Halifax is located in Canada and uses the America/Halifax timezone, currently ADT (GMT-3) from UTC. The clocks change on 1 November 2026 to GMT-4. Sunrise is at 07:13 and sunset at 18:45 local time. The coordinates of Halifax are 44.65°N, 63.58°W.

Today Halifax gets 11 hours 32 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:59, about 59 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Halifax shares its ADT (GMT-3) offset with São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Montevideo. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Halifax from…

From	Gap	Call at (Halifax time)
🇹🇹 Port of Spain	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇻🇪 Caracas	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇧🇷 Manaus	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇧🇧 Bridgetown	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	+3h	09:00–14:00
🇺🇸 New York	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+11h	07:00–09:00 (early or late for one side)
🇦🇪 Dubai	+7h	09:00–10:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Halifax in?›

Halifax is in the America/Halifax timezone, currently ADT (GMT-3).

Does Halifax observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Halifax observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 1 November 2026 to GMT-4.

What is the UTC offset for Halifax?›

Halifax is currently GMT-3 from UTC (ADT (GMT-3)). Clocks change on 1 November 2026.

Is Halifax ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Halifax is 3 hours behind London and 1 hour ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Halifax in UTC?›

09:00 in Halifax is 12:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT-3 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Halifax today?›

Today the sun rises in Halifax at 07:13 and sets at 18:45 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.