The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Cleveland. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (EST) for Cleveland.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
2:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
33°
-24.6°
3:55 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
47°
-15.5°
5:15 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
59°
-2.0°
5:27 pm Thu, Dec 20
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.
61°
-0.2°
5:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum EclipseMoon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
63°
2.0°
6:08 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse endsTotal moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.