Current Local Time in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

6:00:16 am AST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	Canada
Province:	Nova Scotia (NS)
Lat/Long:	44°39'N / 63°35'W
Elevation:	11 m
Currency:	Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Languages:	English, French
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

10 °F

Overcast.
29 / 14 °F

Thu 22.		41 / 28 °F
Fri 23.		34 / 20 °F

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Time Zone

AST (Atlantic Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -4 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour ahead of
Columbus

About AST — Atlantic Standard Time

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Sunrise

7:43 am
↑ 118° Southeast

Sunset

5:07 pm
↑ 243° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 24 minutes
+2m 5s longer

Moon 6.9%

Rise – 9:16 am
Set – 8:20 pm

High Tide

High – 9:31 am
High – 10:08 pm

Low Tide

Low – 3:38 am
Low – 4:02 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:25 pm
Altitude: 25.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:01 am – 6:36 am
6:15 pm – 6:50 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:36 am – 7:11 am
5:39 pm – 6:15 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:11 am – 7:43 am
5:07 pm – 5:39 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
3:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
12:47 am

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Airports

Halifax Stanfield International Airport, YHZ
About 16 mi NNE of Halifax
Greater Moncton International Airport, YQM
About 114 mi NNW of Halifax

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026