Carleton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.0072, -65.9277
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada, North America
- Capital
- Ottawa — 787 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Carleton, Nova Scotia, Canada
This page carries the current local time for Carleton, Nova Scotia, Canada, in the America/Halifax time zone (−3).
Carleton, Canada
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Halifax
Local time in Carleton
UTC−3 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Carleton.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:48 AM Solar noon 1:09 PM Sunset 6:30 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 7:19 AM – 7:00 PM
Weather in Carleton right now
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Carleton 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
Other places named Carleton
- Carleton Michigan, United States
- Carleton Quebec, Canada
- Carleton Nebraska, United States
- Carleton Oklahoma, United States
- Carleton Prince Edward Island, Canada
Nearby places
- Pleasant Valley — 4.0 km
- Canaan — 4.4 km
- Gardners Mills — 4.5 km
- Brazil Lake — 6.2 km
- Deerfield — 8.0 km
- Forest Glen — 8.3 km
Carleton: clock, sun and surroundings
Time in Carleton follows the zone America/Halifax, offset UTC−3. Seasonal clock shift: Yes.
Today's sunrise at Carleton falls at 7:48 AM; sunset follows at 6:30 PM. Between them lie 10 h 43 min of daylight.
Pleasant Valley and Canaan sit close to Carleton and run on the same clock.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Carleton?
- The designation used for Carleton is America/Halifax, with an offset of −3.
- Does the local schedule in Carleton include a clock change?
- Yes.
- When do sunrise and sunset happen in Carleton?
- Sunrise is at 7:48 AM and sunset at 6:30 PM.