The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Port Moresby. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (PGT) for Port Moresby.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
4:01 am Sun, Oct 29
Penumbral Eclipse beginsThe Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
289°
22.3°
5:35 am Sun, Oct 29
Partial Eclipse beginsPartial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
284°
1.1°
5:39 am Sun, Oct 29
Maximum in Port MoresbyThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Port Moresby. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Port Moresby 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-northwest for the best view of the eclipse.
284°
0.3°
5:42 am Sun, Oct 29
Setting
MoonsetSetting, 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.
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 Port Moresby. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered only a small portion of the Moon.