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

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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