The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Vacaville. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (PST) for Vacaville.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
11:42 am Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Penumbral Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
355°
-29.1°
12:55 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
13°
-28.0°
2:15 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse beginsBelow horizon
32°
-22.2°
2:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Maximum EclipseBelow horizon
37°
-19.3°
3:08 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Total Eclipse endsBelow horizon
42°
-16.1°
4:28 pm Thu, Dec 20
Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse endsBelow horizon
56°
-4.6°
4:52 pm Thu, Dec 20
Rising
MoonriseRising
60°
-0.2°
5:05 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in VacavilleThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Vacaville. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Vacaville because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
62°
1.7°
5:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse endsThe Earth's penumbra ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
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 Vacaville, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.