The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Puerto Ayacucho. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (VET) for Puerto Ayacucho.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
4:02 am Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse beginsThe Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Maximum in Puerto AyacuchoThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Puerto Ayacucho. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Puerto Ayacucho 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 West-northwest for the best view of the eclipse.
286°
0.2°
6:16 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse beginsTotal moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. 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 West-northwest for the best view of the eclipse. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
286°
0.2°
6:18 am Tue, Nov 8
Setting
MoonsetSetting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.
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 Puerto Ayacucho, 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.