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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Riverton . Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (MDT ) for Riverton .
Time Phase Event Direction Altitude 2:47 am Wed, May 26 Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. 206° 21.5° 3:45 am Wed, May 26 Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. 218° 16.0° 5:11 am Wed, May 26 Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest. 234° 4.8° 5:18 am Wed, May 26 Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest. 235° 3.8° 5:25 am Wed, May 26 Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest. 237° 2.8° 5:48 am Wed, May 26 Setting Moonset Setting 240° -0.2° 6:52 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon 250° -11.2° 7:49 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon 259° -21.0°
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The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Riverton . The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.