The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Saint-Étienne. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CEST) for Saint-Étienne.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
3:32 am Mon, May 16
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 Southwest.
233°
5.8°
6:11 am Mon, May 16
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-southwest 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.
241°
0.1°
6:14 am Mon, May 16
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.