Halifax, NS, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Halifax, NS, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Jun 21, 2018 at 5:16:51 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:29 am↑ 55° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:03 pm↑ 305° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:29 pm↑ 93° East
Moonset Today: 1:59 am↑ 271° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 34 minutes (+1s)
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
5:16 pm
Altitude
37.2°Heading
267° WPosition
DaylightDay length
15h 34m 13s
Change since
Yesterday: +1s
Winter: +6h 45m
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 – 2:58 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 2:58 am – 4:02 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:02 am – 4:51 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 4:51 am – 5:29 am | |
| Daylight | 5:29 am – 9:03 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 9:03 pm – 9:40 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:40 pm – 10:29 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 10:29 pm – 11:33 pm | |
| Night | 11:33 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Halifax - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jun 21 | 5:29 am | 9:03 pm | 15:34:13 | +0:01 | 1:16 pm (68.8°) | 94.466 |
| Jun 22 | 5:29 am | 9:03 pm | 15:34:10 | −0:03 | 1:16 pm (68.8°) | 94.471 |
| Jun 23 | 5:29 am | 9:03 pm | 15:34:02 | −0:07 | 1:16 pm (68.8°) | 94.476 |
| Jun 24 | 5:29 am | 9:03 pm | 15:33:50 | −0:12 | 1:16 pm (68.8°) | 94.481 |
| Jun 25 | 5:30 am | 9:03 pm | 15:33:33 | −0:16 | 1:16 pm (68.7°) | 94.485 |
| Jun 26 | 5:30 am | 9:03 pm | 15:33:13 | −0:20 | 1:17 pm (68.7°) | 94.488 |
| Jun 27 | 5:30 am | 9:03 pm | 15:32:47 | −0:25 | 1:17 pm (68.7°) | 94.492 |
| * 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. | ||||||
June Solstice (Summer Solstice) is on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 7:07 am in Halifax. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 46 minutes longer than on December Solstice. In most locations north of Equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 1:15 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 7:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 10:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 6:23 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
5:16 pm
Altitude
26.0°Heading
124° SEPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
64.9%
Moon in Halifax - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jun 21 | - | 1:59 am | 2:29 pm | 8:33 pm | (41.7°) | 239,716 | 66.2% | |||
| Jun 22 | - | 2:27 am | 3:35 pm | 9:19 pm | (37.1°) | 242,574 | 75.9% | |||
| Jun 23 | - | 2:54 am | 4:39 pm | 10:05 pm | (32.9°) | 245,101 | 84.2% | |||
| Jun 24 | - | 3:24 am | 5:41 pm | 10:51 pm | (29.4°) | 247,264 | 90.9% | |||
| Jun 25 | - | 3:55 am | 6:42 pm | 11:39 pm | (26.7°) | 249,054 | 95.9% | |||
| Jun 26 | - | 4:31 am | 7:40 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| Jun 27 | - | 5:11 am | 8:34 pm | 12:27 am | (24.8°) | 250,471 | 98.9% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Halifax This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jun 21, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 6:40 am | Thu 10:22 pm | Thu 2:31 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 8:35 am | Thu 11:30 pm | Thu 4:03 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Thu 11:35 pm | Fri 8:31 am | Fri 4:03 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Thu 4:59 pm | Fri 3:02 am | Thu 10:00 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 9:13 pm | Fri 6:06 am | Fri 1:40 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 2:21 am | Fri 3:59 pm | Fri 9:10 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Fri 12:46 am | Fri 12:01 pm | Fri 6:24 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Halifax. | ||||
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