The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Ottawa. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (EST) for Ottawa.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
3:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse beginsThe Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Total Eclipse beginsTotal moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
273°
5.3°
6:33 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum EclipseMoon is closest to the center of the shadow. Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West for the best view of the eclipse. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
278°
0.6°
6:39 am Tue, Mar 3
Setting
MoonsetSetting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.