Grand Canyon National Park - Sunrise/ Sunset Times and Moon Phases (U.S. National Park Service)

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	Grand Canyon National Park Sunrise/ Sunset Times and Moon Phases

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2008 Date	Sunrise	Sunset

June 1	5:13 a.m.	7:40 p.m.
June 8	5:11 a.m.	7.44 p.m.
June 15	5:11 a.m.	7:47 p.m.
June 22	5:12 a.m.	7:49 p.m.
June 29	5:15 a.m.	7:49 p.m.

July 6	5:18 a.m.	7:49 p.m.
July 13	5:22 a.m.	7:46 p.m.
July 20	5:27 a.m.	7:42 p.m.
July 27	5:32 a.m.	7:37 p.m.

August 3	5.38 a.m.	7:31 p.m.
August 10	5:43 a.m.	7:24 p.m.
August 17	5:49 a.m.	7:15 p.m.
August 24	5:54 a.m.	7:06 p.m.
August 31	6:00 a.m.	6:57 p.m.

Lodging	Food	Goods/ Services	Mule Trips	Ranger Programs
Campgrounds	Maps	Getting Around	Guided Tours	Sunrise/ Sunset

New Moon	Full Moon	Moon Rises
June 3
	June 18	8:18 p.m.
July 2
	July 17	7:41 p.m.
August 1
	August 16	7:17 p.m.
August 30

All Times are Mountain Standard Time for the year 2008


			Did You Know? The view from Toroweap Overlook (North Rim), 3,000 vertical feet above the Colorado River, is breathtaking; the sheer drop, dramatic! Renowned Lava Falls Rapid, just downriver, can be seen and heard easily from the overlook. This remote area is located on the northwest rim of the Grand Canyon. more...

Last Updated: May 02, 2008 at 20:56 EST