The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Las Vegas. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (PDT) for Las Vegas.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
6:32 pm Sun, May 15
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
105°
-11.6°
7:27 pm Sun, May 15
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
113°
-0.8°
7:31 pm Sun, May 15
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.
113°
-0.2°
8:29 pm Sun, May 15
Total Eclipse beginsTotal moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.
122°
8.9°
9:11 pm Sun, May 15
Maximum EclipseMoon is closest to the center of the shadow.