The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Grande Prairie. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (MDT) for Grande Prairie.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
7:32 pm Sun, May 15
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
98°
-18.1°
8:27 pm Sun, May 15
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
109°
-10.9°
9:29 pm Sun, May 15
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
120°
-3.1°
9:52 pm Sun, May 15
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.
125°
-0.2°
10:11 pm Sun, May 15
Maximum EclipseMoon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southeast. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
129°
1.5°
10:53 pm Sun, May 15
Total Eclipse endsTotal moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southeast.