Background

Below is a table for sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset for Paradise, Mt. Rainier NP. For the month of May 2015 and the azimuth of sunrise and sunset, the sunrises moves north from 66 to 55 degrees true north, which is east-northeast to north-northeast, and sunset moves from 294 to 305 degrees true north, which is west-northwest to north-northwest, during the month, respectively.

The table of moonrise and moonset azimuth for Seattle is available for May 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 and the moon rise and set varies due to Mt. Rainier and the local terrain, sun/moonrise later on the west side and sun/moonset earlier on the east side.

Paradise, Mount Rainier NP May 2015
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Sunrise: 5:53am Sunset: 8:15pm	2 Sunrise: 5:51am Sunset: 8:17pm
3 Sunrise: 5:50am Sunset: 8:18pm Full Moon: 8:43pm	4 Sunrise: 5:48am Sunset: 8:19pm	5 Sunrise: 5:47am Sunset: 8:21pm	6 Sunrise: 5:45am Sunset: 8:22pm	7 Sunrise: 5:44am Sunset: 8:23pm	8 Sunrise: 5:42am Sunset: 8:24pm	9 Sunrise: 5:41am Sunset: 8:26pm
10 Sunrise: 5:40am Sunset: 8:27pm	11 Sunrise: 5:38am Sunset: 8:28pm Last Qtr: 3:37am	12 Sunrise: 5:37am Sunset: 8:30pm	13 Sunrise: 5:36am Sunset: 8:31pm	14 Sunrise: 5:34am Sunset: 8:32pm	15 Sunrise: 5:33am Sunset: 8:33pm	16 Sunrise: 5:32am Sunset: 8:35pm
17 Sunrise: 5:31am Sunset: 8:36pm New Moon: 9:14pm	18 Sunrise: 5:30am Sunset: 8:37pm	19 Sunrise: 5:28am Sunset: 8:38pm	20 Sunrise: 5:27am Sunset: 8:39pm	21 Sunrise: 5:26am Sunset: 8:41pm	22 Sunrise: 5:25am Sunset: 8:42pm	23 Sunrise: 5:24am Sunset: 8:43pm
24 Sunrise: 5:23am Sunset: 8:44pm	25 Sunrise: 5:22am Sunset: 8:45pm First Qtr: 10:20am	26 Sunrise: 5:22am Sunset: 8:46pm	27 Sunrise: 5:21am Sunset: 8:47pm	28 Sunrise: 5:20am Sunset: 8:48pm	29 Sunrise: 5:19am Sunset: 8:49pm	30 Sunrise: 5:18am Sunset: 8:50pm
31 Sunrise: 5:18am Sunset: 8:51pm

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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