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

Moon: 0.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 8, 2024 at 11:38:37 am
Sunrise Today: 5:54 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:28 pm 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:51 am 60° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:39 pm 305° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 34 minutes (+2m 29s)
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Today's Sun Position in Halifax

Time:11:38 am
Altitude:56.6°
Direction:137° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 34m 2s (May 8, 2024)

2 minutes, 29 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2024)

5 hours, 45 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Halifax Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:52 am
Astro. Twilight3:52 am – 4:39 am
Nautical Twilight4:39 am – 5:21 am
Civil Twilight5:21 am – 5:54 am
Daylight5:54 am – 8:28 pm
Civil Twilight8:28 pm – 9:01 pm
Nautical Twilight9:01 pm – 9:43 pm
Astro. Twilight9:43 pm – 10:30 pm
Night10:30 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Halifax - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 85:54 am8:28 pm14:34:02+2:291:10 pm (62.7°)93.835
May 95:52 am8:29 pm14:36:29+2:271:10 pm (63.0°)93.856
May 105:51 am8:30 pm14:38:54+2:251:10 pm (63.2°)93.878
May 115:50 am8:31 pm14:41:18+2:231:10 pm (63.5°)93.898
May 125:49 am8:32 pm14:43:39+2:211:10 pm (63.7°)93.919
May 135:48 am8:33 pm14:45:57+2:181:10 pm (64.0°)93.939
May 145:46 am8:35 pm14:48:14+2:161:10 pm (64.2°)93.959
* 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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Today's Moon in Halifax

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Halifax - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 85:51 am9:39 pm-1:37 pm(67.5°)229,0960.5%
May 96:26 am10:56 pm-2:36 pm(71.3°)231,9623.5%
May 107:11 am--3:36 pm(73.3°)235,3659.0%
May 11-12:04 am8:06 am4:35 pm(73.4°)238,99716.4%
May 12-12:59 am9:10 am5:31 pm(71.7°)242,54125.2%
May 13-1:41 am10:19 am6:22 pm(68.6°)245,71434.7%
May 14-2:13 am11:28 am7:10 pm(64.4°)248,29844.7%
* 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, Wed, May 8, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:08 amWed 6:00 pmWed 11:33 amDifficult to see
VenusWed 5:42 amWed 7:45 pmWed 12:43 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 4:23 amWed 4:39 pmWed 10:31 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:21 amWed 9:01 pmWed 1:41 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 3:47 amWed 2:58 pmWed 9:22 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:10 amWed 8:46 pmWed 1:28 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 4:09 amWed 4:02 pmWed 10:05 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Halifax.

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