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

Moon: 65.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 10, 2025 at 5:20:16 am
Sunrise Today: 7:40 am 122° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:33 pm 238° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 11:13 pm 79° East
Moonset Today: 12:04 pm 285° West
Daylight Hours: 8 hours, 53 minutes (-53s)
Location of HalifaxLocation

Today's Sun Position in Halifax

Time:5:20 am
Altitude:-24.0°
Direction:99° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 8h 53m 18s (Dec 10, 2025)

53 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 9, 2025)

4 minutes, 43 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

6 hours, 40 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Halifax Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:54 am
Astro. Twilight5:54 am – 6:30 am
Nautical Twilight6:30 am – 7:07 am
Civil Twilight7:07 am – 7:40 am
Daylight7:40 am – 4:33 pm
Civil Twilight4:33 pm – 5:07 pm
Nautical Twilight5:07 pm – 5:44 pm
Astro. Twilight5:44 pm – 6:19 pm
Night6:19 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Halifax - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 107:40 am4:33 pm8:53:18−0:5312:07 pm (22.4°)91.541
Dec 117:41 am4:33 pm8:52:29−0:4812:07 pm (22.3°)91.531
Dec 127:42 am4:33 pm8:51:45−0:4412:08 pm (22.3°)91.521
Dec 137:43 am4:34 pm8:51:05−0:3912:08 pm (22.2°)91.512
Dec 147:43 am4:34 pm8:50:30−0:3512:09 pm (22.1°)91.503
Dec 157:44 am4:34 pm8:49:59−0:3012:09 pm (22.1°)91.494
Dec 167:45 am4:34 pm8:49:33−0:2512:10 pm (22.0°)91.486
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Halifax - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 10-12:04 pm11:13 pm5:10 am(56.9°)238,08765.2%
Dec 11-12:23 pm-5:54 am(50.8°)241,95654.7%
Dec 1212:20 am12:40 pm-6:36 am(44.7°)245,36844.4%
Dec 131:26 am12:56 pm-7:17 am(38.7°)248,15734.6%
Dec 142:30 am1:14 pm-7:57 am(33.1°)250,25325.6%
Dec 153:35 am1:34 pm-8:39 am(27.9°)251,63717.6%
Dec 164:41 am1:58 pm-9:23 am(23.5°)252,34610.9%
* 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, Wed, Dec 10, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:50 amWed 3:30 pmWed 10:40 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 7:08 amWed 4:09 pmWed 11:39 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 8:21 amWed 4:59 pmWed 12:40 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterTue 7:06 pmWed 10:14 amWed 2:40 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 12:54 pmThu 12:27 amWed 6:41 pmGreat visibility
UranusWed 3:14 pmThu 6:04 amWed 10:39 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 12:58 pmThu 12:50 amWed 6:54 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Halifax.

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