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Halifax, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 72.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 28, 2024 at 6:08:05 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:05 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 5:43 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:26 pm 113° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:33 am 244° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 38 minutes (-43s)
Location of HalifaxLocation

Today's Sun Position in Halifax

Time:6:08 pm
Altitude:-5.9°
Direction:291° NW
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 10h 38m 20s (May 28, 2024)

43 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 27, 2024)

8 minutes, 37 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 8 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Halifax Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:43 am
Astro. Twilight5:43 am – 6:11 am
Nautical Twilight6:11 am – 6:40 am
Civil Twilight6:40 am – 7:05 am
Daylight7:05 am – 5:43 pm
Civil Twilight5:43 pm – 6:08 pm
Nautical Twilight6:08 pm – 6:36 pm
Astro. Twilight6:36 pm – 7:04 pm
Night7:04 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Halifax - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 287:05 am5:43 pm10:38:20−0:4312:24 pm (42.2°)94.204
May 297:05 am5:43 pm10:37:38−0:4112:24 pm (42.1°)94.220
May 307:06 am5:43 pm10:36:58−0:4012:24 pm (41.9°)94.236
May 317:06 am5:42 pm10:36:19−0:3812:24 pm (41.8°)94.251
Jun 17:07 am5:42 pm10:35:42−0:3712:25 pm (41.7°)94.266
Jun 27:07 am5:42 pm10:35:07−0:3512:25 pm (41.5°)94.280
Jun 37:07 am5:42 pm10:34:33−0:3312:25 pm (41.4°)94.294
* All times are local time for Halifax. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Halifax

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Halifax - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 28-11:33 am10:26 pm4:29 am(87.9°)233,66177.9%
May 29-12:15 pm11:31 pm5:24 am(83.3°)232,09067.6%
May 30-12:53 pm-6:16 am(77.5°)230,75656.3%
May 3112:35 am1:28 pm-7:05 am(70.9°)229,70244.4%
Jun 11:37 am2:01 pm-7:53 am(63.8°)228,99532.8%
Jun 22:39 am2:36 pm-8:41 am(56.7°)228,72822.2%
Jun 33:43 am3:12 pm-9:31 am(50.0°)229,00213.1%
* All times are local time for Halifax. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Halifax This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:41 amWed 4:43 pmWed 11:12 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 6:58 amWed 5:36 pmWed 12:17 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsWed 3:32 amWed 3:07 pmWed 9:20 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:31 amWed 5:14 pmWed 11:52 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 1:05 amWed 1:33 pmWed 7:19 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:00 amWed 4:48 pmWed 11:24 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 1:54 amWed 2:02 pmWed 7:58 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Halifax.

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