The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Brookings. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CDT) for Brookings.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
3:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse beginsThe Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Maximum in BrookingsThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Brookings. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Brookings because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
238°
1.0°
5:56 am Wed, May 26
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.
The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Brookings, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.