Sun/Moon Times for December 2009
MPG V2.8, January 2013
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Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of December 2009 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrise smoves is relatvely constant between 123 and 125 degree true north, which is east-southeastward, and sunset is relatively constant between 236 and 237 degrees true north, which is west-southwestward, during the month, respectively.
The table of moonrise and moonset azimuth for Seattle is available for December 2009. 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 December 2009 |
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| Sun | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
 1Twi: 6:59am Sunrise: 7:34am Sunset: 4:17pm Twi: 4:52pm Moonrise: 3:32pm Moonset: 7:11am Full Moon: 11:31pm |
2 Twi: 7:00am Sunrise: 7:35am Sunset: 4:16pm Twi: 4:52pm Moonrise: 4:29pm Moonset: 8:23am |
3 Twi: 7:01am Sunrise: 7:36am Sunset: 4:16pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 5:39pm Moonset: 9:24am |
4 Twi: 7:02am Sunrise: 7:38am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 6:59pm Moonset: 10:12am |
5 Twi: 7:03am Sunrise: 7:39am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 8:22pm Moonset: 10:49am |
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| 6 Twi: 7:04am Sunrise: 7:40am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:50pm Moonrise: 9:45pm Moonset: 11:18am |
7 Twi: 7:05am Sunrise: 7:41am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:50pm Moonrise: 11:04pm Moonset: 11:42am |
 8Twi: 7:06am Sunrise: 7:42am Sunset: 4:14pm Twi: 4:50pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 12:03pm Last Qtr: 4:14pm |
9 Twi: 7:07am Sunrise: 7:43am Sunset: 4:14pm Twi: 4:50pm Moonrise: 12:21am Moonset: 12:22pm |
10 Twi: 7:08am Sunrise: 7:44am Sunset: 4:14pm Twi: 4:50pm Moonrise: 1:37am Moonset: 12:42pm |
11 Twi: 7:09am Sunrise: 7:45am Sunset: 4:14pm Twi: 4:50pm Moonrise: 2:51am Moonset: 1:04pm |
12 Twi: 7:10am Sunrise: 7:46am Sunset: 4:14pm Twi: 4:50pm Moonrise: 4:05am Moonset: 1:29pm |
| 13 Twi: 7:11am Sunrise: 7:47am Sunset: 4:14pm Twi: 4:50pm Moonrise: 5:17am Moonset: 2:00pm |
14 Twi: 7:12am Sunrise: 7:48am Sunset: 4:14pm Twi: 4:50pm Moonrise: 6:26am Moonset: 2:39pm |
15 Twi: 7:12am Sunrise: 7:48am Sunset: 4:14pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 7:27am Moonset: 3:26pm |
 16Twi: 7:13am Sunrise: 7:49am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 8:19am Moonset: 4:22pm New Moon: 4:03am |
17 Twi: 7:14am Sunrise: 7:50am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 9:01am Moonset: 5:24pm |
18 Twi: 7:14am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 9:35am Moonset: 6:29pm |
19 Twi: 7:15am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:16pm Twi: 4:52pm Moonrise: 10:01am Moonset: 7:35pm |
| 20 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:52am Sunset: 4:16pm Twi: 4:52pm Moonrise: 10:23am Moonset: 8:41pm |
21 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:52am Sunset: 4:16pm Twi: 4:53pm Moonrise: 10:42am Moonset: 9:45pm |
22 Twi: 7:17am Sunrise: 7:53am Sunset: 4:17pm Twi: 4:53pm Moonrise: 10:59am Moonset: 10:50pm |
23 Twi: 7:17am Sunrise: 7:53am Sunset: 4:17pm Twi: 4:54pm Moonrise: 11:16am Moonset: 11:56pm |
 24Twi: 7:18am Sunrise: 7:54am Sunset: 4:18pm Twi: 4:54pm Moonrise: 11:33am Moonset: none First Qtr: 9:37am |
25 Twi: 7:18am Sunrise: 7:54am Sunset: 4:19pm Twi: 4:55pm Moonrise: 11:52am Moonset: 1:03am |
26 Twi: 7:18am Sunrise: 7:54am Sunset: 4:19pm Twi: 4:55pm Moonrise: 12:14pm Moonset: 2:14am |
| 27 Twi: 7:19am Sunrise: 7:55am Sunset: 4:20pm Twi: 4:56pm Moonrise: 12:43pm Moonset: 3:28am |
28 Twi: 7:19am Sunrise: 7:55am Sunset: 4:21pm Twi: 4:57pm Moonrise: 1:20pm Moonset: 4:44am |
29 Twi: 7:19am Sunrise: 7:55am Sunset: 4:21pm Twi: 4:58pm Moonrise: 2:09pm Moonset: 5:59am |
30 Twi: 7:19am Sunrise: 7:55am Sunset: 4:22pm Twi: 4:58pm Moonrise: 3:13pm Moonset: 7:06am |
31 Twi: 7:19am Sunrise: 7:55am Sunset: 4:23pm Twi: 4:59pm Moonrise: 4:31pm Moonset: 8:01am Full Moon: 11:13am |
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.
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