The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Ndola. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CAT) for Ndola.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
4:03 pm Sun, Dec 31
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
70°
-33.0°
5:07 pm Sun, Dec 31
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
69°
-19.0°
6:16 pm Sun, Dec 31
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
66°
-4.1°
6:31 pm Sun, Dec 31
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.
65°
-0.2°
6:52 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum EclipseMoon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.