The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Napier. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (NZST) for Napier.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
1:32 pm Mon, May 16
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
155°
-28.9°
2:27 pm Mon, May 16
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
143°
-23.5°
3:29 pm Mon, May 16
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
131°
-15.7°
4:11 pm Mon, May 16
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
123°
-9.3°
4:53 pm Mon, May 16
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse endsBelow horizon
116°
-1.5°
5:03 pm Mon, May 16
Rising
MoonriseRising
115°
-0.2°
5:06 pm Mon, May 16
Maximum in NapierThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Napier. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Napier 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-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.
115°
0.2°
5:55 pm Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse endsPartial moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.
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 Napier, 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.