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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Lewiston . Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (PDT ) for Lewiston .
Time Phase Event Direction Altitude 1:47 am Wed, May 26 Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. 197° 20.6° 2:45 am Wed, May 26 Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. 210° 16.6° 4:11 am Wed, May 26 Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest. 227° 7.4° 4:18 am Wed, May 26 Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest. 229° 6.5° 4:25 am Wed, May 26 Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest. 230° 5.6° 5:12 am Wed, May 26 Setting Moonset Setting 238° -0.2° 5:52 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon 245° -6.8° 6:49 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon 254° -15.8°
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Lewiston . The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.