The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Himeji. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (JST) for Himeji.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
12:57 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
20°
-50.5°
2:09 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
43°
-43.2°
3:26 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
61°
-31.4°
3:58 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
67°
-25.7°
4:31 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse endsBelow horizon
72°
-19.7°
5:47 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse endsBelow horizon
84°
-5.0°
6:08 pm Fri, Mar 14
Rising
MoonriseRising
87°
-0.2°
6:24 pm Fri, Mar 14
Maximum in HimejiThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Himeji. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Himeji because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
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 is not visible in Himeji, but it can 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.