The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Diego Garcia. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (IOT) for Diego Garcia.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
2:02 pm Tue, Nov 8
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
62°
-70.1°
3:09 pm Tue, Nov 8
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
71°
-55.4°
4:16 pm Tue, Nov 8
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
74°
-40.0°
4:59 pm Tue, Nov 8
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
74°
-30.2°
5:41 pm Tue, Nov 8
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse endsBelow horizon
74°
-20.5°
6:49 pm Tue, Nov 8
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse endsBelow horizon
73°
-5.0°
7:07 pm Tue, Nov 8
Rising
MoonriseRising
72°
-0.2°
7:21 pm Tue, Nov 8
Maximum in Diego GarciaThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Diego Garcia. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Diego Garcia because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. 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 was not visible in Diego Garcia, but it could 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.