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

Moon: 99.8%
Full Moon
Current Time: May 12, 2025 at 6:54:08 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:49 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:32 pm 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:01 pm 124° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:20 am 240° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 43 minutes (+2m 21s)
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Today's Sun Position in Halifax

Time:6:54 pm
Altitude:15.7°
Direction:281° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 43m 4s (May 12, 2025)

2 minutes, 21 seconds longer than yesterday (May 11, 2025)

5 hours, 54 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

51 minutes, 11 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Halifax Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:44 am
Astro. Twilight3:44 am – 4:33 am
Nautical Twilight4:33 am – 5:15 am
Civil Twilight5:15 am – 5:49 am
Daylight5:49 am – 8:32 pm
Civil Twilight8:32 pm – 9:06 pm
Nautical Twilight9:06 pm – 9:48 pm
Astro. Twilight9:48 pm – 10:38 pm
Night10:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Halifax - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 125:49 am8:32 pm14:43:04+2:211:10 pm (63.7°)93.908
May 135:48 am8:33 pm14:45:23+2:191:10 pm (63.9°)93.929
May 145:47 am8:34 pm14:47:40+2:161:10 pm (64.2°)93.949
May 155:46 am8:35 pm14:49:55+2:141:10 pm (64.4°)93.970
May 165:44 am8:37 pm14:52:07+2:121:10 pm (64.6°)93.990
May 175:43 am8:38 pm14:54:16+2:091:10 pm (64.8°)94.010
May 185:42 am8:39 pm14:56:24+2:071:10 pm (65.1°)94.029
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Halifax - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 12-5:20 am9:01 pm12:41 am(24.3°)252,15499.6%
May 13-5:47 am10:07 pm1:27 am(20.5°)251,44999.6%
May 14-6:23 am11:09 pm2:17 am(17.7°)250,33797.7%
May 15-7:08 am-3:09 am(16.2°)248,82993.9%
May 1612:04 am8:03 am-4:03 am(16.2°)246,92088.2%
May 1712:50 am9:07 am-4:56 am(17.8°)244,61380.8%
May 181:27 am10:18 am-5:49 am(20.8°)241,91971.9%
* 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, Mon, May 12, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:14 amTue 6:54 pmTue 12:03 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 4:05 amTue 4:30 pmTue 10:17 amGreat visibility
MarsMon 11:24 amTue 2:10 amMon 6:47 pmAverage visibility
JupiterMon 7:41 amMon 11:06 pmMon 3:24 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 3:54 amTue 3:41 pmTue 9:47 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 6:07 amMon 8:53 pmMon 1:30 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 3:55 amTue 3:55 pmTue 9:55 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Halifax.

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