Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of May 2012 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrises moves north from 66 to 55 degrees true north, which is east-northeast to north-northeast, and sunset moves from 294 to 305 degrees true north, which is west-northwest to north-northwest, during the month, respectively.

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

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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