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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Sagamihara. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (JST) for Sagamihara.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
12:57 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
26°
-48.3°
2:09 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
47°
-40.0°
3:26 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
64°
-27.7°
3:58 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
70°
-21.9°
4:31 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse endsBelow horizon
75°
-15.8°
5:47 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse endsBelow horizon
87°
-0.4°
5:49 pm Fri, Mar 14
Rising
MoonriseRising
87°
-0.2°
5:51 pm Fri, Mar 14
Maximum in SagamiharaThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Sagamihara. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Sagamihara 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 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 Sagamihara, but it could 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.