Background

 March is the month to change from Pacific Standard Time (PST) to Pacific DaylIght (Savings) Time (PDT), which happens on March 8th 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 2015 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 277 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 2015. The difference between Seattle (shown in table) and Mt. Rainier is relatively minor and can be adjusted in the field.

Current Moon Phase
Moon Phase provided by Moon Connection

Sun and Moon times

Note.-- 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 2015
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 Sunrise: 6:48am Sunset: 5:51pm	2 Sunrise: 6:46am Sunset: 5:52pm	3 Sunrise: 6:44am Sunset: 5:54pm	4 Sunrise: 6:42am Sunset: 5:55pm	5 Sunrise: 6:40am Sunset: 5:57pm Full Moon: 10:07am	6 Sunrise: 6:39am Sunset: 5:58pm	7 Sunrise: 6:37am Sunset: 6:00pm
8 DST Begins Sunrise: 7:35am Sunset: 7:01pm	9 Sunrise: 7:33am Sunset: 7:02pm	10 Sunrise: 7:31am Sunset: 7:04pm	11 Sunrise: 7:29am Sunset: 7:05pm	12 Sunrise: 7:27am Sunset: 7:07pm	13 Sunrise: 7:25am Sunset: 7:08pm Last Qtr: 10:49am	14 Sunrise: 7:23am Sunset: 7:10pm
15 Sunrise: 7:21am Sunset: 7:11pm	16 Sunrise: 7:19am Sunset: 7:12pm	17 Sunrise: 7:17am Sunset: 7:14pm	18 Sunrise: 7:15am Sunset: 7:15pm	19 Sunrise: 7:13am Sunset: 7:17pm	20 Sunrise: 7:11am Sunset: 7:18pm New Moon: 2:37am	21 Sunrise: 7:09am Sunset: 7:19pm
22 Sunrise: 7:07am Sunset: 7:21pm	23 Sunrise: 7:05am Sunset: 7:22pm	24 Sunrise: 7:03am Sunset: 7:23pm	25 Sunrise: 7:01am Sunset: 7:25pm	26 Sunrise: 6:59am Sunset: 7:26pm	27 Sunrise: 6:58am Sunset: 7:28pm First Qtr: 12:44am	28 Sunrise: 6:56am Sunset: 7:29pm
29 Sunrise: 6:54am Sunset: 7:30pm	30 Sunrise: 6:52am Sunset: 7:32pm	31 Sunrise: 6:50am Sunset: 7:33pm

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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