The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Simi Valley. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (PST) for Simi Valley.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
11:42 am Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
358°
-33.3°
12:55 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
17°
-31.2°
2:15 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
35°
-24.1°
2:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
41°
-20.8°
3:08 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse endsBelow horizon
46°
-17.2°
4:28 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse endsBelow horizon
58°
-4.6°
4:50 pm Thu, Dec 20
Rising
MoonriseRising
61°
-0.2°
5:05 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in Simi ValleyThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Simi Valley. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Simi Valley because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
63°
2.1°
5:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse endsThe Earth's penumbra ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
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 Simi Valley, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.