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Halifax, NS, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 78.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 28, 2024 at 2:35:47 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:08 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 8:16 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 12:43 am 132° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:40 am 228° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 8 minutes (+2m 45s)
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Today's Sun Position in Halifax

Time:2:35 pm
Altitude:55.0°
Direction:217° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 7m 52s (Apr 28, 2024)

2 minutes, 45 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 27, 2024)

5 hours, 19 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 26 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Halifax Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:13 am
Astro. Twilight4:13 am – 4:57 am
Nautical Twilight4:57 am – 5:36 am
Civil Twilight5:36 am – 6:08 am
Daylight6:08 am – 8:16 pm
Civil Twilight8:16 pm – 8:47 pm
Nautical Twilight8:47 pm – 9:27 pm
Astro. Twilight9:27 pm – 10:11 pm
Night10:11 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Halifax - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 286:08 am8:16 pm14:07:52+2:451:11 pm (59.8°)93.600
Apr 296:06 am8:17 pm14:10:36+2:431:11 pm (60.1°)93.625
Apr 306:05 am8:18 pm14:13:18+2:421:11 pm (60.4°)93.649
May 16:03 am8:19 pm14:15:59+2:411:11 pm (60.7°)93.674
May 26:02 am8:20 pm14:18:39+2:391:11 pm (61.0°)93.697
May 36:00 am8:22 pm14:21:17+2:381:11 pm (61.3°)93.721
May 45:59 am8:23 pm14:23:53+2:361:11 pm (61.6°)93.745
* All times are local time for Halifax. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 2812:43 am8:40 am-4:42 am(16.0°)239,70381.8%
Apr 291:40 am9:43 am-5:40 am(16.5°)237,25172.6%
Apr 302:26 am10:56 am-6:38 am(18.6°)234,73562.0%
May 13:03 am12:14 pm-7:34 am(22.5°)232,24350.5%
May 23:32 am1:33 pm-8:27 am(27.8°)229,90738.8%
May 33:57 am2:53 pm-9:19 am(34.1°)227,90427.5%
May 44:18 am4:13 pm-10:08 am(41.1°)226,43717.4%
* All times are local time for Halifax. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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, Sun, Apr 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:28 amSun 6:10 pmSun 11:49 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 5:52 amSun 7:19 pmSun 12:35 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 4:46 amSun 4:38 pmSun 10:42 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 6:54 amSun 9:28 pmSun 2:11 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 4:24 amSun 3:33 pmSun 9:59 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:47 amSun 9:23 pmSun 2:05 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 4:48 amSun 4:39 pmSun 10:43 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Halifax.

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