Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of June 2012 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrises moves degree true north, moves is relatvely constant from 53 to 55 degree true north, which is northeastward, and sunset is relatively constant from 305 to 307 degrees true north, which is northwestward during the month, respectively.

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

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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