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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Amadora. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (WEST) for Amadora.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
6:24 am Tue, Aug 17
Penumbral Eclipse beginsThe Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
248°
4.7°
6:46 am Tue, Aug 17
Maximum in AmadoraThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Amadora. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Amadora because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
252°
1.1°
6:54 am Tue, Aug 17
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.
During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow does not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears partially or totally eclipsed during this event. 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.