Current Local Time in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

9:03:36 am AST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	Canada
Province:	Nova Scotia (NS)
Lat/Long:	45°41'N / 62°43'W
Elevation:	3 m
Currency:	Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Languages:	English, French
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

8 °F

Frigid.
25 / 12 °F

Thu 22.		39 / 22 °F
Fri 23.		33 / 19 °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

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Sunrise

7:43 am
↑ 118° Southeast

Sunset

5:01 pm
↑ 242° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 18 minutes
+2m 10s longer

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 9:14 am
Set – 8:15 pm

High Tide

High – 12:25 pm
High – 11:35 pm

Low Tide

Low – 5:35 am
Low – 5:33 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:22 pm
Altitude: 24.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:59 am – 6:34 am
6:10 pm – 6:45 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:34 am – 7:10 am
5:34 pm – 6:10 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:10 am – 7:43 am
5:01 pm – 5:34 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 67 mi SW of Pictou
Charlottetown Airport, YYG
About 47 mi NNW of Pictou
Greater Moncton International Airport, YQM
About 100 mi WNW of Pictou

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9:0336am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026