Right now, local time in Nelson is 16:12 (PDT, UTC-07:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nelson ranks #43237 worldwide by population and #712 in Canada.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Vancouver PDT
- UTC offset
- UTC-07:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 33m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Day length
- 9h 47m
- Solar noon
- 12:33
- Daylight range
- 8h 09m (winter) – 16h 17m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nelson — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 49.4999° N, 117.2855° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- British Columbia
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Population
- 10,664 · #43237 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nelson through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 49.50° S, 62.71° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, 543 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nelson today ISNA
- Fajr
- 06:09
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Dhuhr
- 12:34
- Asr
- 14:59
- Maghrib
- 17:25
- Isha
- 18:55
- Qibla direction
- 22.2° from north (NNE (22°))
Full prayer timetable for Nelson — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nelson sits in the America/Vancouver time zone, UTC-07:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Nelson's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Los Angeles, 1,720 km away; even Singapore lies some 13,134 km off. Its position on the globe is 49.50° N, 117.29° 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 | 15:12 | −1h |
| Chicago | 17:12 | +1h |
| São Paulo | 20:12 | +4h |
| London | 23:12 | +7h |
| Paris | 00:12 | +8h |
| Moscow | 02:12 | +10h |
| Dubai | 03:12 | +11h |
| Mumbai | 04:42 | +12h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:12 | +15h |
| Hong Kong | 07:12 | +15h |
| Tokyo | 08:12 | +16h |
| Sydney | 10:12 | +18h |
Best time to call Nelson
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nelson local time:
Cities sharing Nelson's time zone
Distances from Nelson
| Los Angeles | 1,720 km | S (183°) |
| Chicago | 2,435 km | E (99°) |
| London | 7,311 km | NE (37°) |
| Paris | 7,652 km | NE (38°) |
| Tokyo | 7,900 km | WNW (303°) |
| Moscow | 8,082 km | NNE (14°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,553 km | NW (313°) |
| São Paulo | 10,688 km | ESE (120°) |
| Dubai | 11,670 km | N (7°) |
| Mumbai | 12,330 km | N (350°) |
| Sydney | 12,896 km | WSW (247°) |
| Singapore | 13,134 km | NW (312°) |
Cities near Nelson
FAQ
What time is it in Nelson right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nelson (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Nelson in?
Nelson runs on the America/Vancouver IANA time zone (UTC-07:00), currently abbreviated PDT.
Does Nelson observe daylight saving time?
Nelson does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nelson today?
Nelson sees sunrise at 07:40 and sunset at 17:27 today, giving 9h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nelson tonight?
The moon phase over Nelson tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nelson?
The antipode of Nelson — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 49.50° S, 62.71° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, roughly 543 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nelson?
Nelson lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Nelson?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nelson, clocks run about 33 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.