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How much daylight has Halifax gained since the solstice?

Halifax's shortest day this winter is Monday, December 21, with 8 hours, 49 minutes of daylight. By January 31 it has gained 58 minutes, and it reaches 10 hours of daylight on February 6.

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Halifax daylight dates, winter 2026–27

Earliest sunsetWednesday, December 9, 4:34 pm
Shortest dayMonday, December 21, 8 h 49 min (sunrise 7:48 am, sunset 4:37 pm)
Latest sunriseSaturday, January 2, 7:51 am
9 hours of daylightFriday, January 8
First sunset after 5 pmSaturday, January 16 (5:01 pm)
10 hours of daylightSaturday, February 6
11 hours of daylightFriday, February 26
12 hours of daylightThursday, March 18
Longest dayMonday, June 21, 15 h 34 min

The December solstice is at 4:50 pm on December 21, Halifax time.

Daylight gained in Halifax, by date

DateSince solsticeDaylightThat daySunriseSunset
Jan 1+4 min 37 sec8 h 53 min+49 sec7:51 am4:45 pm
Jan 15+23 min9 h 12 min+1 min 45 sec7:48 am5:00 pm
Feb 1+1 h 01 min9 h 49 min+2 min 32 sec7:33 am5:23 pm
Feb 15+1 h 39 min10 h 28 min+2 min 53 sec7:15 am5:43 pm
Mar 1+2 h 21 min11 h 10 min+3 min 4 sec6:52 am6:02 pm
Mar 15+3 h 04 min11 h 53 min+3 min 7 sec7:27 am7:20 pm
Apr 1+3 h 57 min12 h 46 min+3 min 5 sec6:56 am7:42 pm

Halifax: questions people ask

When is the earliest sunset in Halifax?

December 9, 2026, at 4:34 pm. That is 12 days before the shortest day, because solar noon drifts later through December. The evenings are already a little lighter by the solstice.

When do the mornings start getting lighter in Halifax?

Not until after the latest sunrise, 7:51 am on Saturday, January 2, 12 days after the shortest day. Mornings then brighten slowly: on February 1 the sun rises at 7:33 am.

When does Halifax gain daylight fastest?

Around the March equinox, when it gains 3 minutes, 7 seconds a day (fastest on March 19). Right after the solstice the gain is small: 49 seconds a day on January 1, and 2 minutes, 32 seconds a day by February 1.

When do the clocks go forward in Halifax, and what happens to sunset?

On Sunday, March 14, 2027. Sunset jumps from 6:18 pm the day before to 7:19 pm, and sunrise from 6:31 am to 7:29 am. The day itself is about 3 minutes, 7 seconds longer.

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Sun times use NOAA's solar equations, checked against U.S. Naval Observatory tables. City data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).