The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Hefei. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CST) for Hefei.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
2:02 pm Fri, Nov 19
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
36°
-31.3°
3:18 pm Fri, Nov 19
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
51°
-20.2°
5:02 pm Fri, Nov 19
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
66°
-0.9°
5:07 pm Fri, Nov 19
Rising
MoonriseRising
67°
-0.2°
5:10 pm Fri, Nov 19
Maximum in HefeiThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Hefei. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Hefei 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-northeast 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.
During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from Hefei. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.