Halifax in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.7660, -78.9283
- Elevation
- 141 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 249
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 289 km away
- Same name
- 14 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Halifax, Virginia, United States
The time in Halifax, Virginia, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Halifax, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Halifax
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Halifax keeps America/New_York time.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:50 Solar noon 13:16 Sunset 19:42 Daylight 12 h 52 min Night 11 h 08 min Civil twilight 06:24 – 20:08
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 Virginia
- Virginia Beach 454 808
- Norfolk 238 005
- Chesapeake 235 429
- Richmond 226 610
- Arlington 207 627
- Newport News 186 247
Other places named Halifax
- Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada
- Halifax England, United Kingdom
- Halifax Massachusetts, 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
- Riverview Heights — 0.6 km
- Halifax County — 0.7 km
- Canterbury Estates — 0.9 km
- Banister Town — 1.2 km
- Sinai — 3.1 km
- Westside Village — 3.3 km
Local time details for Halifax
Halifax carries 4 postal codes.
Halifax belongs to the America/New_York zone, placing local clocks at UTC−4. Summer time adjustment: Yes.
Sunrise happens at 06:50 in Halifax today and sunset at 19:42. That marks 12 h 52 min of daylight.
Places close to Halifax, among them Banister Town and Sinai, share its time.
Questions and answers
- Can Halifax's time zone be given as America/New_York?
- Yes, Halifax's time zone is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Is daylight saving time observed at this location, Halifax?
- Daylight saving time in Halifax: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Halifax?
- Today the sun sets at 19:42.