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

Moon: 57.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 12:27:28 am
Sunrise Today: 5:53 am↑ 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:28 pm↑ 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:25 am↑ 118° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:07 pm↑ 245° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 35 minutes (+2m 28s)
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Today's Sun Position in Halifax

Time: 12:27 am
Altitude: -27.2°
Direction: 348° N
Phase: Night

Day length today: 14h 35m 17s (May 9, 2026)

2 minutes, 28 seconds longer than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

5 hours, 46 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

58 minutes, 57 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Halifax today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Halifax Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Halifax today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 3:51 am
Astro. Twilight 3:51 am – 4:38 am
Nautical Twilight 4:38 am – 5:20 am
Civil Twilight 5:20 am – 5:53 am
Daylight 5:53 am – 8:28 pm
Civil Twilight 8:28 pm – 9:02 pm
Nautical Twilight 9:02 pm – 9:43 pm
Astro. Twilight 9:43 pm – 10:31 pm
Night 10:31 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Halifax - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 9 5:53 am 8:28 pm 14:35:17 +2:28 1:10 pm (62.8°) 93.842
May 10 5:52 am 8:29 pm 14:37:44 +2:26 1:10 pm (63.1°) 93.864
May 11 5:50 am 8:31 pm 14:40:08 +2:24 1:10 pm (63.4°) 93.886
May 12 5:49 am 8:32 pm 14:42:30 +2:22 1:10 pm (63.6°) 93.908
May 13 5:48 am 8:33 pm 14:44:50 +2:19 1:10 pm (63.9°) 93.929
May 14 5:47 am 8:34 pm 14:47:07 +2:17 1:10 pm (64.1°) 93.949
May 15 5:46 am 8:35 pm 14:49:23 +2:15 1:10 pm (64.3°) 93.970
* 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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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 20 11:46 am
June solstice Jun 21 5:25 am
September equinox Sep 22 9:05 pm
December solstice Dec 21 4:50 pm
* All times are local Halifax time.

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Today's Moon in Halifax

Percent Illuminated: 57.4%
Time: 12:27 am
Altitude: -20.2°
Direction: 99° E
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Halifax today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Halifax - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 9 2:25 am 12:07 pm - 7:11 am (26.0°) 245,813 54.7%
May 10 2:48 am 1:16 pm - 7:57 am (31.1°) 242,549 44.3%
May 11 3:08 am 2:26 pm - 8:41 am (37.0°) 238,813 33.9%
May 12 3:27 am 3:38 pm - 9:26 am (43.4°) 234,847 23.9%
May 13 3:46 am 4:53 pm - 10:12 am (50.2°) 230,938 14.9%
May 14 4:07 am 6:13 pm - 11:02 am (56.9°) 227,443 7.4%
May 15 4:32 am 7:36 pm - 11:56 am (63.2°) 224,685 2.4%
* 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, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:42 am Sat 7:55 pm Sat 12:48 pm Difficult to see
Venus Sat 7:25 am Sat 11:05 pm Sat 3:14 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 4:55 am Sat 6:06 pm Sat 11:30 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 9:52 am Sun 1:09 am Sat 5:31 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:35 am Sat 4:55 pm Sat 10:45 am Average visibility
Uranus Sat 6:31 am Sat 9:26 pm Sat 1:58 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 4:16 am Sat 4:22 pm Sat 10:19 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Halifax.

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