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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Abéché. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (WAT) for Abéché.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
4:57 am Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse beginsThe Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
270°
10.7°
5:33 am Fri, Mar 14
Maximum in AbéchéThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Abéché. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Abéché because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
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 Abéché, 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.
Cloud Coverage (Mar 14)
In the past, this day was cloudy 12% of the time (since 2000).