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Total solar eclipse · Monday, August 2, 2027

Total solar eclipse in Amiret Touazra

The Moon will cover the Sun completely over Amiret Touazra for 3 min 19 s, starting at 10:10 local time. The Sun will be in the east-southeast, about 56° above the horizon. Historically, the sky at that hour has been clear 93% of the time.

Totality

3m19s

from 10:09:46 to 10:13:07 CET

Clear-sky chance93%rated good, from 35 years of records
Expected totality3 min 05 slength × clear-sky chance
Where the Sun will beSoutheast, 56°about 6 fists above the horizon, at arm's length
Rank in Tunisia82 of 124144 s behind Mahires

Amiret Touazra ranks 82 of 124 towns in Tunisia for length of totality, 144 seconds behind Mahires. From the first bite out of the Sun to the last, the whole eclipse lasts about 2 h 35 min here. The centre line of the path, where totality is longest, passes about 103 km away.

All times are local (CET, UTC+1). They are calculated, not observed, and can differ by a few seconds from what you see in the sky. The clear-sky chance is the share of eclipse-hour readings from 1991 to 2025, over the two weeks around the date, with cloud cover of 30% or less. It describes past weather, so read it as odds rather than a forecast.

NASA advises: “Except during the brief total phase of a total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely blocks the Sun’s bright face, it is not safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection for solar viewing.” (NASA eclipse eye safety) You can read more of their guidance, and that of the American Astronomical Society, in Eye safety: what NASA and the AAS advise.

The eclipse, minute by minute

08:57

The Moon begins to cover the Sun.

10:09:46

Totality begins and the Sun is completely covered.

10:13:07

Totality ends and the first sunlight returns.

11:31

The Moon moves clear and the Sun is whole again.

Map

Tap anywhere on the map for the exact length of totality and the clear-sky chance at that spot.

Longer totality or better odds nearby

A short drive can buy a longer totality or better odds of clear sky.

TownPopulationkmTotalityClear
Sidi Alouane7,60020 southeast3 min 49 s94%
El Jem22,00021 south4 min 22 s94%
Souassi5,40025 southwest4 min 18 s94%
Salakta3,50027 east3 min 36 s94%
El Bahira7,40027 southeast3 min 59 s94%
Chehimet Nord5,10034 west4 min 00 s93%

Eye safety

–days to go

NASA advises: “Except during the brief total phase of a total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely blocks the Sun’s bright face, it is not safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection for solar viewing.” (NASA eclipse eye safety) You can read more of their guidance, and that of the American Astronomical Society, in Eye safety: what NASA and the AAS advise.

Before you travel, check your government's official travel advice for Tunisia, such as the UK Foreign Office, the US State Department or Australia's Smartraveller, and look again at local conditions nearer the date.