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

Moon: 13.5%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 4, 2024 at 8:58:22 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:59 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 8:23 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:18 am 97° East
Moonset Today: 4:13 pm 267° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 24 minutes (+2m 36s)
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Today's Sun Position in Halifax

Time:8:58 pm
Altitude:-6.3°
Direction:301° NW
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 14h 23m 53s (May 4, 2024)

2 minutes, 36 seconds longer than yesterday (May 3, 2024)

5 hours, 35 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 10 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Halifax Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:00 am
Astro. Twilight4:00 am – 4:46 am
Nautical Twilight4:46 am – 5:26 am
Civil Twilight5:26 am – 5:59 am
Daylight5:59 am – 8:23 pm
Civil Twilight8:23 pm – 8:56 pm
Nautical Twilight8:56 pm – 9:36 pm
Astro. Twilight9:36 pm – 10:22 pm
Night10:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Halifax - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 45:59 am8:23 pm14:23:53+2:361:11 pm (61.6°)93.745
May 55:58 am8:24 pm14:26:28+2:341:10 pm (61.9°)93.768
May 65:56 am8:25 pm14:29:01+2:331:10 pm (62.2°)93.790
May 75:55 am8:26 pm14:31:32+2:311:10 pm (62.4°)93.813
May 85:54 am8:28 pm14:34:02+2:291:10 pm (62.7°)93.835
May 95:52 am8:29 pm14:36:29+2:271:10 pm (63.0°)93.856
May 105:51 am8:30 pm14:38:54+2:251:10 pm (63.2°)93.878
* 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
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 44:18 am4:13 pm-10:08 am(41.1°)226,43717.4%
May 54:38 am5:32 pm-10:58 am(48.5°)225,7099.1%
May 64:59 am6:54 pm-11:48 am(55.6°)225,8773.3%
May 75:23 am8:16 pm-12:41 pm(62.2°)227,0170.4%
May 85:51 am9:39 pm-1:37 pm(67.5°)229,0960.5%
May 96:26 am10:56 pm-2:36 pm(71.3°)231,9623.5%
May 107:11 am--3:36 pm(73.3°)235,3659.0%
* 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, Sat, May 4, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:13 amSun 5:59 pmSun 11:36 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 5:44 amSun 7:37 pmSun 12:40 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 4:30 amSun 4:39 pmSun 10:34 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 6:34 amSat 9:12 pmSat 1:53 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 3:58 amSun 3:09 pmSun 9:33 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 6:25 amSat 9:01 pmSat 1:43 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 4:20 amSun 4:13 pmSun 10:17 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Halifax.

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