The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Port Blair. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (IST) for Port Blair.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
2:14 pm Tue, Mar 3
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
67°
-44.8°
3:20 pm Tue, Mar 3
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
75°
-30.2°
4:34 pm Tue, Mar 3
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
80°
-13.1°
5:03 pm Tue, Mar 3
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
82°
-6.3°
5:27 pm Tue, Mar 3
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.
83°
-0.2°
5:32 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse endsTotal moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
83°
0.9°
5:39 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Port BlairThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Port Blair. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Port Blair because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
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 is not visible in Port Blair, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covers a large portion of the Moon, so this is still a nice sight.