Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of May 2011 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 2011. 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 2011
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 Twi: 5:16am Sunrise: 5:51am Sunset: 8:18pm Twi: 8:52pm Moonrise: 4:45am Moonset: 7:14pm	2 Twi: 5:14am Sunrise: 5:49am Sunset: 8:19pm Twi: 8:54pm Moonrise: 5:10am Moonset: 8:18pm New Moon: 10:52pm	3 Twi: 5:13am Sunrise: 5:47am Sunset: 8:21pm Twi: 8:55pm Moonrise: 5:39am Moonset: 9:22pm	4 Twi: 5:11am Sunrise: 5:46am Sunset: 8:22pm Twi: 8:57pm Moonrise: 6:15am Moonset: 10:24pm	5 Twi: 5:09am Sunrise: 5:44am Sunset: 8:23pm Twi: 8:58pm Moonrise: 6:58am Moonset: 11:19pm	6 Twi: 5:07am Sunrise: 5:43am Sunset: 8:25pm Twi: 9:00pm Moonrise: 7:51am Moonset: none	7 Twi: 5:06am Sunrise: 5:41am Sunset: 8:26pm Twi: 9:01pm Moonrise: 8:52am Moonset: 12:08am
8 Twi: 5:04am Sunrise: 5:40am Sunset: 8:27pm Twi: 9:03pm Moonrise: 10:00am Moonset: 12:49am	9 Twi: 5:02am Sunrise: 5:38am Sunset: 8:29pm Twi: 9:04pm Moonrise: 11:13am Moonset: 1:23am	10 Twi: 5:01am Sunrise: 5:37am Sunset: 8:30pm Twi: 9:06pm Moonrise: 12:28pm Moonset: 1:52am First Qtr: 12:34pm	11 Twi: 4:59am Sunrise: 5:35am Sunset: 8:31pm Twi: 9:07pm Moonrise: 1:44pm Moonset: 2:18am	12 Twi: 4:58am Sunrise: 5:34am Sunset: 8:33pm Twi: 9:09pm Moonrise: 3:01pm Moonset: 2:43am	13 Twi: 4:56am Sunrise: 5:32am Sunset: 8:34pm Twi: 9:10pm Moonrise: 4:21pm Moonset: 3:07am	14 Twi: 4:55am Sunrise: 5:31am Sunset: 8:35pm Twi: 9:12pm Moonrise: 5:42pm Moonset: 3:33am
15 Twi: 4:53am Sunrise: 5:30am Sunset: 8:37pm Twi: 9:13pm Moonrise: 7:03pm Moonset: 4:02am	16 Twi: 4:52am Sunrise: 5:29am Sunset: 8:38pm Twi: 9:15pm Moonrise: 8:23pm Moonset: 4:36am	17 Twi: 4:50am Sunrise: 5:27am Sunset: 8:39pm Twi: 9:16pm Moonrise: 9:36pm Moonset: 5:19am Full Moon: 3:10am	18 Twi: 4:49am Sunrise: 5:26am Sunset: 8:41pm Twi: 9:18pm Moonrise: 10:39pm Moonset: 6:10am	19 Twi: 4:48am Sunrise: 5:25am Sunset: 8:42pm Twi: 9:19pm Moonrise: 11:30pm Moonset: 7:11am	20 Twi: 4:46am Sunrise: 5:24am Sunset: 8:43pm Twi: 9:21pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 8:18am	21 Twi: 4:45am Sunrise: 5:23am Sunset: 8:44pm Twi: 9:22pm Moonrise: 12:10am Moonset: 9:28am
22 Twi: 4:44am Sunrise: 5:22am Sunset: 8:45pm Twi: 9:23pm Moonrise: 12:42am Moonset: 10:37am	23 Twi: 4:43am Sunrise: 5:21am Sunset: 8:47pm Twi: 9:25pm Moonrise: 1:08am Moonset: 11:45am	24 Twi: 4:41am Sunrise: 5:20am Sunset: 8:48pm Twi: 9:26pm Moonrise: 1:30am Moonset: 12:50pm Last Qtr: 10:53am	25 Twi: 4:40am Sunrise: 5:19am Sunset: 8:49pm Twi: 9:27pm Moonrise: 1:50am Moonset: 1:53pm	26 Twi: 4:39am Sunrise: 5:18am Sunset: 8:50pm Twi: 9:29pm Moonrise: 2:09am Moonset: 2:56pm	27 Twi: 4:38am Sunrise: 5:17am Sunset: 8:51pm Twi: 9:30pm Moonrise: 2:28am Moonset: 3:59pm	28 Twi: 4:37am Sunrise: 5:16am Sunset: 8:52pm Twi: 9:31pm Moonrise: 2:49am Moonset: 5:02pm
29 Twi: 4:36am Sunrise: 5:15am Sunset: 8:53pm Twi: 9:32pm Moonrise: 3:12am Moonset: 6:07pm	30 Twi: 4:35am Sunrise: 5:14am Sunset: 8:54pm Twi: 9:33pm Moonrise: 3:40am Moonset: 7:12pm	31 Twi: 4:34am Sunrise: 5:14am Sunset: 8:55pm Twi: 9:35pm Moonrise: 4:13am Moonset: 8:14pm

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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