The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Chongqing. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CST) for Chongqing.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
4:47 pm Wed, May 26
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
95°
-35.7°
5:45 pm Wed, May 26
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
101°
-24.0°
7:11 pm Wed, May 26
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
110°
-6.9°
7:18 pm Wed, May 26
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
111°
-5.5°
7:25 pm Wed, May 26
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse endsBelow horizon
112°
-4.0°
7:43 pm Wed, May 26
Rising
MoonriseRising
114°
-0.2°
7:50 pm Wed, May 26
Maximum in ChongqingThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Chongqing. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Chongqing because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
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 Chongqing, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.