The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Chesterfield. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (GMT) for Chesterfield.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
3:57 am Fri, Mar 14
Penumbral Eclipse beginsThe Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Maximum in ChesterfieldThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Chesterfield. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Chesterfield because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
272°
0.9°
6:26 am Fri, Mar 14
Total Eclipse beginsTotal moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. 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. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
273°
0.2°
6:29 am Fri, Mar 14
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.
The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Chesterfield, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covers a large portion of the Moon, so this is still a nice sight.