Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of January 2012 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrises moves northward from 124 to 115 degree true north, which is east-southeastward, and sunset move northward between 236 and 245 degrees true north, which is west-southwestward, during the month, respectively.

The table of moonrise and moonset azimuth for Seattle is available for January 2012. 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 January 2012
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 Twi: 7:20am Sunrise: 7:56am Sunset: 4:24pm Twi: 5:00pm Moonrise: 5:39am Moonset: 2:03pm
1 Twi: 7:17am Sunrise: 7:52am Sunset: 4:28pm Twi: 5:03pm Moonrise: 11:34am Moonset: 12:38am	2 Twi: 7:17am Sunrise: 7:52am Sunset: 4:29pm Twi: 5:04pm Moonrise: 11:59am Moonset: 1:40am	3 Twi: 7:17am Sunrise: 7:52am Sunset: 4:30pm Twi: 5:05pm Moonrise: 12:27pm Moonset: 2:42am	4 Twi: 7:17am Sunrise: 7:52am Sunset: 4:31pm Twi: 5:06pm Moonrise: 1:01pm Moonset: 3:43am	5 Twi: 7:17am Sunrise: 7:52am Sunset: 4:32pm Twi: 5:07pm Moonrise: 1:41pm Moonset: 4:42am	6 Twi: 7:17am Sunrise: 7:52am Sunset: 4:33pm Twi: 5:08pm Moonrise: 2:28pm Moonset: 5:38am	7 Twi: 7:17am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:34pm Twi: 5:09pm Moonrise: 3:24pm Moonset: 6:29am
8 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:35pm Twi: 5:10pm Moonrise: 4:27pm Moonset: 7:13am Full Moon: 11:31pm	9 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:51am Sunset: 4:36pm Twi: 5:11pm Moonrise: 5:35pm Moonset: 7:51am	10 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:50am Sunset: 4:38pm Twi: 5:12pm Moonrise: 6:46pm Moonset: 8:24am	11 Twi: 7:16am Sunrise: 7:50am Sunset: 4:39pm Twi: 5:13pm Moonrise: 7:59pm Moonset: 8:53am	12 Twi: 7:15am Sunrise: 7:50am Sunset: 4:40pm Twi: 5:14pm Moonrise: 9:12pm Moonset: 9:20am	13 Twi: 7:15am Sunrise: 7:49am Sunset: 4:41pm Twi: 5:16pm Moonrise: 10:26pm Moonset: 9:45am	14 Twi: 7:14am Sunrise: 7:49am Sunset: 4:43pm Twi: 5:17pm Moonrise: 11:40pm Moonset: 10:11am
15 Twi: 7:14am Sunrise: 7:48am Sunset: 4:44pm Twi: 5:18pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 10:38am	16 Twi: 7:13am Sunrise: 7:48am Sunset: 4:45pm Twi: 5:19pm Moonrise: 12:56am Moonset: 11:09am Last Qtr: 1:09am	17 Twi: 7:13am Sunrise: 7:47am Sunset: 4:47pm Twi: 5:20pm Moonrise: 2:11am Moonset: 11:46am	18 Twi: 7:12am Sunrise: 7:46am Sunset: 4:48pm Twi: 5:22pm Moonrise: 3:24am Moonset: 12:30pm	19 Twi: 7:12am Sunrise: 7:45am Sunset: 4:49pm Twi: 5:23pm Moonrise: 4:32am Moonset: 1:24pm	20 Twi: 7:11am Sunrise: 7:45am Sunset: 4:51pm Twi: 5:24pm Moonrise: 5:32am Moonset: 2:26pm	21 Twi: 7:10am Sunrise: 7:44am Sunset: 4:52pm Twi: 5:26pm Moonrise: 6:22am Moonset: 3:34pm
22 Twi: 7:10am Sunrise: 7:43am Sunset: 4:53pm Twi: 5:27pm Moonrise: 7:03am Moonset: 4:45pm New Moon: 11:40pm	23 Twi: 7:09am Sunrise: 7:42am Sunset: 4:55pm Twi: 5:28pm Moonrise: 7:36am Moonset: 5:56pm	24 Twi: 7:08am Sunrise: 7:41am Sunset: 4:56pm Twi: 5:30pm Moonrise: 8:04am Moonset: 7:06pm	25 Twi: 7:07am Sunrise: 7:40am Sunset: 4:58pm Twi: 5:31pm Moonrise: 8:29am Moonset: 8:13pm	26 Twi: 7:06am Sunrise: 7:39am Sunset: 4:59pm Twi: 5:32pm Moonrise: 8:52am Moonset: 9:19pm	27 Twi: 7:05am Sunrise: 7:38am Sunset: 5:01pm Twi: 5:34pm Moonrise: 9:14am Moonset: 10:22pm	28 Twi: 7:04am Sunrise: 7:37am Sunset: 5:02pm Twi: 5:35pm Moonrise: 9:36am Moonset: 11:25pm
29 Twi: 7:03am Sunrise: 7:36am Sunset: 5:04pm Twi: 5:37pm Moonrise: 10:01am Moonset: none	30 Twi: 7:02am Sunrise: 7:35am Sunset: 5:05pm Twi: 5:38pm Moonrise: 10:28am Moonset: 12:27am First Qtr: 8:11pm	31 Twi: 7:01am Sunrise: 7:34am Sunset: 5:07pm Twi: 5:39pm Moonrise: 10:59am Moonset: 1:29am

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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