The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Xinyang. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CST) for Xinyang.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
2:02 pm Fri, Nov 19
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
33°
-32.6°
3:18 pm Fri, Nov 19
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
49°
-22.1°
5:02 pm Fri, Nov 19
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
64°
-4.0°
5:20 pm Fri, Nov 19
Rising
MoonriseRising
67°
-0.2°
5:22 pm Fri, Nov 19
Maximum in XinyangThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Xinyang. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Xinyang because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. 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 East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from Xinyang. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.