Right now, local time in Halifax is 08:21 (AST, UTC-04:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Halifax ranks #1290 worldwide by population and #13 in Canada.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Halifax AST
- UTC offset
- UTC-04:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 14, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 10h 09m
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Daylight range
- 8h 49m (winter) – 15h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Halifax — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 44.6427° N, 63.5769° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Population
- 471,559 · #1290 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Halifax through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 44.64° S, 116.42° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Little Grove, Australia, 1,072 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Halifax today ISNA
- Fajr
- 05:31
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Dhuhr
- 11:59
- Asr
- 14:37
- Maghrib
- 17:02
- Isha
- 18:24
- Qibla direction
- 65.6° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Halifax — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Halifax sits in the America/Halifax time zone, UTC-04:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 09m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Halifax's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 1,964 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,819 km off. Its position on the globe is 44.64° N, 63.58° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 04:21 | −4h |
| Chicago | 06:21 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 09:21 | +1h |
| London | 12:21 | +4h |
| Paris | 13:21 | +5h |
| Moscow | 15:21 | +7h |
| Dubai | 16:21 | +8h |
| Mumbai | 17:51 | +9h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:21 | +12h |
| Hong Kong | 20:21 | +12h |
| Tokyo | 21:21 | +13h |
| Sydney | 23:21 | +15h |
Best time to call Halifax
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Halifax local time:
Cities sharing Halifax's time zone
Distances from Halifax
| Chicago | 1,964 km | W (269°) |
| London | 4,624 km | ENE (57°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,753 km | W (275°) |
| Paris | 4,885 km | ENE (60°) |
| Moscow | 6,648 km | NE (40°) |
| São Paulo | 7,776 km | SSE (163°) |
| Dubai | 10,077 km | NE (52°) |
| Tokyo | 10,780 km | NNW (341°) |
| Mumbai | 11,673 km | NE (42°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,566 km | N (2°) |
| Singapore | 14,751 km | NNE (17°) |
| Sydney | 16,819 km | W (280°) |
Cities near Halifax
- Schmidtville0 km · 08:21
- Downtown Halifax1 km · 08:21
- Spring Garden0 km · 08:21
- Halifax South End1 km · 08:21
- Quinpool District2 km · 08:21
- Boulderwood3 km · 08:21
- Downtown Dartmouth3 km · 08:21
- Dartmouth3 km · 08:21
FAQ
What time is it in Halifax right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Halifax (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Halifax in?
Halifax runs on the America/Halifax IANA time zone (UTC-04:00), currently abbreviated AST.
Does Halifax observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 14, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Halifax today?
Halifax sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 17:03 today, giving 10h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Halifax tonight?
The moon phase over Halifax tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Halifax?
The antipode of Halifax — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 44.64° S, 116.42° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Little Grove, Australia, roughly 1,072 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Halifax?
Halifax lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Halifax?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Halifax, clocks run about 1 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.