Background

 March is the month to change from Pacific Standard Time (PST) to Pacific DaylIght (Savings) Time (PDT), which happens on March 10th at 2:00 am. The times in the table below reflects this change.

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of March 2013 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrises moves northward from 100 degrees to 83 degrees true north, which is east-southeast to east-northeast, and sunset moves northwward from 260 to 278 egrees true north, which is west-southwest to west-northwest, during the month, respectively.

The table of moonrise and moonset azimuth for Seattle is available for March 2013. The difference between Seattle (shown in table) and Mt. Rainier is relatively minor and can be adjusted in the field.

Current Moon Phase
Moon Phase provided by Moon Connection

Sun and Moon times

Note.-- 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 March 2013
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Twi: 6:17am Sunrise: 6:47am Sunset: 5:52pm Twi: 6:22pm Moonrise: 10:54pm Moonset: 8:18am	2 Twi: 6:15am Sunrise: 6:45am Sunset: 5:53pm Twi: 6:23pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 8:55am
3 Twi: 6:13am Sunrise: 6:43am Sunset: 5:55pm Twi: 6:25pm Moonrise: 12:05am Moonset: 9:38am	4 Twi: 6:11am Sunrise: 6:41am Sunset: 5:56pm Twi: 6:26pm Moonrise: 1:12am Moonset: 10:28am Last Qtr: 1:54pm	5 Twi: 6:09am Sunrise: 6:40am Sunset: 5:57pm Twi: 6:28pm Moonrise: 2:13am Moonset: 11:27am	6 Twi: 6:07am Sunrise: 6:38am Sunset: 5:59pm Twi: 6:29pm Moonrise: 3:07am Moonset: 12:33pm	7 Twi: 6:05am Sunrise: 6:36am Sunset: 6:00pm Twi: 6:31pm Moonrise: 3:52am Moonset: 1:44pm	8 Twi: 6:04am Sunrise: 6:34am Sunset: 6:02pm Twi: 6:32pm Moonrise: 4:31am Moonset: 2:56pm	9 Twi: 6:02am Sunrise: 6:32am Sunset: 6:03pm Twi: 6:33pm Moonrise: 5:05am Moonset: 4:09pm
10 DST Begins Twi: 7:00am Sunrise: 7:30am Sunset: 7:05pm Twi: 7:35pm Moonrise: 6:34am Moonset: 6:20pm	11 Twi: 6:58am Sunrise: 7:28am Sunset: 7:06pm Twi: 7:36pm Moonrise: 7:02am Moonset: 7:30pm New Moon: 12:52pm	12 Twi: 6:56am Sunrise: 7:26am Sunset: 7:07pm Twi: 7:38pm Moonrise: 7:29am Moonset: 8:38pm	13 Twi: 6:54am Sunrise: 7:24am Sunset: 7:09pm Twi: 7:39pm Moonrise: 7:56am Moonset: 9:45pm	14 Twi: 6:52am Sunrise: 7:22am Sunset: 7:10pm Twi: 7:40pm Moonrise: 8:25am Moonset: 10:49pm	15 Twi: 6:50am Sunrise: 7:20am Sunset: 7:12pm Twi: 7:42pm Moonrise: 8:57am Moonset: 11:51pm	16 Twi: 6:48am Sunrise: 7:18am Sunset: 7:13pm Twi: 7:43pm Moonrise: 9:32am Moonset: none
17 Twi: 6:46am Sunrise: 7:16am Sunset: 7:14pm Twi: 7:45pm Moonrise: 10:12am Moonset: 12:49am	18 Twi: 6:44am Sunrise: 7:14am Sunset: 7:16pm Twi: 7:46pm Moonrise: 10:57am Moonset: 1:42am	19 Twi: 6:42am Sunrise: 7:12am Sunset: 7:17pm Twi: 7:47pm Moonrise: 11:46am Moonset: 2:30am First Qtr: 10:28am	20 Twi: 6:40am Sunrise: 7:10am Sunset: 7:19pm Twi: 7:49pm Moonrise: 12:41pm Moonset: 3:13am	21 Twi: 6:38am Sunrise: 7:08am Sunset: 7:20pm Twi: 7:50pm Moonrise: 1:39pm Moonset: 3:51am	22 Twi: 6:36am Sunrise: 7:06am Sunset: 7:21pm Twi: 7:52pm Moonrise: 2:41pm Moonset: 4:25am	23 Twi: 6:34am Sunrise: 7:04am Sunset: 7:23pm Twi: 7:53pm Moonrise: 3:46pm Moonset: 4:56am
24 Twi: 6:32am Sunrise: 7:02am Sunset: 7:24pm Twi: 7:54pm Moonrise: 4:53pm Moonset: 5:24am	25 Twi: 6:30am Sunrise: 7:01am Sunset: 7:26pm Twi: 7:56pm Moonrise: 6:02pm Moonset: 5:51am	26 Twi: 6:28am Sunrise: 6:59am Sunset: 7:27pm Twi: 7:57pm Moonrise: 7:13pm Moonset: 6:18am	27 Twi: 6:26am Sunrise: 6:57am Sunset: 7:28pm Twi: 7:59pm Moonrise: 8:26pm Moonset: 6:47am Full Moon: 2:28am	28 Twi: 6:24am Sunrise: 6:55am Sunset: 7:30pm Twi: 8:00pm Moonrise: 9:40pm Moonset: 7:18am	29 Twi: 6:22am Sunrise: 6:53am Sunset: 7:31pm Twi: 8:02pm Moonrise: 10:53pm Moonset: 7:54am	30 Twi: 6:20am Sunrise: 6:51am Sunset: 7:32pm Twi: 8:03pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 8:35am
31 Twi: 6:18am Sunrise: 6:49am Sunset: 7:34pm Twi: 8:04pm Moonrise: 12:03am Moonset: 9:25am

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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