Halifax
Nova Scotia, Canada
Wednesday, 11th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-4
- Time zone
- America/HalifaxAST
- Sunrise
- 7:05 am
- Sunset
- 4:50 pm
- Daylight
- 9 hours 44 minutes149 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 122 days
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Daylight saving in Halifax
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Right now Halifax is on AST, UTC-4: standard time. That is 122 days away.
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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 Halifax and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 11:07 pm Tue | 23:07 | 4 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 1:07 am | 01:07 | 2 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 1:07 am | 01:07 | 2 hours behind |
| New York City EST | 2:07 am | 02:07 | 1 hour behind |
| Toronto EST | 2:07 am | 02:07 | 1 hour behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 4:07 am | 04:07 | 1 hour ahead |
| London GMT | 7:07 am | 07:07 | 4 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 8:07 am | 08:07 | 5 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 8:07 am | 08:07 | 5 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 9:07 am | 09:07 | 6 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 9:07 am | 09:07 | 6 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 10:07 am | 10:07 | 7 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 11:07 am | 11:07 | 8 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 12:37 pm | 12:37 | 9 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 3:07 pm | 15:07 | 12 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 4:07 pm | 16:07 | 13 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 6:07 pm | 18:07 | 15 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 8:07 pm | 20:07 | 17 hours ahead |
About Halifax
- Population
- 471559
- Coordinates
- 44.643, -63.577
- Region
- Nova Scotia, Canada
- IANA zone
- America/Halifax
- Solar noon
- 11:58 am
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 Halifax right now?
It is 3:07 am (03:07 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 11th November 2026 in 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 Halifax in?
Halifax uses the America/Halifax time zone, currently AST (UTC-4). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like AST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Halifax on daylight saving time right now?
No. Halifax is on standard time (AST). Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Halifax?
The next change is on Sunday, 14th March 2027. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC-3.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Halifax today?
The sun rises at 7:05 am and sets at 4:50 pm today, giving 9 hours 44 minutes of daylight. That is 149 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Halifax of Los Angeles?
Halifax is 4 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 3:07 am in Halifax, it is 11:07 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 Halifax?
Halifax is in Nova Scotia, Canada, at 44.64° N, 63.58° W, with a population of about 471,559. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.