Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of April 2012 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrises moves northward from 82 to 66 true north, which is east-northeast, and sunset move from 278 to 294 degrees true north, which is west-northwest , during the month, respectively.

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

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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