The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Al Khor. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (AST) for Al Khor.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
3:41 am Wed, Sep 18
Penumbral Eclipse beginsThe Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
254°
21.0°
5:12 am Wed, Sep 18
Partial Eclipse beginsPartial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
265°
1.7°
5:18 am Wed, Sep 18
Maximum in Al KhorThis is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Al Khor. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Al Khor because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
266°
0.7°
5:23 am Wed, Sep 18
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 partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Al Khor. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers only a small portion of the Moon.