Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of September 2012 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrise moves south through due east from 77 to 94 degree true north, which is east-northeast to east, and sunset moves south through due west from 283 to 266 degrees true north, which is west-northwest to westward during the month, respectively.

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

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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