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Tozeur
A Saharan oasis near the southern limit: totality is short in the town, but the mountain oases to the north are well inside the path.
The eclipse at this site
Total eclipse Totality is visible from this location.
- Duration of totality
- 1 min 46 s
- Magnitude
- 1.002
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Distance to the nearest limit of totality
- 6 km
| Event | Tunisian time (UTC+1) | Sun position |
|---|---|---|
| Partial eclipse begins (C1) | 08:53:01 | 38° / 94° |
| Totality begins (C2) | 10:06:24 | 53° / 107° |
| Maximum eclipse | 10:07:16 | 54° / 107° |
| Totality ends (C3) | 10:08:10 | 54° / 107° |
| Partial eclipse ends (C4) | 11:27:12 | 68° / 133° |
About the destination
Tozeur is the gateway to the Chott el Jerid salt lake and the mountain oases of Chebika, Tamerza and Midès. The town lies close to the southern limit, so totality is under two minutes there, while Chebika gets more than four minutes. Nefta, to the west, lies just outside the computed path.
Access and transport
Tozeur–Nefta airport (seasonal and limited services); road from Gafsa.
Airports: Tozeur–Nefta International Airport (TOE)
Nearby
Palm grove and old quarter of Ouled el Hadef; Chott el Jerid; Chebika, Tamerza and Midès.
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 91% of mornings, mean temperature 34 °C. Climate statistics, not a forecast. Weather