Canada · ADT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Halifax, Canada runs on UTC−3. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−4 in winter, UTC−3 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. There is a 1-hour difference between Halifax and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Halifax lines up with 09:00–17:00 in New York. There is a 4-hour difference between Halifax and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:00 in Halifax lines up with 13:00–18:00 in London. There is a 12-hour difference between Halifax and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Santiago. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Halifax.
Practical Info
Halifax (Canada) is home to roughly 440K people. Today brings about 15.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 21:00. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−4 in winter, UTC−3 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 45° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Canada
Capital
Ottawa
Continent
North America
Time Zone
ADT · America/Halifax
Coordinates
44.65°N, 63.58°W
Currency
CAD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English, French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
On 6 December 1917 a munitions ship detonated in Halifax harbour with a force estimated at roughly 2.9 kilotonnes of TNT — the largest artificial explosion in history until 1945. It killed about 1,800 people and flattened a large part of the city.
The clock: Halifax keeps Atlantic Time at UTC−4, one of only a handful of places in North America on that offset, an hour ahead of New York.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap