Halifax in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.3285, -77.5894
- Elevation
- 38 m above sea level
- Population
- 225
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 290 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Halifax, North Carolina, United States
This page tells you the time right now in Halifax, North Carolina, United States, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Halifax, United States
Thursday, 5 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Halifax
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Halifax.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:38 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:12 PM Daylight 10 h 33 min Night 13 h 27 min Civil twilight 6:12 AM – 5:39 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 North Carolina
- Charlotte 911 311
- Raleigh 482 295
- West Raleigh 338 759
- Greensboro 285 342
- Durham 257 636
- Winston-Salem 241 218
Other places named Halifax
- Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada
- Halifax England, United Kingdom
- Halifax Massachusetts, United States
- Halifax Virginia, United States
- Halifax Pennsylvania, United States
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
- Pender — 2.0 km
- Ruggles — 5.6 km
- Allen Grove — 5.6 km
- Pea Hill — 6.5 km
- Mud Castle — 7.0 km
- Pierces Crossroads — 7.2 km
Halifax: clock, sun and surroundings
4 postal codes are in use across Halifax.
Time in Halifax is measured by America/New_York, at UTC−5. Whether clocks are moved for summer: No.
At Halifax the sun clears the horizon at 6:38 AM and sinks again at 5:12 PM. The gap between them is 10 h 33 min.
Same time, different place: Pender and Ruggles near Halifax.
Questions and answers
- Where does Halifax fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Halifax falls within America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time used in Halifax?
- No.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Halifax?
- Sunrise there is at 6:38 AM.