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Halifax, NS, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 72.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 22, 2024 at 12:09:19 am
Sunrise Today: 7:39 am 105° East
Sunset Today: 6:17 pm 255° West
Moonrise Today: 10:08 pm 49° Northeast
Moonset Today: 2:01 pm 312° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 38 minutes (-2m 55s)
Location of HalifaxLocation

Today's Sun Position in Halifax

Time:12:09 am
Altitude:-54.9°
Direction:339° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 37m 54s (Oct 22, 2024)

2 minutes, 55 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 21, 2024)

1 hour, 49 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

4 hours, 56 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Halifax Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:01 am
Astro. Twilight6:01 am – 6:35 am
Nautical Twilight6:35 am – 7:09 am
Civil Twilight7:09 am – 7:39 am
Daylight7:39 am – 6:17 pm
Civil Twilight6:17 pm – 6:47 pm
Nautical Twilight6:47 pm – 7:21 pm
Astro. Twilight7:21 pm – 7:54 pm
Night7:54 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Halifax - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 227:39 am6:17 pm10:37:54−2:5512:58 pm (34.0°)92.493
Oct 237:40 am6:15 pm10:35:00−2:5412:58 pm (33.6°)92.468
Oct 247:42 am6:14 pm10:32:06−2:5312:58 pm (33.3°)92.444
Oct 257:43 am6:12 pm10:29:14−2:5212:58 pm (33.0°)92.419
Oct 267:44 am6:11 pm10:26:22−2:5112:58 pm (32.6°)92.394
Oct 277:46 am6:09 pm10:23:32−2:5012:58 pm (32.3°)92.370
Oct 287:47 am6:08 pm10:20:42−2:4912:58 pm (31.9°)92.345
* All times are local time for Halifax. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Halifax

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Halifax - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 22-2:01 pm10:08 pm5:34 am(73.7°)235,66070.3%
Oct 23-2:46 pm11:18 pm6:32 am(72.2°)239,66959.7%
Oct 24-3:19 pm-7:25 am(69.2°)243,34349.1%
Oct 2512:28 am3:45 pm-8:14 am(65.0°)246,47938.9%
Oct 261:37 am4:05 pm-8:58 am(60.1°)248,96329.4%
Oct 272:43 am4:23 pm-9:39 am(54.6°)250,75120.9%
Oct 283:47 am4:39 pm-10:19 am(48.9°)251,86013.5%
* All times are local time for Halifax. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Halifax This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 8:58 amTue 6:45 pmTue 1:52 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 10:56 amTue 7:49 pmTue 3:22 pmGood visibility
MarsMon 11:19 pmTue 2:36 pmTue 6:57 amPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 8:51 pmTue 12:09 pmTue 4:30 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 4:39 pmWed 3:35 amTue 10:07 pmPerfect visibility
UranusMon 7:23 pmTue 10:07 amTue 2:45 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 5:06 pmWed 4:53 amTue 10:59 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Halifax.

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