Right now, local time in Nantucket is 04:42 (AST, UTC-04:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nantucket ranks #127664 worldwide by population and #2511 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 2m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 10h 09m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
- Daylight range
- 8h 48m (winter) – 15h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 52% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nantucket — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 44.6747° N, 63.5143° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Population
- 1,417 · #127664 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nantucket through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 44.67° S, 116.49° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Little Grove, Australia, 1,075 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nantucket today ISNA
- Fajr
- 05:31
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Dhuhr
- 11:59
- Asr
- 14:37
- Maghrib
- 17:01
- Isha
- 18:23
- Qibla direction
- 65.6° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Nantucket — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nantucket 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.
Nantucket's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 1,969 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,823 km off. Its position on the globe is 44.67° N, 63.51° 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 | 00:42 | −4h |
| Chicago | 02:42 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 05:42 | +1h |
| London | 08:42 | +4h |
| Paris | 09:42 | +5h |
| Moscow | 11:42 | +7h |
| Dubai | 12:42 | +8h |
| Mumbai | 14:12 | +9h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:42 | +12h |
| Hong Kong | 16:42 | +12h |
| Tokyo | 17:42 | +13h |
| Sydney | 19:42 | +15h |
Best time to call Nantucket
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nantucket local time:
Cities sharing Nantucket's time zone
Distances from Nantucket
| Chicago | 1,969 km | W (269°) |
| London | 4,618 km | ENE (57°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,757 km | W (275°) |
| Paris | 4,879 km | ENE (60°) |
| Moscow | 6,643 km | NE (40°) |
| São Paulo | 7,778 km | SSE (164°) |
| Dubai | 10,071 km | NE (52°) |
| Tokyo | 10,778 km | NNW (341°) |
| Mumbai | 11,667 km | NE (42°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,562 km | N (2°) |
| Singapore | 14,746 km | NNE (17°) |
| Sydney | 16,823 km | W (280°) |
Cities near Nantucket
- Ellenvale1 km · 04:42
- Bel Ayr Park1 km · 04:42
- Portland Estates1 km · 04:42
- Woodlawn1 km · 04:42
- Greenough1 km · 04:42
- Portland Hills1 km · 04:42
- Wildwood Lake2 km · 04:42
- Russell Lake2 km · 04:42
FAQ
What time is it in Nantucket right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nantucket (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Nantucket in?
Nantucket runs on the America/Halifax IANA time zone (UTC-04:00), currently abbreviated AST.
Does Nantucket 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 Nantucket today?
Nantucket sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 17:03 today, giving 10h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nantucket tonight?
The moon phase over Nantucket tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 51.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nantucket?
The antipode of Nantucket — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 44.67° S, 116.49° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Little Grove, Australia, roughly 1,075 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nantucket?
Nantucket lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Nantucket?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nantucket, clocks run about 2 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.