Halifax, NS, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Halifax, NS, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: Aug 20, 2017 at 12:26:40 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:22 am↑ 72° East
Sunset Today: 8:11 pm↑ 288° West
Moonrise Today: 4:52 am↑ 66° East
Moonset Today: 7:34 pm↑ 291° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 48 minutes (-2m 49s)
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
12:26 pm
Altitude
55.8°Heading
157° SPosition
DaylightDay length
13h 48m 29s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 49s
Winter: +4h 59m
Summer: -1h 45m
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 – 4:32 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:32 am – 5:13 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:13 am – 5:51 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:51 am – 6:22 am | |
| Daylight | 6:22 am – 8:11 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:11 pm – 8:42 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:42 pm – 9:20 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:20 pm – 10:01 pm | |
| Night | 10:01 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Halifax - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Aug 20 | 6:22 am | 8:11 pm | 13:48:29 | −2:49 | 1:17 pm (57.6°) | 94.049 |
| Aug 21 | 6:24 am | 8:09 pm | 13:45:39 | −2:50 | 1:17 pm (57.3°) | 94.030 |
| Aug 22 | 6:25 am | 8:08 pm | 13:42:47 | −2:51 | 1:17 pm (56.9°) | 94.011 |
| Aug 23 | 6:26 am | 8:06 pm | 13:39:54 | −2:52 | 1:16 pm (56.6°) | 93.991 |
| Aug 24 | 6:27 am | 8:04 pm | 13:37:01 | −2:53 | 1:16 pm (56.2°) | 93.971 |
| Aug 25 | 6:28 am | 8:02 pm | 13:34:07 | −2:54 | 1:16 pm (55.9°) | 93.950 |
| Aug 26 | 6:29 am | 8:01 pm | 13:31:12 | −2:54 | 1:15 pm (55.5°) | 93.929 |
| * All times are local time for Halifax. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 7:29 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 1:24 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 5:02 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 12:28 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
12:26 pm
Altitude
60.8°Heading
184° SPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
1.7%
Moon in Halifax - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 20 | 4:52 am | 7:34 pm | - | 12:17 pm | (60.8°) | 229,054 | 1.7% | |||
 Aug 21 | 6:02 am | 8:13 pm | - | 1:12 pm | (57.4°) | 231,006 | 0.0% | |||
| Aug 22 | 7:13 am | 8:47 pm | - | 2:05 pm | (53.3°) | 233,622 | 1.1% | |||
| Aug 23 | 8:21 am | 9:18 pm | - | 2:55 pm | (48.9°) | 236,706 | 4.8% | |||
| Aug 24 | 9:28 am | 9:47 pm | - | 3:42 pm | (44.3°) | 240,007 | 10.7% | |||
| Aug 25 | 10:33 am | 10:16 pm | - | 4:28 pm | (39.9°) | 243,253 | 18.2% | |||
| Aug 26 | 11:36 am | 10:45 pm | - | 5:14 pm | (35.9°) | 246,182 | 26.8% | |||
| * All times are local time for Halifax. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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, Sun, Aug 20, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 7:28 am | Mon 8:04 pm | Mon 1:46 pm | Not visible |
| Venus | Sun 3:25 am | Sun 6:30 pm | Sun 10:58 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sun 5:39 am | Sun 7:56 pm | Sun 12:48 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sun 10:57 am | Sun 10:08 pm | Sun 4:32 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 4:09 pm | Mon 1:07 am | Sun 8:38 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sun 10:17 pm | Mon 11:45 am | Mon 5:01 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sun 8:42 pm | Mon 7:47 am | Mon 2:15 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Halifax. | ||||
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