Downtown Halifax
Nova Scotia, Canada
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-3
- Time zone
- America/HalifaxADT
- Sunrise
- 9:13 am
- Sunset
- 11:25 pm
- Daylight
- 14 hours 11 minutes160 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 80 days
Daylight saving in Downtown Halifax
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Right now Downtown Halifax is on ADT, UTC-3 — daylight saving time. That is 80 days away.
Downtown Halifax time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 13:00 in Halifax — 1pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Downtown Halifax and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:14 pm | 17:14 | 4 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:14 pm | 18:14 | 3 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:14 pm | 19:14 | 2 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:14 pm | 20:14 | 1 hour behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:14 pm | 20:14 | 1 hour behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:14 pm | 21:14 | the same time |
| London BST | 1:14 am Thu | 01:14 | 4 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 2:14 am Thu | 02:14 | 5 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 2:14 am Thu | 02:14 | 5 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:14 am Thu | 02:14 | 5 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 3:14 am Thu | 03:14 | 6 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 3:14 am Thu | 03:14 | 6 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:14 am Thu | 04:14 | 7 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 5:44 am Thu | 05:44 | 8 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:14 am Thu | 08:14 | 11 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:14 am Thu | 09:14 | 12 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:14 am Thu | 10:14 | 13 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:14 pm Thu | 12:14 | 15 hours ahead |
About Downtown Halifax
- Population
- 25555
- Coordinates
- 44.648, -63.578
- Region
- Nova Scotia, Canada
- IANA zone
- America/Halifax
- Solar noon
- 4:19 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Downtown Halifax right now?
It is 9:14 pm (21:14 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 in Downtown Halifax. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Downtown Halifax in?
Downtown Halifax uses the America/Halifax time zone, currently ADT (UTC-3). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like ADT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Downtown Halifax on daylight saving time right now?
Yes — Downtown Halifax is currently observing daylight saving time as ADT. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Downtown Halifax?
The next change is on Sunday, 1st November 2026. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC-4.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Downtown Halifax today?
The sun rises at 6:13 am and sets at 8:25 pm today, giving 14 hours 11 minutes of daylight. That is 160 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Downtown Halifax of Los Angeles?
Downtown Halifax is 4 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:14 pm in Downtown Halifax, it is 5:14 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Downtown Halifax?
Downtown Halifax is in Nova Scotia, Canada, at 44.65° N, 63.58° W, with a population of about 25,555. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.