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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Conakry. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (GMT) for Conakry.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
3:28 pm Sun, Sep 7
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
89°
-50.8°
4:27 pm Sun, Sep 7
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
91°
-37.0°
5:30 pm Sun, Sep 7
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
93°
-21.9°
6:11 pm Sun, Sep 7
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
94°
-12.1°
6:52 pm Sun, Sep 7
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse endsBelow horizon
95°
-1.5°
6:59 pm Sun, Sep 7
Rising
MoonriseRising
95°
-0.2°
7:03 pm Sun, Sep 7
Maximum in ConakryThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Conakry. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Conakry because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East for the best view of the eclipse.
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Conakry, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.