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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Cambridge Bay . Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (MST ) for Cambridge Bay .
Time Phase Event Direction Altitude 7:03 am Sun, Dec 31 Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. 293° 15.4° 8:07 am Sun, Dec 31 Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. 307° 10.6° 9:16 am Sun, Dec 31 Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northwest. 322° 6.4° 9:52 am Sun, Dec 31 Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northwest. 329° 4.7° 10:27 am Sun, Dec 31 Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northwest. 337° 3.3° 11:36 am Sun, Dec 31 Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North. 352° 1.8° 12:40 pm Sun, Dec 31 Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North. 6° 1.7°
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Cambridge Bay . The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.