The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Pago Pago. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (SST) for Pago Pago.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
2:32 pm Sun, May 15
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
132°
-43.1°
3:27 pm Sun, May 15
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
123°
-32.8°
4:29 pm Sun, May 15
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
116°
-20.5°
5:11 pm Sun, May 15
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
113°
-11.5°
5:53 pm Sun, May 15
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse endsBelow horizon
110°
-1.4°
6:00 pm Sun, May 15
Rising
MoonriseRising
110°
-0.2°
6:03 pm Sun, May 15
Maximum in Pago PagoThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Pago Pago. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Pago Pago because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. 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 East-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.
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 was not visible in Pago Pago, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.