Halifax, NS, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Halifax, NS, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: Aug 18, 2017 at 6:52:31 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:20 am↑ 71° East
Sunset Today: 8:14 pm↑ 289° West
Moonrise Today: 2:41 am↑ 62° Northeast
Moonset Today: 5:57 pm↑ 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 54 minutes (-2m 47s)
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
6:52 pm
Altitude
13.5°Heading
275° WPosition
DaylightDay length
13h 54m 8s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 47s
Winter: +5h 5m
Summer: -1h 40m
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 – 4:28 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:28 am – 5:10 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:10 am – 5:49 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:49 am – 6:20 am | |
| Daylight | 6:20 am – 8:14 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:14 pm – 8:46 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:46 pm – 9:24 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:24 pm – 10:05 pm | |
| Night | 10:05 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 18 | 6:20 am | 8:14 pm | 13:54:08 | −2:47 | 1:18 pm (58.2°) | 94.085 |
| Aug 19 | 6:21 am | 8:13 pm | 13:51:19 | −2:48 | 1:17 pm (57.9°) | 94.067 |
| 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 |
| * 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
6:52 pm
Altitude
-8.8°Heading
307° NWPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
10.8%
Moon in Halifax - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 18 | 2:41 am | 5:57 pm | - | 10:19 am | (64.3°) | 227,497 | 13.6% | |||
| Aug 19 | 3:44 am | 6:49 pm | - | 11:19 am | (63.2°) | 227,878 | 6.3% | |||
| 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% | |||
| * 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, Fri, Aug 18, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 7:49 am | Fri 8:20 pm | Fri 2:05 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Sat 3:23 am | Sat 6:30 pm | Sat 10:57 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Fri 5:41 am | Fri 8:01 pm | Fri 12:51 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Fri 11:03 am | Fri 10:15 pm | Fri 4:39 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Fri 4:17 pm | Sat 1:15 am | Fri 8:46 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 10:25 pm | Sat 11:53 am | Sat 5:09 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Fri 8:50 pm | Sat 7:55 am | Sat 2:23 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Halifax. | ||||
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