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

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Moon: 99.8%
Full Moon

Current Time: Apr 7, 2020 at 11:58:31 pm


Sunrise Today: 6:43 am↑ 79° East
Sunset Today: 7:49 pm↑ 281° West


Moonrise Today: 7:22 pm↑ 93° East
Moonset Today: 6:51 am↑ 272° West


Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 7 minutes (+3m 2s)

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Today's Sun Position in Halifax

Time:11:58 pm
Altitude:-35.1°
Direction:336° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 6m 30s (Apr 7, 2020)

3 minutes, 2 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 6, 2020)

4 hours, 17 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2019)

2 hours, 27 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2019)

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 below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Halifax Today

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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

Night12:00 am – 5:00 am
Astro. Twilight5:00 am – 5:37 am
Nautical Twilight5:37 am – 6:13 am
Civil Twilight6:13 am – 6:43 am
Daylight6:43 am – 7:49 pm
Civil Twilight7:49 pm – 8:19 pm
Nautical Twilight8:19 pm – 8:55 pm
Astro. Twilight8:55 pm – 9:33 pm
Night9:33 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Halifax - Next 7 Days

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2020Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Apr 76:43 am7:49 pm13:06:30+3:021:16 pm (52.5°)93.064
Apr 86:41 am7:51 pm13:09:32+3:021:15 pm (52.9°)93.091
Apr 96:39 am7:52 pm13:12:34+3:011:15 pm (53.3°)93.118
Apr 106:38 am7:53 pm13:15:35+3:011:15 pm (53.6°)93.144
Apr 116:36 am7:54 pm13:18:36+3:001:15 pm (54.0°)93.171
Apr 126:34 am7:56 pm13:21:36+3:001:14 pm (54.4°)93.198
Apr 136:32 am7:57 pm13:24:35+2:591:14 pm (54.7°)93.225
* 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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Equinoxes & Solstices 2020

March EquinoxMar 2012:50 am
June SolsticeJun 206:44 pm
September EquinoxSep 2210:31 am
December SolsticeDec 216:02 am
* All times are local Halifax time.

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Today's Moon in Halifax

Percent Illuminated:99.8%
Time:11:58 pm
Altitude:37.9°
Direction:152° SE
Position:Near Full Moon (Waning Gibbous)

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

Year 2020 Moon Phases

Moon in Halifax - Next 7 days

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2020Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 7-6:51 am7:22 pm12:33 am(47.7°)221,99998.4%
Apr 8-7:20 am8:43 pm1:27 am(41.2°)221,88699.8%
Apr 9-7:49 am10:03 pm2:22 am(35.1°)223,08698.0%
Apr 10-8:22 am11:21 pm3:17 am(29.6°)225,47093.1%
Apr 11-9:00 am-4:14 am(25.2°)228,77185.7%
Apr 1212:34 am9:43 am-5:11 am(22.3°)232,64476.5%
Apr 131:40 am10:34 am-6:08 am(20.9°)236,72166.3%
* 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, Tue, Apr 7, 2020
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:06 amWed 5:43 pmWed 11:54 amDifficult to see
VenusTue 8:18 amWed 12:04 amTue 4:11 pmGreat visibility
MarsWed 4:00 amWed 1:20 pmWed 8:40 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 3:21 amWed 12:27 pmWed 7:54 amFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 3:40 amWed 12:57 pmWed 8:18 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 7:23 amWed 9:13 pmWed 2:18 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 5:46 amWed 5:10 pmWed 11:28 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Halifax.

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