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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

5:53 am – 8:28 pm
14 hours, 35 minutes

Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 1:24:52 am
Sun Direction: 4° North
Sun Altitude: -27.9°
Sun Distance: 93.832 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 5:24 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:53 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:28 pm 296° Northwest

2026 Sun Graph for Halifax

December 2026 — Sun in Halifax

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 7:31 am (121°) 4:35 pm (239°) 9:04:13 −1:31 5:46 am 6:19 pm 6:21 am 5:44 pm 6:58 am 5:08 pm 12:03 pm (23.5°) 91.662
2 7:32 am (121°) 4:34 pm (239°) 9:02:45 −1:27 5:47 am 6:19 pm 6:22 am 5:44 pm 6:59 am 5:07 pm 12:03 pm (23.4°) 91.648
3 7:33 am (121°) 4:34 pm (239°) 9:01:22 −1:23 5:48 am 6:19 pm 6:23 am 5:44 pm 7:00 am 5:07 pm 12:04 pm (23.2°) 91.634
4 7:34 am (121°) 4:34 pm (239°) 9:00:02 −1:19 5:49 am 6:19 pm 6:24 am 5:44 pm 7:01 am 5:07 pm 12:04 pm (23.1°) 91.621
5 7:35 am (121°) 4:34 pm (239°) 8:58:46 −1:15 5:50 am 6:19 pm 6:25 am 5:43 pm 7:02 am 5:07 pm 12:04 pm (23.0°) 91.608
6 7:36 am (122°) 4:34 pm (238°) 8:57:35 −1:11 5:51 am 6:19 pm 6:26 am 5:43 pm 7:03 am 5:07 pm 12:05 pm (22.8°) 91.595
7 7:37 am (122°) 4:33 pm (238°) 8:56:27 −1:07 5:52 am 6:19 pm 6:27 am 5:43 pm 7:04 am 5:07 pm 12:05 pm (22.7°) 91.582
8 7:38 am (122°) 4:33 pm (238°) 8:55:24 −1:03 5:53 am 6:19 pm 6:28 am 5:43 pm 7:05 am 5:07 pm 12:06 pm (22.6°) 91.570
9 7:39 am (122°) 4:33 pm (238°) 8:54:25 −0:58 5:53 am 6:19 pm 6:29 am 5:43 pm 7:06 am 5:07 pm 12:06 pm (22.5°) 91.558
10 7:40 am (122°) 4:33 pm (238°) 8:53:31 −0:54 5:54 am 6:19 pm 6:30 am 5:43 pm 7:06 am 5:07 pm 12:07 pm (22.4°) 91.547
11 7:41 am (122°) 4:33 pm (238°) 8:52:41 −0:49 5:55 am 6:19 pm 6:30 am 5:44 pm 7:07 am 5:07 pm 12:07 pm (22.4°) 91.536
12 7:42 am (122°) 4:33 pm (237°) 8:51:55 −0:45 5:56 am 6:19 pm 6:31 am 5:44 pm 7:08 am 5:07 pm 12:08 pm (22.3°) 91.525
13 7:42 am (123°) 4:34 pm (237°) 8:51:14 −0:40 5:56 am 6:19 pm 6:32 am 5:44 pm 7:09 am 5:07 pm 12:08 pm (22.2°) 91.514
14 7:43 am (123°) 4:34 pm (237°) 8:50:38 −0:36 5:57 am 6:20 pm 6:33 am 5:44 pm 7:10 am 5:07 pm 12:09 pm (22.2°) 91.504
15 7:44 am (123°) 4:34 pm (237°) 8:50:06 −0:31 5:58 am 6:20 pm 6:33 am 5:44 pm 7:10 am 5:08 pm 12:09 pm (22.1°) 91.494
16 7:45 am (123°) 4:34 pm (237°) 8:49:39 −0:27 5:59 am 6:20 pm 6:34 am 5:45 pm 7:11 am 5:08 pm 12:09 pm (22.1°) 91.485
17 7:45 am (123°) 4:35 pm (237°) 8:49:17 −0:22 5:59 am 6:21 pm 6:35 am 5:45 pm 7:12 am 5:08 pm 12:10 pm (22.0°) 91.476
18 7:46 am (123°) 4:35 pm (237°) 8:48:59 −0:17 6:00 am 6:21 pm 6:35 am 5:46 pm 7:12 am 5:09 pm 12:10 pm (22.0°) 91.467
19 7:47 am (123°) 4:35 pm (237°) 8:48:47 −0:12 6:00 am 6:21 pm 6:36 am 5:46 pm 7:13 am 5:09 pm 12:11 pm (22.0°) 91.459
20 7:47 am (123°) 4:36 pm (237°) 8:48:38 −0:08 6:01 am 6:22 pm 6:37 am 5:46 pm 7:14 am 5:09 pm 12:11 pm (22.0°) 91.452
21 7:48 am (123°) 4:36 pm (237°) 8:48:35 −0:03 6:01 am 6:22 pm 6:37 am 5:47 pm 7:14 am 5:10 pm 12:12 pm (22.0°) 91.445
22 7:48 am (123°) 4:37 pm (237°) 8:48:37 +0:01 6:02 am 6:23 pm 6:38 am 5:47 pm 7:15 am 5:10 pm 12:12 pm (22.0°) 91.438
23 7:49 am (123°) 4:37 pm (237°) 8:48:43 +0:06 6:02 am 6:23 pm 6:38 am 5:48 pm 7:15 am 5:11 pm 12:13 pm (22.0°) 91.433
24 7:49 am (123°) 4:38 pm (237°) 8:48:54 +0:11 6:03 am 6:24 pm 6:38 am 5:48 pm 7:15 am 5:11 pm 12:13 pm (22.0°) 91.428
25 7:49 am (123°) 4:39 pm (237°) 8:49:10 +0:15 6:03 am 6:25 pm 6:39 am 5:49 pm 7:16 am 5:12 pm 12:14 pm (22.0°) 91.423
26 7:50 am (123°) 4:39 pm (237°) 8:49:30 +0:20 6:04 am 6:25 pm 6:39 am 5:50 pm 7:16 am 5:13 pm 12:14 pm (22.0°) 91.419
27 7:50 am (123°) 4:40 pm (237°) 8:49:56 +0:25 6:04 am 6:26 pm 6:40 am 5:50 pm 7:16 am 5:13 pm 12:15 pm (22.1°) 91.416
28 7:50 am (123°) 4:41 pm (237°) 8:50:26 +0:29 6:04 am 6:27 pm 6:40 am 5:51 pm 7:17 am 5:14 pm 12:15 pm (22.1°) 91.413
29 7:50 am (123°) 4:41 pm (237°) 8:51:00 +0:34 6:05 am 6:27 pm 6:40 am 5:52 pm 7:17 am 5:15 pm 12:16 pm (22.2°) 91.411
30 7:51 am (123°) 4:42 pm (237°) 8:51:40 +0:39 6:05 am 6:28 pm 6:40 am 5:53 pm 7:17 am 5:16 pm 12:16 pm (22.3°) 91.409
31 7:51 am (122°) 4:43 pm (238°) 8:52:24 +0:43 6:05 am 6:29 pm 6:40 am 5:53 pm 7:17 am 5:17 pm 12:17 pm (22.3°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Halifax. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Halifax is at 4:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 46 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 9 or December 10.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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