Amherst Head in numbers
- Coordinates
- 45.8884, -63.9921
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada, North America
- Capital
- Ottawa — 910 km away
What time is it in Amherst Head, Nova Scotia, Canada
This page answers what time it is in Amherst Head, Nova Scotia, Canada right now, in the America/Halifax zone (−3).
Amherst Head, Canada
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Halifax
Local time in Amherst Head
UTC−3 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Amherst Head, Nova Scotia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:35 AM Solar noon 1:03 PM Sunset 6:30 PM Daylight 10 h 56 min Night 13 h 04 min Civil twilight 7:05 AM – 7:00 PM
Weather in Amherst Head right now
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Amherst Head and its neighbours
Largest cities in Nova Scotia
- Halifax 471 559
- Sydney 105 968
- Dartmouth 101 343
- Lower Sackville 51 749
- Downtown Halifax 25 555
- Halifax West End 22 664
Nearby places
- Shinimicas Bridge — 6.7 km
- Truemanville — 7.4 km
- Lower Shinimicas — 7.9 km
- Chapman Settlement — 8.0 km
- Beecham Settlement — 8.3 km
- Tyndal Road — 9.4 km
About the time in Amherst Head
Amherst Head sits under America/Halifax, which puts local clocks at UTC−3. Daylight saving in use: Yes.
The sun shows itself over Amherst Head at 7:35 AM and sets at 6:30 PM today. That is 10 h 56 min of light.
Nearby places like Shinimicas Bridge and Truemanville are on Amherst Head time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone information applies to Amherst Head?
- The applicable time zone information is America/Halifax, with an offset of −3.
- Does the local schedule in Amherst Head include a clock change?
- Yes.
- Do you know the time of sunset in Amherst Head?
- Yes, it is 6:30 PM.