The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Comox. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (PDT) for Comox.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
6:32 pm Sun, May 15
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
95°
-21.1°
7:27 pm Sun, May 15
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
105°
-12.8°
8:29 pm Sun, May 15
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
116°
-4.0°
8:53 pm Sun, May 15
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.
120°
-0.2°
9:11 pm Sun, May 15
Maximum EclipseMoon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southeast. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
124°
1.8°
9:53 pm Sun, May 15
Total Eclipse endsTotal moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southeast.