Halifax, NS, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Halifax, NS, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 22, 2018 at 12:24:29 am
Sunrise Today: 7:01 am↑ 89° East
Sunset Today: 7:11 pm↑ 271° West
Moonrise Today: 6:26 pm↑ 107° East
Moonset Today: 4:12 am↑ 250° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 10 minutes (-3m 4s)
Today's Sun Position in Halifax
The Sun's altitude in Halifax today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
12:24 am
Altitude
-44.0°Heading
345° NPosition
NightDay length
12h 10m 24s
Change since
Yesterday: -3m 4s
Winter: +3h 21m
Summer: -3h 23m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Halifax Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Halifax today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
| Night | 12:00 am – 5:22 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:22 am – 5:57 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:57 am – 6:32 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:32 am – 7:01 am | |
| Daylight | 7:01 am – 7:11 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:11 pm – 7:40 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:40 pm – 8:14 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:14 pm – 8:49 pm | |
| Night | 8:49 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Halifax - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 22 | 7:01 am | 7:11 pm | 12:10:24 | −3:04 | 1:06 pm (45.5°) | 93.295 |
| Sep 23 | 7:02 am | 7:09 pm | 12:07:19 | −3:04 | 1:06 pm (45.1°) | 93.269 |
| Sep 24 | 7:03 am | 7:08 pm | 12:04:15 | −3:04 | 1:06 pm (44.7°) | 93.242 |
| Sep 25 | 7:04 am | 7:06 pm | 12:01:11 | −3:04 | 1:05 pm (44.4°) | 93.216 |
| Sep 26 | 7:06 am | 7:04 pm | 11:58:06 | −3:04 | 1:05 pm (44.0°) | 93.190 |
| Sep 27 | 7:07 am | 7:02 pm | 11:55:02 | −3:04 | 1:05 pm (43.6°) | 93.164 |
| Sep 28 | 7:08 am | 7:00 pm | 11:51:58 | −3:04 | 1:04 pm (43.2°) | 93.138 |
| * 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. | ||||||
September Equinox (Autumnal Equinox) is on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 10:54 pm in Halifax.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 1:15 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 7:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 10:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 6:23 pm |
| * All times are local Halifax time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Halifax
The Moon's path in Halifax today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
12:24 am
Altitude
27.1°Heading
202° SWPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
91.7%
Moon in Halifax - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 22 | - | 4:12 am | 6:26 pm | 11:46 pm | (33.2°) | 248,821 | 96.1% | |||
| Sep 23 | - | 5:13 am | 6:54 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 Sep 24 | - | 6:15 am | 7:21 pm | 12:31 am | (37.3°) | 247,016 | 99.0% | |||
| Sep 25 | - | 7:18 am | 7:47 pm | 1:15 am | (41.8°) | 244,993 | 99.9% | |||
| Sep 26 | - | 8:23 am | 8:13 pm | 2:00 am | (46.5°) | 242,864 | 98.6% | |||
| Sep 27 | - | 9:28 am | 8:42 pm | 2:46 am | (51.2°) | 240,710 | 95.1% | |||
| Sep 28 | - | 10:35 am | 9:13 pm | 3:33 am | (55.7°) | 238,583 | 89.5% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Halifax This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Sep 22, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 7:05 am | Sat 7:20 pm | Sat 1:14 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Sat 10:41 am | Sat 8:01 pm | Sat 3:21 pm | Average visiblity |
| Mars | Sat 5:12 pm | Sun 1:53 am | Sat 9:32 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Sat 11:29 am | Sat 9:13 pm | Sat 4:21 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sat 2:54 pm | Sat 11:44 pm | Sat 7:19 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 8:20 pm | Sat 9:58 am | Sat 3:09 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sat 6:37 pm | Sun 5:46 am | Sun 12:11 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Halifax. | ||||
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