What time is it in Halifax?
13:41:43
Friday 13 November 2026
- Halifax, Canada
- Time zone UTC−04:00
- Next clock change: 14 March 2027
- Sunrise 07:08 · sunset 16:48
Time difference with Halifax
Halifax is on UTC−04:00 right now: 4 hours behind UTC in winter and 3 hours behind in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Halifax |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:41 | 4 hours ahead |
| New York United States | 12:41 | 1 hour behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:41 | 4 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:41 | 5 hours ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 18:41 | 5 hours ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:41 | 8 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:11 | 9 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:41 | 12 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:41 | 12 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:41 | 13 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:41 | 15 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:41 | 1 hour ahead |
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Daylight saving time in Halifax
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sunday 14 March 2027 | at 02:00 it becomes 03:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC−04:00 → UTC−03:00, summer time) |
| Sunday 7 November 2027 | at 02:00 it becomes 01:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC−03:00 → UTC−04:00) |
Last change: Sunday 1 November 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
History of local time in Halifax
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1962 | UTC−4, summer time UTC−3 |
| 1960 – 1961 | UTC−4 all year round |
| until 1959 | UTC−4, summer time UTC−3 |
Official time zone (IANA database): America/Halifax. Daylight saving time in Canada: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Halifax
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 411 km away, Bangor (United States) is 1 hour behind Halifax most of the year.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Dartmouth | 3 km |
| Bedford | 12 km |
| Lower Sackville | 17 km |
| New Glasgow | 127 km |
| Charlottetown | 180 km |
| Dieppe | 182 km |
| Riverview | 184 km |
| Moncton | 187 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Halifax
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Day length
- 9 h 40 min
- Tomorrow
- −3 min
Dawn 06:37, dusk 17:19, solar noon 11:58. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (8 h 48 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (15 h 34 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:28 (9 June 2027), latest at 08:00 (7 November 2027); earliest sunset at 16:33 (9 December 2026), latest at 21:03 (20 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 20 % illuminated
Moonrise 11:25 · moonset 19:46 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 07:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Canada
Good to know about the time in Halifax
Halifax is on Atlantic Time, UTC−4 in winter and UTC−3 in summer, with the North American clock-change dates: it is 5 hours behind Paris most of the year.
Montreal is 1 hour behind Halifax, and St. John’s, Newfoundland, 30 min ahead of Halifax. Time in Montreal