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

Moon: 88.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Nov 30, 2023 at 1:50:53 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:29 am 120° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:35 pm 240° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 7:12 pm 51° Northeast
Moonset Today: 10:56 am 310° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 6 minutes (-1m 36s)
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Today's Sun Position in Halifax

Time:1:50 pm
Altitude:19.3°
Direction:207° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 6m 10s (Nov 30, 2023)

1 minute, 36 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 29, 2023)

17 minutes, 35 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

6 hours, 28 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Halifax Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:45 am
Astro. Twilight5:45 am – 6:20 am
Nautical Twilight6:20 am – 6:56 am
Civil Twilight6:56 am – 7:29 am
Daylight7:29 am – 4:35 pm
Civil Twilight4:35 pm – 5:08 pm
Nautical Twilight5:08 pm – 5:44 pm
Astro. Twilight5:44 pm – 6:20 pm
Night6:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Halifax - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
NovSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Nov 307:29 am4:35 pm9:06:10−1:3612:02 pm (23.7°)91.676
Dec 17:30 am4:35 pm9:04:38−1:3212:03 pm (23.6°)91.662
Dec 27:31 am4:35 pm9:03:09−1:2812:03 pm (23.4°)91.647
Dec 37:33 am4:34 pm9:01:44−1:2412:04 pm (23.3°)91.633
Dec 47:34 am4:34 pm9:00:23−1:2012:04 pm (23.1°)91.620
Dec 57:35 am4:34 pm8:59:07−1:1612:04 pm (23.0°)91.607
Dec 67:36 am4:34 pm8:57:54−1:1212:05 pm (22.9°)91.594
* All times are local time for Halifax. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Halifax

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Halifax - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
NovMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Nov 30-10:56 am7:12 pm2:35 am(72.9°)244,18090.9%
Dec 1-11:35 am8:19 pm3:29 am(71.1°)246,79384.2%
Dec 2-12:06 pm9:26 pm4:19 am(68.0°)248,95076.2%
Dec 3-12:30 pm10:32 pm5:05 am(63.9°)250,46167.3%
Dec 4-12:50 pm11:36 pm5:47 am(59.0°)251,19358.0%
Dec 5-1:07 pm-6:28 am(53.7°)251,07248.3%
Dec 612:39 am1:24 pm-7:08 am(47.9°)250,09338.7%
* All times are local time for Halifax. 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, Thu, Nov 30, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 9:22 amThu 5:42 pmThu 1:32 pmAverage visibility
VenusThu 3:40 amThu 2:45 pmThu 9:13 amGood visibility
MarsThu 7:13 amThu 4:19 pmThu 11:46 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 3:03 pmFri 4:49 amThu 9:56 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 12:40 pmThu 11:02 pmThu 5:51 pmAverage visibility
UranusThu 3:32 pmFri 6:02 amThu 10:47 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 1:29 pmFri 1:08 amThu 7:19 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Halifax.

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