The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Bauchi. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (WAT) for Bauchi.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
4:28 pm Sun, Sep 7
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
92°
-27.9°
5:27 pm Sun, Sep 7
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
94°
-14.0°
6:22 pm Sun, Sep 7
Rising
MoonriseRising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.
96°
-0.2°
6:30 pm Sun, Sep 7
Total Eclipse beginsTotal moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
96°
1.4°
7:11 pm Sun, Sep 7
Maximum EclipseMoon is closest to the center of the shadow.