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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in ³¢´Ç³¾Ã© . Stages and Âé¶¹Ó³» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Âé¶¹Ó³» were local time (GMT ) for ³¢´Ç³¾Ã© .
Time Phase Event Direction Altitude 3:57 am Fri, Mar 14 Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. 270° 30.0° 5:09 am Fri, Mar 14 Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. 271° 12.5° 6:01 am Fri, Mar 14 Maximum in ³¢´Ç³¾Ã© This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in ³¢´Ç³¾Ã©. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in ³¢´Ç³¾Ã© 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 West for the best view of the eclipse. 272° 0.3° 6:04 am Fri, Mar 14 Setting Moonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets. 272° -0.2° 6:26 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon 273° -6.1° 6:58 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon 274° -14.0° 7:31 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon 275° -21.8° 8:47 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon 277° -40.1° 10:00 am Fri, Mar 14 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon 283° -57.1°
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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 ³¢´Ç³¾Ã©, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse .