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Sfax
Tunisia's second city lies almost on the central line: it is the largest town in the country to enjoy one of the longest totalities.
The eclipse at this site
Total eclipse Totality is visible from this location.
- Duration of totality
- 5 min 39 s
- Magnitude
- 1.032
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Distance to the nearest limit of totality
- 107 km
| Event | Tunisian time (UTC+1) | Sun position |
|---|---|---|
| Partial eclipse begins (C1) | 08:56:26 | 41° / 97° |
| Totality begins (C2) | 10:08:49 | 56° / 111° |
| Maximum eclipse | 10:11:39 | 56° / 112° |
| Totality ends (C3) | 10:14:29 | 57° / 112° |
| Partial eclipse ends (C4) | 11:31:47 | 70° / 143° |
About the destination
Sfax is an active port and economic centre with a walled medina that is still very much a working city. Its position next to the central line, on the dry Gulf of Gabès coast, makes it a natural base for observers who want both long totality and urban services.
Access and transport
Sfax–Thyna airport, the Tunis–Sfax railway line operated by SNCFT, and the A1 motorway from Tunis. Ferries link Sfax to the Kerkennah Islands.
Airports: Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA)
Nearby
Medina and ramparts of Sfax; Kerkennah Islands; Thyna archaeological site.
Climate at the time of the eclipse
Over 2000–2024, at 10:00 between 26 July and 9 August: mean cloud cover 5%, clear sky on 89% of mornings, mean temperature 30 °C. Climate statistics, not a forecast. Weather