Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of December 2011 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrisesmoves 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 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 December 2011
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 Twi: 6:59am Sunrise: 7:34am Sunset: 4:18pm Twi: 4:53pm Moonrise: 12:04pm Moonset: 11:43pm	2 Twi: 7:00am Sunrise: 7:35am Sunset: 4:17pm Twi: 4:52pm Moonrise: 12:25pm Moonset: none First Qtr: 1:53am	3 Twi: 7:01am Sunrise: 7:36am Sunset: 4:17pm Twi: 4:52pm Moonrise: 12:45pm Moonset: 12:47am
4 Twi: 7:02am Sunrise: 7:37am Sunset: 4:16pm Twi: 4:52pm Moonrise: 1:06pm Moonset: 1:50am	5 Twi: 7:03am Sunrise: 7:39am Sunset: 4:16pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 1:29pm Moonset: 2:52am	6 Twi: 7:04am Sunrise: 7:40am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 1:54pm Moonset: 3:55am	7 Twi: 7:05am Sunrise: 7:41am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 2:24pm Moonset: 4:57am	8 Twi: 7:06am Sunrise: 7:42am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 2:59pm Moonset: 5:59am	9 Twi: 7:07am Sunrise: 7:43am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 3:42pm Moonset: 6:57am	10 Twi: 7:08am Sunrise: 7:44am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 4:33pm Moonset: 7:51am Full Moon: 6:38am
11 Twi: 7:09am Sunrise: 7:45am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 5:31pm Moonset: 8:38am	12 Twi: 7:10am Sunrise: 7:46am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 6:36pm Moonset: 9:19am	13 Twi: 7:11am Sunrise: 7:47am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 7:45pm Moonset: 9:54am	14 Twi: 7:12am Sunrise: 7:48am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 8:56pm Moonset: 10:24am	15 Twi: 7:12am Sunrise: 7:48am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 10:08pm Moonset: 10:50am	16 Twi: 7:13am Sunrise: 7:49am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: 11:22pm Moonset: 11:15am	17 Twi: 7:14am Sunrise: 7:50am Sunset: 4:15pm Twi: 4:51pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 11:39am Last Qtr: 4:49pm
18 Twi: 7:15am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:16pm Twi: 4:52pm Moonrise: 12:37am Moonset: 12:04pm	19 Twi: 7:15am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:16pm Twi: 4:52pm Moonrise: 1:53am Moonset: 12:32pm	20 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:52am Sunset: 4:16pm Twi: 4:52pm Moonrise: 3:10am Moonset: 1:05pm	21 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:53am Sunset: 4:17pm Twi: 4:53pm Moonrise: 4:28am Moonset: 1:45pm	22 Twi: 7:17am Sunrise: 7:53am Sunset: 4:17pm Twi: 4:53pm Moonrise: 5:43am Moonset: 2:33pm	23 Twi: 7:17am Sunrise: 7:54am Sunset: 4:18pm Twi: 4:54pm Moonrise: 6:50am Moonset: 3:32pm	24 Twi: 7:18am Sunrise: 7:54am Sunset: 4:18pm Twi: 4:54pm Moonrise: 7:48am Moonset: 4:39pm New Moon: 10:07am
25 Twi: 7:18am Sunrise: 7:54am Sunset: 4:19pm Twi: 4:55pm Moonrise: 8:34am Moonset: 5:51pm	26 Twi: 7:19am Sunrise: 7:55am Sunset: 4:19pm Twi: 4:56pm Moonrise: 9:11am Moonset: 7:05pm	27 Twi: 7:19am Sunrise: 7:55am Sunset: 4:20pm Twi: 4:56pm Moonrise: 9:40am Moonset: 8:16pm	28 Twi: 7:19am Sunrise: 7:55am Sunset: 4:21pm Twi: 4:57pm Moonrise: 10:06am Moonset: 9:25pm	29 Twi: 7:19am Sunrise: 7:56am Sunset: 4:22pm Twi: 4:58pm Moonrise: 10:28am Moonset: 10:31pm	30 Twi: 7:20am Sunrise: 7:56am Sunset: 4:22pm Twi: 4:59pm Moonrise: 10:49am Moonset: 11:36pm	31 Twi: 7:20am Sunrise: 7:56am Sunset: 4:23pm Twi: 4:59pm Moonrise: 11:10am Moonset: none First Qtr: 10:16pm

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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