Moon on April 1, 2007

[Cristi Baer]

I was recently in Hawaii and was taking pictures each morning of the moon setting over the mountain. This was taking place each day at apx 4:30am hawaii time. My last morning (April 2) the moon set almost an hour later. Can anyone tell me why???
Thanks - Cristi

[Jeff Root]

I was recently in Hawaii and was taking pictures each morning of
the moon setting over the mountain. This was taking place each day
at apx 4:30am hawaii time. My last morning (April 2) the moon set
almost an hour later. Can anyone tell me why???
Perhaps the mountain was more and more in the way each morning,
until the last morning, when it was less in the way. I don't
know which island you were on or which mountain you were looking
over, but Mauna Kea is west-northwest of Hilo, so here are the
moonset times for Hilo, Hawaii. Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time.

Wednesday, 28 March 2007
3:24 a.m.

Thursday, 29 March 2007
4:02 a.m.

Friday, 30 March 2007
4:36 a.m.

Saturday, 31 March 2007
5:07 a.m.

Sunday, 1 April 2007
5:38 a.m.

Monday, 2 April 2007
6:08 a.m.

Now can you tell us why moonset was about 30 minutes later each
morning, or do you want one of us to tell you?

-- Jeff, in Minneapolis

[NEOWatcher]

Perhaps the mountain was more and more in the way each morning,...
Well, the mountains in Hawaii are volcanically active. :D ;)