Background

 March is the month to change from Pacific Standard Time (PST)to Pacific DaylIght (Savings) Time (PDT), which happens on March 11th 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 March 2012 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrises moves northward from 100 degrees to 83 degrees true north, which is east-southeast to east-northeast, and sunset moves northwward from 260 to 278 egrees true north, which is west-southwest to west-northwest, during the month, respectively.

The table of moonrise and moonset azimuth for Seattle is available for March 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 March 2012
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 Twi: 6:16am Sunrise: 6:47am Sunset: 5:52pm Twi: 6:22pm Moonrise: 11:01am Moonset: 2:07am	2 Twi: 6:14am Sunrise: 6:45am Sunset: 5:53pm Twi: 6:24pm Moonrise: 11:56am Moonset: 2:56am	3 Twi: 6:13am Sunrise: 6:43am Sunset: 5:55pm Twi: 6:25pm Moonrise: 12:57pm Moonset: 3:39am
4 Twi: 6:11am Sunrise: 6:41am Sunset: 5:56pm Twi: 6:27pm Moonrise: 2:05pm Moonset: 4:17am	5 Twi: 6:09am Sunrise: 6:39am Sunset: 5:58pm Twi: 6:28pm Moonrise: 3:17pm Moonset: 4:50am	6 Twi: 6:07am Sunrise: 6:37am Sunset: 5:59pm Twi: 6:29pm Moonrise: 4:31pm Moonset: 5:20am	7 Twi: 6:05am Sunrise: 6:35am Sunset: 6:01pm Twi: 6:31pm Moonrise: 5:48pm Moonset: 5:48am	8 Twi: 6:03am Sunrise: 6:33am Sunset: 6:02pm Twi: 6:32pm Moonrise: 7:05pm Moonset: 6:15am Full Moon: 1:41am	9 Twi: 6:01am Sunrise: 6:31am Sunset: 6:04pm Twi: 6:34pm Moonrise: 8:24pm Moonset: 6:43am	10 Twi: 5:59am Sunrise: 6:30am Sunset: 6:05pm Twi: 6:35pm Moonrise: 9:43pm Moonset: 7:13am
11 DST Begins Twi: 6:57am Sunrise: 7:28am Sunset: 7:06pm Twi: 7:37pm Moonrise: 12:00pm Moonset: 8:48am	12 Twi: 6:55am Sunrise: 7:26am Sunset: 7:08pm Twi: 7:38pm Moonrise: none Moonset: 9:28am	13 Twi: 6:54am Sunrise: 7:24am Sunset: 7:09pm Twi: 7:39pm Moonrise: 1:13am Moonset: 10:16am	14 Twi: 6:52am Sunrise: 7:22am Sunset: 7:11pm Twi: 7:41pm Moonrise: 2:18am Moonset: 11:12am Last Qtr: 6:26pm	15 Twi: 6:50am Sunrise: 7:20am Sunset: 7:12pm Twi: 7:42pm Moonrise: 3:13am Moonset: 12:15pm	16 Twi: 6:48am Sunrise: 7:18am Sunset: 7:13pm Twi: 7:44pm Moonrise: 3:59am Moonset: 1:23pm	17 Twi: 6:46am Sunrise: 7:16am Sunset: 7:15pm Twi: 7:45pm Moonrise: 4:37am Moonset: 2:31pm
18 Twi: 6:44am Sunrise: 7:14am Sunset: 7:16pm Twi: 7:46pm Moonrise: 5:08am Moonset: 3:39pm	19 Twi: 6:42am Sunrise: 7:12am Sunset: 7:18pm Twi: 7:48pm Moonrise: 5:35am Moonset: 4:46pm	20 Twi: 6:40am Sunrise: 7:10am Sunset: 7:19pm Twi: 7:49pm Moonrise: 5:59am Moonset: 5:52pm	21 Twi: 6:38am Sunrise: 7:08am Sunset: 7:20pm Twi: 7:51pm Moonrise: 6:21am Moonset: 6:56pm	22 Twi: 6:36am Sunrise: 7:06am Sunset: 7:22pm Twi: 7:52pm Moonrise: 6:44am Moonset: 7:59pm New Moon: 7:38am	23 Twi: 6:34am Sunrise: 7:04am Sunset: 7:23pm Twi: 7:53pm Moonrise: 7:07am Moonset: 9:02pm	24 Twi: 6:32am Sunrise: 7:02am Sunset: 7:24pm Twi: 7:55pm Moonrise: 7:33am Moonset: 10:04pm
25 Twi: 6:30am Sunrise: 7:00am Sunset: 7:26pm Twi: 7:56pm Moonrise: 8:01am Moonset: 11:04pm	26 Twi: 6:28am Sunrise: 6:58am Sunset: 7:27pm Twi: 7:58pm Moonrise: 8:34am Moonset: none	27 Twi: 6:26am Sunrise: 6:56am Sunset: 7:29pm Twi: 7:59pm Moonrise: 9:11am Moonset: 12:03am	28 Twi: 6:24am Sunrise: 6:54am Sunset: 7:30pm Twi: 8:00pm Moonrise: 9:56am Moonset: 12:58am	29 Twi: 6:22am Sunrise: 6:52am Sunset: 7:31pm Twi: 8:02pm Moonrise: 10:46am Moonset: 1:48am	30 Twi: 6:20am Sunrise: 6:50am Sunset: 7:33pm Twi: 8:03pm Moonrise: 11:44am Moonset: 2:32am First Qtr: 12:42pm	31 Twi: 6:18am Sunrise: 6:48am Sunset: 7:34pm Twi: 8:05pm Moonrise: 12:47pm Moonset: 3:11am

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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