The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Nuku'alofa. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (TOT) for Nuku'alofa.
Time
Phase
Event
Direction
Altitude
3時03分 1月1日 (月)
Penumbral Eclipse beginsThe Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Total Eclipse beginsTotal moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
299°
9.1°
5時52分 1月1日 (月)
Maximum EclipseMoon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
296°
2.2°
6時05分 1月1日 (月)
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.