 5:20pm Twi: 5:52pm Moonrise: 8:11pm Moonset: 7:49am	10 Twi: 6:49am Sunrise: 7:20am Sunset: 5:22pm Twi: 5:54pm Moonrise: 9:28pm Moonset: 8:15am	11 Twi: 6:47am Sunrise: 7:19am Sunset: 5:23pm Twi: 5:55pm Moonrise: 10:44pm Moonset: 8:43am
12 Twi: 6:46am Sunrise: 7:17am Sunset: 5:25pm Twi: 5:57pm Moonrise: 12:00pm Moonset: 9:13am	13 Twi: 6:44am Sunrise: 7:16am Sunset: 5:27pm Twi: 5:58pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 9:48am	14 Twi: 6:43am Sunrise: 7:14am Sunset: 5:28pm Twi: 5:59pm Moonrise: 1:14am Moonset: 10:30am Last Qtr: 9:05am	15 Twi: 6:41am Sunrise: 7:13am Sunset: 5:30pm Twi: 6:01pm Moonrise: 2:23am Moonset: 11:19am	16 Twi: 6:40am Sunrise: 7:11am Sunset: 5:31pm Twi: 6:02pm Moonrise: 3:24am Moonset: 12:17pm	17 Twi: 6:38am Sunrise: 7:09am Sunset: 5:33pm Twi: 6:04pm Moonrise: 4:17am Moonset: 1:22pm	18 Twi: 6:37am Sunrise: 7:08am Sunset: 5:34pm Twi: 6:05pm Moonrise: 5:00am Moonset: 2:31pm
19 Twi: 6:35am Sunrise: 7:06am Sunset: 5:36pm Twi: 6:07pm Moonrise: 5:36am Moonset: 3:40pm	20 Twi: 6:33am Sunrise: 7:04am Sunset: 5:37pm Twi: 6:08pm Moonrise: 6:05am Moonset: 4:49pm	21 Twi: 6:32am Sunrise: 7:03am Sunset: 5:39pm Twi: 6:10pm Moonrise: 6:31am Moonset: 5:57pm New Moon: 2:36pm	22 Twi: 6:30am Sunrise: 7:01am Sunset: 5:40pm Twi: 6:11pm Moonrise: 6:55am Moonset: 7:03pm	23 Twi: 6:28am Sunrise: 6:59am Sunset: 5:42pm Twi: 6:12pm Moonrise: 7:17am Moonset: 8:07pm	24 Twi: 6:27am Sunrise: 6:57am Sunset: 5:43pm Twi: 6:14pm Moonrise: 7:40am Moonset: 9:11pm	25 Twi: 6:25am Sunrise: 6:56am Sunset: 5:45pm Twi: 6:15pm Moonrise: 8:03am Moonset: 10:13pm
26 Twi: 6:23am Sunrise: 6:54am Sunset: 5:46pm Twi: 6:17pm Moonrise: 8:30am Moonset: 11:15pm	27 Twi: 6:22am Sunrise: 6:52am Sunset: 5:48pm Twi: 6:18pm Moonrise: 8:59am Moonset: none	28 Twi: 6:20am Sunrise: 6:50am Sunset: 5:49pm Twi: 6:20pm Moonrise: 9:33am Moonset: 12:15am	29 Twi: 6:18am Sunrise: 6:48am Sunset: 5:51pm Twi: 6:21pm Moonrise: 10:14am Moonset: 1:13am First Qtr: 5:23pm

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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