The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Schweizer-Reneke. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (SAST) for Schweizer-Reneke.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
3:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse beginsThe Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Total Eclipse beginsTotal moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
257°
17.2°
6:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum EclipseMoon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
252°
8.5°
6:53 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse endsTotal moon eclipse ends. 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-southwest for the best view of the eclipse. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.