The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Aktau. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (AQTT) for Aktau.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
5:41 am Wed, Sep 18
Penumbral Eclipse beginsThe Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
248°
15.6°
7:12 am Wed, Sep 18
Partial Eclipse beginsPartial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
265°
0.7°
7:15 am Wed, Sep 18
Maximum in AktauThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Aktau. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Aktau 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 West for the best view of the eclipse.
265°
0.2°
7:19 am Wed, Sep 18
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.
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 Aktau. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered only a small portion of the Moon.