🇨🇦 Nova Scotia, Canada
Current local time in Halifax
As of Wednesday 28 October 2026, the local time in Halifax, Canada is 08:22 (America/Halifax, UTC-03:00). Canada observes daylight saving time and is currently on daylight saving time.
America/Halifax · ADT · UTC-03:00
3h behind your local time.
Time zone
America/Halifax (ADT)
UTC offset
UTC-03:00
Daylight saving
Currently observing DST · changes 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 to UTC-04:00
Daylight
07:46 18:08 10h 22m
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Time difference from Halifax
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Halifax time — frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Halifax in?
- Halifax uses the America/Halifax time zone, currently ADT (UTC-03:00).
- Does Halifax observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Halifax is currently on daylight saving time and the clocks change next on 1 November 2026.
- What is the time difference between Halifax and UTC?
- Halifax is UTC-03:00, so local time is -03:00 hours from Coordinated Universal Time.
Last updated . Times are calculated live from the IANA time zone database.