Background

 November is the month to change from Pacific Daylight (Savings) Time (PDT) to Pacific Standard Time (PST), which happens on November 7th 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 November 2011 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrise moves south from 111 to 122 degree true north, which is east-southeast to southeastward, and sunset moves south from 249 to 238 degrees true north, which is west-southwest to southwestward during the month, respectively.

The table of moonrise and moonset azimuth for Seattle is available for November 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 November 2011
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 Twi: 7:18am Sunrise: 7:50am Sunset: 5:51pm Twi: 6:23pm Moonrise: 1:46pm Moonset: 11:35pm	2 Twi: 7:19am Sunrise: 7:52am Sunset: 5:49pm Twi: 6:22pm Moonrise: 2:14pm Moonset: none First Qtr: 8:39am	3 Twi: 7:21am Sunrise: 7:53am Sunset: 5:48pm Twi: 6:20pm Moonrise: 2:39pm Moonset: 12:44am	4 Twi: 7:22am Sunrise: 7:55am Sunset: 5:46pm Twi: 6:19pm Moonrise: 3:00pm Moonset: 1:50am	5 Twi: 7:24am Sunrise: 7:56am Sunset: 5:45pm Twi: 6:17pm Moonrise: 3:20pm Moonset: 2:54am
6 DST Ends Twi: 6:25am Sunrise: 6:58am Sunset: 4:43pm Twi: 5:16pm Moonrise: 2:40pm Moonset: 2:57am	7 Twi: 6:27am Sunrise: 6:59am Sunset: 4:42pm Twi: 5:15pm Moonrise: 3:02pm Moonset: 3:59am	8 Twi: 6:28am Sunrise: 7:01am Sunset: 4:40pm Twi: 5:13pm Moonrise: 3:25pm Moonset: 5:02am	9 Twi: 6:29am Sunrise: 7:02am Sunset: 4:39pm Twi: 5:12pm Moonrise: 3:52pm Moonset: 6:04am	10 Twi: 6:31am Sunrise: 7:04am Sunset: 4:38pm Twi: 5:11pm Moonrise: 4:23pm Moonset: 7:07am Full Moon: 12:17pm	11 Twi: 6:32am Sunrise: 7:05am Sunset: 4:36pm Twi: 5:10pm Moonrise: 5:01pm Moonset: 8:07am	12 Twi: 6:34am Sunrise: 7:07am Sunset: 4:35pm Twi: 5:08pm Moonrise: 5:46pm Moonset: 9:04am
13 Twi: 6:35am Sunrise: 7:08am Sunset: 4:34pm Twi: 5:07pm Moonrise: 6:39pm Moonset: 9:55am	14 Twi: 6:36am Sunrise: 7:10am Sunset: 4:33pm Twi: 5:06pm Moonrise: 7:39pm Moonset: 10:40am	15 Twi: 6:38am Sunrise: 7:11am Sunset: 4:31pm Twi: 5:05pm Moonrise: 8:44pm Moonset: 11:18am	16 Twi: 6:39am Sunrise: 7:13am Sunset: 4:30pm Twi: 5:04pm Moonrise: 9:54pm Moonset: 11:51am	17 Twi: 6:41am Sunrise: 7:14am Sunset: 4:29pm Twi: 5:03pm Moonrise: 11:05pm Moonset: 12:19pm	18 Twi: 6:42am Sunrise: 7:16am Sunset: 4:28pm Twi: 5:02pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 12:46pm Last Qtr: 7:10am	19 Twi: 6:43am Sunrise: 7:17am Sunset: 4:27pm Twi: 5:01pm Moonrise: 12:19am Moonset: 1:10pm
20 Twi: 6:45am Sunrise: 7:19am Sunset: 4:26pm Twi: 5:00pm Moonrise: 1:34am Moonset: 1:35pm	21 Twi: 6:46am Sunrise: 7:20am Sunset: 4:25pm Twi: 4:59pm Moonrise: 2:52am Moonset: 2:02pm	22 Twi: 6:47am Sunrise: 7:22am Sunset: 4:24pm Twi: 4:58pm Moonrise: 4:12am Moonset: 2:33pm	23 Twi: 6:49am Sunrise: 7:23am Sunset: 4:23pm Twi: 4:58pm Moonrise: 5:33am Moonset: 3:10pm	24 Twi: 6:50am Sunrise: 7:25am Sunset: 4:22pm Twi: 4:57pm Moonrise: 6:52am Moonset: 3:55pm New Moon: 10:11pm	25 Twi: 6:51am Sunrise: 7:26am Sunset: 4:21pm Twi: 4:56pm Moonrise: 8:06am Moonset: 4:49pm	26 Twi: 6:53am Sunrise: 7:27am Sunset: 4:21pm Twi: 4:55pm Moonrise: 9:09am Moonset: 5:53pm
27 Twi: 6:54am Sunrise: 7:29am Sunset: 4:20pm Twi: 4:55pm Moonrise: 10:01am Moonset: 7:04pm	28 Twi: 6:55am Sunrise: 7:30am Sunset: 4:19pm Twi: 4:54pm Moonrise: 10:42am Moonset: 8:16pm	29 Twi: 6:56am Sunrise: 7:31am Sunset: 4:19pm Twi: 4:54pm Moonrise: 11:14am Moonset: 9:28pm	30 Twi: 6:57am Sunrise: 7:33am Sunset: 4:18pm Twi: 4:53pm Moonrise: 11:41am Moonset: 10:36pm

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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