New France in numbers
- Coordinates
- 45.5569, -61.7279
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada, North America
- Capital
- Ottawa — 1088 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in New France, Nova Scotia, Canada
This page shows the current local time in New France, Nova Scotia, Canada, in the America/Halifax time zone (−3).
New France, Canada
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−3 · America/Halifax
Local time in New France
UTC−3 · daylight saving time is active
New France keeps America/Halifax clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:36 AM Solar noon 12:52 PM Sunset 6:08 PM Daylight 10 h 32 min Night 13 h 28 min Civil twilight 7:06 AM – 6:38 PM
Weather in New France right now
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New France 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 New France
- New France Nova Scotia, Canada
Nearby places
- Frasers Grant — 2.1 km
- Upper Afton — 3.7 km
- Merland — 5.0 km
- Black Avon — 5.0 km
- Afton — 5.8 km
- Heatherton — 6.2 km
Local time details for New France
Morning light reaches New France at 7:36 AM, and the sun sets at 6:08 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 10 h 32 min.
Frasers Grant and Upper Afton lie near New France and keep identical time.
Clocks in New France take America/Halifax as their zone, reading UTC−3. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Where does New France fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, New France falls within America/Halifax, with an offset of −3.
- Is a seasonal hour added to the clock in New France?
- Yes.
- Looking for sunrise and sunset in New France — what are they?
- Sunrise at 7:36 AM, sunset at 6:08 PM.