Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of May 2010 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 2010. 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 2010
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 Twi: 5:19am Sunrise: 5:52am Sunset: 8:15pm Twi: 8:49pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 7:43am
2 Twi: 5:17am Sunrise: 5:51am Sunset: 8:16pm Twi: 8:50pm Moonrise: 12:19am Moonset: 8:42am	3 Twi: 5:15am Sunrise: 5:49am Sunset: 8:18pm Twi: 8:52pm Moonrise: 1:01am Moonset: 9:46am	4 Twi: 5:13am Sunrise: 5:48am Sunset: 8:19pm Twi: 8:53pm Moonrise: 1:34am Moonset: 10:51am	5 Twi: 5:12am Sunrise: 5:46am Sunset: 8:20pm Twi: 8:55pm Moonrise: 2:01am Moonset: 11:56am Last Qtr: 8:15pm	6 Twi: 5:10am Sunrise: 5:45am Sunset: 8:22pm Twi: 8:56pm Moonrise: 2:24am Moonset: 1:00pm	7 Twi: 5:09am Sunrise: 5:43am Sunset: 8:23pm Twi: 8:58pm Moonrise: 2:44am Moonset: 2:03pm	8 Twi: 5:07am Sunrise: 5:42am Sunset: 8:24pm Twi: 8:59pm Moonrise: 3:02am Moonset: 3:06pm
9 Twi: 5:05am Sunrise: 5:40am Sunset: 8:26pm Twi: 9:00pm Moonrise: 3:20am Moonset: 4:11pm	10 Twi: 5:04am Sunrise: 5:39am Sunset: 8:27pm Twi: 9:02pm Moonrise: 3:40am Moonset: 5:18pm	11 Twi: 5:02am Sunrise: 5:37am Sunset: 8:28pm Twi: 9:03pm Moonrise: 4:01am Moonset: 6:27pm	12 Twi: 5:01am Sunrise: 5:36am Sunset: 8:29pm Twi: 9:05pm Moonrise: 4:25am Moonset: 7:38pm	13 Twi: 4:59am Sunrise: 5:35am Sunset: 8:31pm Twi: 9:06pm Moonrise: 4:56am Moonset: 8:50pm New Moon: 5:05pm	14 Twi: 4:58am Sunrise: 5:34am Sunset: 8:32pm Twi: 9:08pm Moonrise: 5:35am Moonset: 9:58pm	15 Twi: 4:57am Sunrise: 5:32am Sunset: 8:33pm Twi: 9:09pm Moonrise: 6:24am Moonset: 11:00pm
16 Twi: 4:55am Sunrise: 5:31am Sunset: 8:34pm Twi: 9:10pm Moonrise: 7:25am Moonset: 11:51pm	17 Twi: 4:54am Sunrise: 5:30am Sunset: 8:36pm Twi: 9:12pm Moonrise: 8:36am Moonset: none	18 Twi: 4:53am Sunrise: 5:29am Sunset: 8:37pm Twi: 9:13pm Moonrise: 9:53am Moonset: 12:33am	19 Twi: 4:51am Sunrise: 5:28am Sunset: 8:38pm Twi: 9:14pm Moonrise: 11:11am Moonset: 1:06am	20 Twi: 4:50am Sunrise: 5:27am Sunset: 8:39pm Twi: 9:16pm Moonrise: 12:30pm Moonset: 1:33am First Qtr: 3:43pm	21 Twi: 4:49am Sunrise: 5:26am Sunset: 8:40pm Twi: 9:17pm Moonrise: 1:47pm Moonset: 1:57am	22 Twi: 4:48am Sunrise: 5:25am Sunset: 8:42pm Twi: 9:18pm Moonrise: 3:03pm Moonset: 2:20am
23 Twi: 4:47am Sunrise: 5:24am Sunset: 8:43pm Twi: 9:20pm Moonrise: 4:19pm Moonset: 2:42am	24 Twi: 4:46am Sunrise: 5:23am Sunset: 8:44pm Twi: 9:21pm Moonrise: 5:36pm Moonset: 3:06am	25 Twi: 4:44am Sunrise: 5:22am Sunset: 8:45pm Twi: 9:22pm Moonrise: 6:51pm Moonset: 3:33am	26 Twi: 4:43am Sunrise: 5:21am Sunset: 8:46pm Twi: 9:23pm Moonrise: 8:04pm Moonset: 4:05am	27 Twi: 4:42am Sunrise: 5:20am Sunset: 8:47pm Twi: 9:25pm Moonrise: 9:11pm Moonset: 4:45am Full Moon: 3:08pm	28 Twi: 4:42am Sunrise: 5:19am Sunset: 8:48pm Twi: 9:26pm Moonrise: 10:08pm Moonset: 5:33am	29 Twi: 4:41am Sunrise: 5:18am Sunset: 8:49pm Twi: 9:27pm Moonrise: 10:55pm Moonset: 6:29am
30 Twi: 4:40am Sunrise: 5:18am Sunset: 8:50pm Twi: 9:28pm Moonrise: 11:33pm Moonset: 7:31am	31 Twi: 4:39am Sunrise: 5:17am Sunset: 8:51pm Twi: 9:29pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 8:36am

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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