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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Palikir. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (PONT) for Palikir.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
2:57 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
75°
-52.9°
4:09 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
81°
-36.0°
5:26 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
84°
-17.9°
5:58 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
86°
-10.1°
6:31 pm Fri, Mar 14
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse endsBelow horizon
87°
-1.3°
6:37 pm Fri, Mar 14
Rising
MoonriseRising
87°
-0.2°
6:39 pm Fri, Mar 14
Maximum in PalikirThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Palikir. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Palikir 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 Palikir, 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.
Cloud Coverage (Mar 14)
In the past, this day was cloudy 80% of the time (since 2000).