Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of October 2011 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrise moves south from 94 to 110 degree true north, which is from due east to east-northeastward, and sunset move south from 266 to 249 degrees true north, which is from due west to west-southwestward during the month, respectively.

The table of moonrise and moonset azimuth for Seattle is available for October 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 October 2011
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 Twi: 6:34am Sunrise: 7:05am Sunset: 6:49pm Twi: 7:20pm Moonrise: 12:44pm Moonset: 9:24pm
2 Twi: 6:36am Sunrise: 7:06am Sunset: 6:47pm Twi: 7:17pm Moonrise: 1:45pm Moonset: 10:24pm	3 Twi: 6:37am Sunrise: 7:08am Sunset: 6:45pm Twi: 7:15pm Moonrise: 2:34pm Moonset: 11:30pm First Qtr: 7:16pm	4 Twi: 6:38am Sunrise: 7:09am Sunset: 6:43pm Twi: 7:13pm Moonrise: 3:13pm Moonset: none	5 Twi: 6:40am Sunrise: 7:11am Sunset: 6:41pm Twi: 7:11pm Moonrise: 3:45pm Moonset: 12:38am	6 Twi: 6:41am Sunrise: 7:12am Sunset: 6:39pm Twi: 7:09pm Moonrise: 4:11pm Moonset: 1:46am	7 Twi: 6:43am Sunrise: 7:13am Sunset: 6:37pm Twi: 7:07pm Moonrise: 4:34pm Moonset: 2:53am	8 Twi: 6:44am Sunrise: 7:15am Sunset: 6:35pm Twi: 7:05pm Moonrise: 4:54pm Moonset: 3:57am
9 Twi: 6:45am Sunrise: 7:16am Sunset: 6:33pm Twi: 7:04pm Moonrise: 5:14pm Moonset: 5:01am	10 Twi: 6:47am Sunrise: 7:18am Sunset: 6:31pm Twi: 7:02pm Moonrise: 5:35pm Moonset: 6:04am	11 Twi: 6:48am Sunrise: 7:19am Sunset: 6:29pm Twi: 7:00pm Moonrise: 5:57pm Moonset: 7:07am Full Moon: 6:07pm	12 Twi: 6:50am Sunrise: 7:21am Sunset: 6:27pm Twi: 6:58pm Moonrise: 6:21pm Moonset: 8:10am	13 Twi: 6:51am Sunrise: 7:22am Sunset: 6:25pm Twi: 6:56pm Moonrise: 6:49pm Moonset: 9:12am	14 Twi: 6:52am Sunrise: 7:23am Sunset: 6:23pm Twi: 6:54pm Moonrise: 7:22pm Moonset: 10:14am	15 Twi: 6:54am Sunrise: 7:25am Sunset: 6:21pm Twi: 6:52pm Moonrise: 8:02pm Moonset: 11:13am
16 Twi: 6:55am Sunrise: 7:26am Sunset: 6:19pm Twi: 6:50pm Moonrise: 8:49pm Moonset: 12:09pm	17 Twi: 6:57am Sunrise: 7:28am Sunset: 6:17pm Twi: 6:48pm Moonrise: 9:44pm Moonset: 12:58pm	18 Twi: 6:58am Sunrise: 7:29am Sunset: 6:15pm Twi: 6:47pm Moonrise: 10:46pm Moonset: 1:41pm	19 Twi: 6:59am Sunrise: 7:31am Sunset: 6:13pm Twi: 6:45pm Moonrise: 11:54pm Moonset: 2:18pm Last Qtr: 7:32pm	20 Twi: 7:01am Sunrise: 7:32am Sunset: 6:12pm Twi: 6:43pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 2:50pm	21 Twi: 7:02am Sunrise: 7:34am Sunset: 6:10pm Twi: 6:41pm Moonrise: 1:05am Moonset: 3:18pm	22 Twi: 7:04am Sunrise: 7:35am Sunset: 6:08pm Twi: 6:39pm Moonrise: 2:20am Moonset: 3:44pm
23 Twi: 7:05am Sunrise: 7:37am Sunset: 6:06pm Twi: 6:38pm Moonrise: 3:37am Moonset: 4:10pm	24 Twi: 7:06am Sunrise: 7:38am Sunset: 6:04pm Twi: 6:36pm Moonrise: 4:57am Moonset: 4:36pm	25 Twi: 7:08am Sunrise: 7:40am Sunset: 6:03pm Twi: 6:34pm Moonrise: 6:18am Moonset: 5:06pm	26 Twi: 7:09am Sunrise: 7:41am Sunset: 6:01pm Twi: 6:33pm Moonrise: 7:41am Moonset: 5:40pm New Moon: 11:57am	27 Twi: 7:11am Sunrise: 7:43am Sunset: 5:59pm Twi: 6:31pm Moonrise: 9:03am Moonset: 6:21pm	28 Twi: 7:12am Sunrise: 7:44am Sunset: 5:57pm Twi: 6:29pm Moonrise: 10:21am Moonset: 7:10pm	29 Twi: 7:14am Sunrise: 7:46am Sunset: 5:56pm Twi: 6:28pm Moonrise: 11:29am Moonset: 8:09pm
30 Twi: 7:15am Sunrise: 7:47am Sunset: 5:54pm Twi: 6:26pm Moonrise: 12:26pm Moonset: 9:15pm	31 Twi: 7:17am Sunrise: 7:49am Sunset: 5:53pm Twi: 6:25pm Moonrise: 1:10pm Moonset: 10:25pm

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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