The moon and sun trajectories can be mainly given by the application called TPE. I have plenty of past shooting images and data. By combining both of these can create a good database for the future shooting. This Photo Note attempts to summarize what I've captured in the past and what and when the moon/sun shooting would be good in 2016 around Seattle area. Please note that the time and angle shown are not image capture time but moon/sun rising/setting time and associated azimuth angle.
Section 1: Past images and data
#1: 6/7/09, Full 10 hrs ago, Rise time 21:47, Azimuth angle 132.2, Sunset time 21:09, Space Needle from Kerry Park,
1,275mm, ISO 800, 1/25 at f/9
#2: 3/19/11, Full 8 hrs ago, Rise time 19:58, Azimuth angle 99.6, Sunset time 19:21, Queen Anne Hill from Ursula J View Park,
900mm, ISO 200, 0.6s at f/7.1
#3: 5/6/12, Maturity 99.8%, Set time 5:55, Azimuth angel 240.3, Sunrise time 5:43, Space Needle from Fairview Ave E,
600mm, ISO 200, 0.6s at f/11
#4: 6/24/13, Maturity 95.4%, Rise time 22:07, Azimuth angle 113.8, Sunset time 21:12, Space Needle from Magnolia Bridge lower span,
1,020mm, ISO 400, 0.4s at f/7.1
#5: 7/22/13, Full 9 hrs ago, Rise time 20:38, Azimuth angle 111.2, Sunset time 20:56, Space Needle from Magnolia Bridge mid span,
500mm, ISO 200, 1/50 at f/9
#6: 2/1/14, Maturity 7.5% Crescent, Set time 20:08, Azimuth angle 266.1, Sunset time 17:11, Space Needle from Melrose Ave E,
600mm, ISO 320, 1s at f/8
#7: 2/3/14, Maturity 24.6% Crescent, Set time 20:35, Azimuth angle 280.5, Sunset time 17:14, Space Needle from Melrose Ave E,
600mm (cropped), ISO 640, 0.5s at f9
#8: 8/10/14, Full 9 hrs ago, Rise time 20:14, Azimuth angle 104.4, Sunset time 20:30, Space Needle from Smith Cove Marina,
500mm, ISO 100, 1/6 at f/10
#9: 9/9/14, Maturity 98.4%, Rise time 19:50, Azimuth angle 86.9, Sunset time 17:34, Space Needle from Pritchard Park (Bainbridge Is.),
500mm, ISO 200, 0.8s, at f/11
#10: 1/24/15, Maturity 29.1% Crescent, Set time 22:48, Azimuth angle 276.1, Sunset time 16:58, Space Needle from Melrose Ave E,
800mm, ISO 640, 1s at f/11
#11: 3/21/15, Equinox sunset, Set time 19:25, Azimuth angle 271.6, Deception Bridge from eastern shore,
550mm, ISO 100, 1/640 at f/22
#12: 7/2/15, Maturity 98.5%, Rise time 21:28, Azimuth angle 115.0, Sunset time 21:11, Space Needle from Magnolia Bridge lower span,
1,360mm, ISO 800, 1/13 at f/11
#13: 7/30/15, Maturity 99.8%, Rise time 20:04, Azimuth angle 113.0, Sunset time 20:47, Space Needle from Magnolia Bridge lower span,
800mm, ISO 200, 1/80 at f/10
#14: 8/23/15, Sunrise through smoky sky, Rise time 6:16, Azimuth angle 71.9, Space Needle from Country Club Road in Bainbridge Is.,
600mm, ISO 400, 1/8 at f/16
#15: 9/21/15, Equinox sunset (fall), Set time 19:11, Azimuth angle 271.7, Deception Pass Bridge from eastern shore,
400mm, ISO 100, 1/160 at f/20
#16: 11/25/15, Full 2 hrs ago, Rise time 16:49, Azimuth angle 64.8, Sunset time 16:22, Downtown Seattle from West Seattle Alki,
1,000mm, ISO 200, 1/5 at f/9
Section 2: Moon and Sun in 2016 (up to March) This will be updated to cover entire 2016 soon.
Highlighted indicates potential shooting opportunities. B.I.G.=Bainbridge Is. Giant Moon/Sun
Date | Maturity | Set Time | Azimuth Angle | Sunrise time | Maturity | Rise Time | Azimuth Angle | Sunset time | Full moon | MR Location | Target | MS Location | Remarks |
1/22/16 | 97.6 | 6:25 | 297.1 | 7:48 | 98.7 | 16:03 | 63.6 | 16:54 | Alki | Downtown Buildings | |||
1/23/16 | Full in 10hrs | 7:10 | 294.8 | 7:47 | Full in 40 minutes | 17:05 | 66.5 | 16:56 | 17:46 | ||||
1/24/16 | 99.6 | 7:49 | 291.2 | 7:46 | 98.9 | 18:08 | 70.6 | 16:57 | |||||
2/9/16 | 3.1 | 19:11 | 260.2 | 17:23 | Space Needle | Melrose Ave E | Crescent | ||||||
2/10/16 | 8.9 | 20:27 | 267.3 | 17:24 | Space Needle | Melrose Ave E | Crescent | ||||||
2/11/16 | 17.3 | 21:42 | 274.4 | 17:26 | Space Needle | Melrose Ave E | Crescent | ||||||
2/21/16 | 98.6 | 6:23 | 288.4 | 7:05 | 99.5 | 17:00 | 73.6 | 17:42 | |||||
2/22/16 | Full in 3hrs | 6:54 | 283.5 | 7:03 | Full 7hr ago | 18:02 | 78.9 | 17:44 | 10:20 | Melrose Ave E | |||
2/23/16 | 99.3 | 7:22 | 278.2 | 7:02 | 98.3 | 19:04 | 84.5 | 17:45 | Pritchard Park | Space Needle | Melrose Ave E | B.I.G. Moon | |
3/18/16 | SUN set | 19:21 | 270.3 | Deception Pass | Bridge | ||||||||
3/19/16 | SUN set | 19:23 | 270.9 | Deception Pass | Bridge | Equinox 21:30 | |||||||
3/20/16 | SUN set | 19:24 | 271.5 | Deception Pass | Bridge | ||||||||
3/21/16 | SUN set | 19:26 | 272.1 | Deception Pass | Bridge | ||||||||
3/21/16 | 96.5 | 6:25 | 280 | 7:09 | 98 | 17:54 | 82.5 | 19:24 | Space Needle | Melrose Ave E | |||
3/22/16 | 99.2 | 6:52 | 274.5 | 7:07 | 99.8 | 18:55 | 88.3 | 19:26 | Space Needle | Melrose Ave E | |||
3/23/16 | Full 14 hrs ago | 7:18 | 268.9 | 7:05 | 94 | 19:55 | 94 | 19:27 | Space Needle | Melrose Ave E | |||
3/26/16 | SUN rise | 6:59 | 85.3 | Pritchard Park | Space Needle | B.I.G. Sun | |||||||
3/27/16 | SUN rise | 6:57 | 84.8 | Pritchard Park | Space Needle | B.I.G. Sun |