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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Makeni. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (GMT) for Makeni.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
15:28 zo 7 sep
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
90°
-49.2°
16:27 zo 7 sep
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
91°
-35.3°
17:30 zo 7 sep
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
93°
-20.2°
18:11 zo 7 sep
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
94°
-10.4°
18:52 zo 7 sep
Rising
MoonriseRising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.
95°
-0.2°
18:52 zo 7 sep
Total Eclipse endsTotal moon eclipse ends. 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. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
95°
-0.1°
18:54 zo 7 sep
Maximum in MakeniThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Makeni. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Makeni 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 Makeni, 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.