The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Zhengzhou. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CST) for Zhengzhou.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
4:47 pm Wed, May 26
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
95°
-30.2°
5:45 pm Wed, May 26
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
102°
-19.2°
7:11 pm Wed, May 26
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
113°
-2.7°
7:18 pm Wed, May 26
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
114°
-1.1°
7:25 pm Wed, May 26
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.
115°
-0.2°
7:25 pm Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse endsTotal moon eclipse ends. 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-southeast 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.
115°
-0.1°
7:28 pm Wed, May 26
Maximum in ZhengzhouThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Zhengzhou. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Zhengzhou 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-southeast 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.
The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Zhengzhou, 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.