Halifax in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.9912, -70.8620
- Elevation
- 25 m above sea level
- Population
- 7 631
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 625 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Halifax, Massachusetts, United States
This page shows the current local time in Halifax, Massachusetts, United States, in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Halifax, United States
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Halifax
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Halifax.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:02 AM Solar noon 12:29 PM Sunset 5:56 PM Daylight 10 h 54 min Night 13 h 06 min Civil twilight 6:34 AM – 6:24 PM
Weather in Halifax right now
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Halifax and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02338
- 17032
- 24558
- 27839
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Massachusetts
- Boston 653 833
- South Boston 571 281
- Worcester 206 518
- Springfield 154 341
- Lowell 110 699
- Cambridge 110 402
Other places named Halifax
- Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada
- Halifax England, United Kingdom
- Halifax Virginia, United States
- Halifax Pennsylvania, United States
- Halifax Queensland, Australia
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Halifax Beach — 1.3 km
- South Halifax — 4.0 km
- North Plympton — 4.5 km
- Plympton — 5.8 km
- South Hanson — 6.0 km
- Eddyville — 7.5 km
Local time details for Halifax
Nearby settlements including Halifax Beach and South Halifax match the time in Halifax.
Deliveries to Halifax are sorted by 4 postal codes.
The clock in Halifax is set to America/New_York, offset UTC−4. Daylight saving time in use: Yes.
Sunrise happens at 7:02 AM in Halifax today and sunset at 5:56 PM. That marks 10 h 54 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Halifax?
- The time zone used in Halifax is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- What time zone rules apply in Halifax — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Halifax: Yes.
- At what hour does the sun set in Halifax?
- At 5:56 PM.