Halifax, NS, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Halifax, NS, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Jul 28, 2017 at 8:15:15 am
Sunrise Today: 5:56 am↑ 62° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:44 pm↑ 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:46 am↑ 92° East
Moonset Today: 11:48 pm↑ 265° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 47 minutes (-2m 13s)
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
8:15 am
Altitude
22.7°Heading
85° EPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 47m 52s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 13s
Winter: +5h 59m
Summer: -46m 20s
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 – 3:49 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:49 am – 4:39 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:39 am – 5:22 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:22 am – 5:56 am | |
| Daylight | 5:56 am – 8:44 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:44 pm – 9:18 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:18 pm – 10:01 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 10:01 pm – 10:50 pm | |
| Night | 10:50 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Halifax - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jul 28 | 5:56 am | 8:44 pm | 14:47:52 | −2:13 | 1:20 pm (64.2°) | 94.386 |
| Jul 29 | 5:57 am | 8:43 pm | 14:45:37 | −2:15 | 1:20 pm (63.9°) | 94.375 |
| Jul 30 | 5:58 am | 8:42 pm | 14:43:19 | −2:17 | 1:20 pm (63.7°) | 94.363 |
| Jul 31 | 5:59 am | 8:40 pm | 14:40:59 | −2:19 | 1:20 pm (63.5°) | 94.351 |
| Aug 1 | 6:00 am | 8:39 pm | 14:38:37 | −2:21 | 1:20 pm (63.2°) | 94.339 |
| Aug 2 | 6:02 am | 8:38 pm | 14:36:13 | −2:23 | 1:20 pm (62.9°) | 94.326 |
| Aug 3 | 6:03 am | 8:36 pm | 14:33:47 | −2:25 | 1:20 pm (62.7°) | 94.313 |
| * 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
8:15 am
Altitude
-34.2°Heading
51° NEPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
29.0%
Moon in Halifax - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 28 | 11:46 am | 11:48 pm | - | 5:51 pm | (42.3°) | 243,144 | 32.8% | |||
| Jul 29 | 12:48 pm | - | - | 6:36 pm | (38.1°) | 246,279 | 42.9% | |||
 Jul 30 | - | 12:16 am | 1:49 pm | 7:20 pm | (34.3°) | 248,777 | 52.9% | |||
| Jul 31 | - | 12:45 am | 2:48 pm | 8:05 pm | (31.0°) | 250,522 | 62.7% | |||
| Aug 1 | - | 1:16 am | 3:46 pm | 8:50 pm | (28.4°) | 251,471 | 71.9% | |||
| Aug 2 | - | 1:50 am | 4:42 pm | 9:37 pm | (26.5°) | 251,644 | 80.2% | |||
| Aug 3 | - | 2:29 am | 5:35 pm | 10:24 pm | (25.4°) | 251,114 | 87.4% | |||
| * 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, Jul 28, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 8:24 am | Fri 9:46 pm | Fri 3:06 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 2:57 am | Fri 6:10 pm | Fri 10:33 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Fri 5:51 am | Fri 8:47 pm | Fri 1:19 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Jupiter | Fri 12:09 pm | Fri 11:31 pm | Fri 5:50 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Fri 5:41 pm | Sat 2:40 am | Fri 10:11 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 11:52 pm | Fri 1:20 pm | Fri 6:36 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Thu 10:18 pm | Fri 9:25 am | Fri 3:51 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Halifax. | ||||
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