The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in McAlester. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CST) for McAlester.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
1:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
23°
-29.0°
2:55 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
38°
-21.7°
4:15 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
52°
-10.4°
4:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
57°
-6.1°
5:08 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse endsBelow horizon
60°
-0.8°
5:13 pm Thu, Dec 20
Rising
MoonriseRising
61°
-0.2°
5:19 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in McAlesterThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in McAlester. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in McAlester because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
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 McAlester, 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.