Time in Nova Scotia, Canada
Sunday, 1 November 2026
What time is it in Nova Scotia? It is on Sunday, 1 November 2026.
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Nova Scotia time zone
- Time zone
- Atlantic Standard Time (AST)
- UTC offset
- UTC-4
- IANA time zone
- America/Halifax
- Week number
- 44
Daylight saving time in Nova Scotia
Standard time is in effect in Nova Scotia (UTC-4).
On Sunday, 14 March 2027, at 02:00, clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00 (UTC-3).
Sunrise and sunset in Halifax today
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Solar noon
- 11:57
- Golden hour
- 06:33–07:34 and 16:21–17:21
- Day length
- 10 h 11 min (2 min 46 s shorter than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 06:21–06:52 and 17:03–17:33
- Next solar eclipse
- Partial solar eclipse, 2 August 20279% of the Sun covered, maximum at 06:07, at sunrise
Moon in Halifax today
Last quarter
Illumination: 53%
- Moonrise
- none today
- Moonset
- 13:37
- Next full moon
- Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 10:53
- Next new moon
- Monday, 9 November 2026, 03:02
- Next lunar eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, 12 January 2028Maximum at 00:13
About Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia uses Atlantic Time (UTC-4). The administrative centre is Halifax. Here you can find the exact time in 30 places in Nova Scotia.
- Administrative centre
- Halifax
- Time zones
- 1
- Places on this site
- 30
Largest cities in Nova Scotia
All places in Nova Scotia A–Z
- Albro Lake
- Amherst
- Antigonish
- Beaver Bank
- Bedford
- Bible Hill
- Bridgewater
- Burnside
- Convoy Place
- Dartmouth
- Eastern Passage
- Enfield
- Fall River
- Glace Bay
- Greenwood
- Halifax
- Hammonds Plains
- Kentville
- Lower Sackville
- New Glasgow
- New Waterford
- North Sydney
- Port Wallace
- Princeville
- Spryfield
- Sydney
- Sydney Mines
- Timberlea
- Truro
- Yarmouth
Time in major world cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Nova Scotia in?
Nova Scotia uses AST (America/Halifax), UTC-4.
Does Nova Scotia observe daylight saving time?
Yes. On Sunday, 14 March 2027, at 02:00, clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00 (UTC-3).
What is UTC?
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world's time standard. Every time zone is defined by its difference from UTC: UTC+2, for example, is 2 hours ahead of it, and UTC-5 is 5 hours behind. UTC does not change for daylight saving time and in practice matches Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Nova Scotia is currently on UTC-4.